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Коробейники
"Korobeiniki" () is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells the story of a meeting between a ''korobeinik'' (peddler) and a girl, describing their haggling over goods in a metaphor for seduction. Outside Russia, "Korobeiniki" is widely known as the ''Tetris'' theme tune, from its appearance in Nintendo's Tetris (Game Boy video game), Game Boy version of the game (titled "A-Type") as arranged by the Japanese composer Hirokazu Tanaka in 1989. The song "Korobeiniki" is based on the Korobeiniki (poem), poem of the same name by Nikolay Nekrasov, which was first printed in the ''Sovremennik'' magazine in 1861. Its increasing tempo and the dance style led to it quickly becoming a popular Russian folk song. Early musical compositions of the song were published by and Alexander N. Chernyavsky (Чернявский, Александр Николаевич) in 1898. Varvara Panina made gramophone records of the song with several recording companies in 1905 and later. Melody \r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korobeiniki (poem)
"''Korobeiniki''" () is a poem written by Nikolai Nekrasov on 23 August 1861 in Greshnevo and published in the October 1861 issue of ''Sovremennik'' magazine. History In its poetic preamble, Nekrasov dedicated the poem to Gavrila Zakharov, his peasant friend and a regular hunting companion who had prompted him the storyline of the poem. According to the memoirs of Nekrasov's sister Anna Alekseyevna, her brother wrote the poem in his home village, right after returning from a hunting trip. Prior to its appearance in ''Sovremennik'', "Korobeiniki" was published in the Red Books series started by Nekrasov specifically for the peasant readership; these books were distributed by the "ophens", vagrant traders, in the rural areas of Russia. Soon after "Korobeiniki" was published, Nikolai Chernyshevsky used one of its fragments, "The Song of a Humble Strannik" (Песня убогого странника), in his proclamation campaign promoting the idea of the peasant revolution. The sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |