Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Playfully, disperses
Suddenly a riding wind:
The alder bushes will shake,
Will raise flower dust,
Like a cloud, everything is green:
Both air and water!

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

My hostess is modest
Natalya Patrikeevna,
It won't muddy the water!
Yes, something bad happened to her
How I spent the summer in St. Petersburg...
She said it herself, stupid
Tick ​​her tongue!

In a hut, one-on-one with a liar
Winter has locked us in
My eyes are harsh
The wife looks and remains silent.
I’m silent... but my thoughts are fierce
Gives no rest:
Kill... so sorry for my heart!
There is no strength to endure!
And here the winter is shaggy
Roars day and night:
“Kill, kill the traitor!
Get rid of the villain!
Otherwise you'll be lost for the rest of your life,
Not during the day, not during the long night
You won't find peace.
Shameless in your eyes
The neighbors will spit!..”
To the song of a winter blizzard
The fierce thought grew stronger -
I have a sharp knife...
Yes, suddenly spring has crept up...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Like drenched in milk,
They're standing cherry orchards,
They make a quiet noise;
Warmed by the warm sun,
Happy people making noise
Pine forests;
And next to it there is new greenery
They babble a new song
And the pale-leaved linden,
And a white birch tree
With a green braid!
A small reed makes noise,
The tall maple tree is rustling...
They make a new noise
In a new way, spring...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

The fierce thought weakens,
The knife falls from my hands,
And I still hear the song
One - in the forest, in the meadow:
“Love as long as you love,
Be patient as long as you can,
Goodbye while it's goodbye
And God will be your judge!”

Nikolai Nekrasov can hardly be called an amateur landscape lyrics, although many of his poems contain entire chapters devoted to the description of nature. The author was initially interested in social themes, so Nekrasov treated writers who dedicated poems to the beauty of meadows and forests with some condemnation, believing that they were simply wasting their talent.

However, in 1863, under the impression of Ukrainian folk songs, Nekrasov wrote the poem “Green Noise”. In Ukraine, spring was often bestowed with a similar colorful epithet, which brought with it the transformation and renewal of nature. Such a figurative expression impressed the poet so much that he made it the key one in his poem, using it as a kind of refrain. It is not surprising that later the lines from this work formed the basis of the song of the same name.

The poem begins with the phrase that “the Green Noise is coming and going.” And immediately the pedantic author gives a decoding of this line, talking about how “playfully, the riding wind suddenly disperses.” It runs in waves over the tops of bushes and trees, which have only recently become covered with young foliage. This is the same Green Noise that cannot be confused with anything else. A symbol of spring, it reminds us that the most delightful time of the year has come, when “like a cloud, everything is divided, both air and water!”

After such a lyrical introduction, Nekrasov still moves on to his favorite social issue, with the help of minor touches recreating a picture of rural life. This time the poet's attention was attracted love triangle, in the center of which was a simple rural woman who cheated on her husband while he was at work in St. Petersburg. The fierce winter, which locked the couple in the hut, instilled not the most pious thoughts in the heart of the head of the family. He wanted to kill the traitor, because to endure such deception “there is no strength like that.” And as a result, the knife has already been sharpened, and the thought of murder becomes more and more tangible. But spring came and dispelled the obsession, and now “warmed by the warm sun, the cheerful pine forests are rustling.” When your soul is light, all dark thoughts go away. And the magical Green Noise seems to put everything in its place, cleansing the heart of filth. The husband forgives his unfaithful wife with the words: “Love as long as you love.” And this favorable attitude towards the woman who caused him severe heartache, can be perceived as another gift of spring, which became a turning point in the life of a rural couple.

“Green Noise” Nikolai Nekrasov

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Playfully, disperses
Suddenly a riding wind:
The alder bushes will shake,
Will raise flower dust,
Like a cloud, everything is green:
Both air and water!

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

My hostess is modest
Natalya Patrikeevna,
It won't muddy the water!
Yes, something bad happened to her
How I spent the summer in St. Petersburg...
She said it herself, stupid
Tick ​​her tongue!

In a hut, one-on-one with a liar
Winter has locked us in
My eyes are harsh
The wife looks and remains silent.
I’m silent... but my thoughts are fierce
Gives no rest:
Kill... so sorry for my heart!
There is no strength to endure!
And here the winter is shaggy
Roars day and night:
“Kill, kill the traitor!
Get rid of the villain!
Otherwise you'll be lost for the rest of your life,
Not during the day, not during the long night
You won't find peace.
Shameless in your eyes
The neighbors will spit!..”
To the song of a winter blizzard
The fierce thought grew stronger -
I have a sharp knife...
Yes, suddenly spring has crept up...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Like drenched in milk,
There are cherry orchards,
They make a quiet noise;
Warmed by the warm sun,
Happy people making noise
Pine forests;
And next to it there is new greenery
They babble a new song
And the pale-leaved linden,
And a white birch tree
With a green braid!
A small reed makes noise,
The tall maple tree is rustling...
They make a new noise
In a new way, spring...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

The fierce thought weakens,
The knife falls from my hands,
And I still hear the song
One - in the forest, in the meadow:
“Love as long as you love,
Be patient as long as you can,
Goodbye while it's goodbye
And God will be your judge!”

Analysis of Nekrasov’s poem “Green Noise”

Nikolai Nekrasov can hardly be called a lover of landscape poetry, although many of his poems contain entire chapters devoted to the description of nature. The author was initially interested in social themes, so Nekrasov treated writers who dedicated poems to the beauty of meadows and forests with some condemnation, believing that they were simply wasting their talent.

However, in 1863, under the impression of Ukrainian folk songs, Nekrasov wrote the poem “Green Noise”. In Ukraine, spring was often bestowed with a similar colorful epithet, which brought with it the transformation and renewal of nature. Such a figurative expression impressed the poet so much that he made it the key one in his poem, using it as a kind of refrain. It is not surprising that later the lines from this work formed the basis of the song of the same name.

The poem begins with the phrase that “the Green Noise is coming and going.” And immediately the pedantic author gives a decoding of this line, talking about how “playfully, the riding wind suddenly disperses.” It runs in waves over the tops of bushes and trees, which have only recently become covered with young foliage. This is the same Green Noise that cannot be confused with anything else. A symbol of spring, it reminds us that the most delightful time of the year has come, when “like a cloud, everything is divided, both air and water!”

After such a lyrical introduction, Nekrasov nevertheless moves on to his favorite social theme, using minor touches to recreate the picture of rural life. This time the poet's attention was drawn to a love triangle, in the center of which was a simple rural woman who cheated on her husband while he was working in St. Petersburg. The fierce winter, which locked the couple in the hut, instilled not the most pious thoughts in the heart of the head of the family. He wanted to kill the traitor, because to endure such deception “there is no strength like that.” And as a result, the knife has already been sharpened, and the thought of murder becomes more and more tangible. But spring came and dispelled the obsession, and now “warmed by the warm sun, the cheerful pine forests are rustling.” When your soul is light, all dark thoughts go away. And the magical Green Noise seems to put everything in its place, cleansing the heart of filth. The husband forgives his unfaithful wife with the words: “Love as long as you love.” And this favorable attitude towards the woman who caused him severe mental pain can be perceived as another gift of spring, which became a turning point in the life of a rural couple.

The Green Noise is going on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Playfully, disperses
Suddenly a riding wind:
The alder bushes will shake,
Will raise flower dust,
Like a cloud: everything is green,
Both air and water!

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

My hostess is modest
Natalya Patrikeevna,
It won't muddy the water!
Yes, something bad happened to her
How I spent the summer in St. Petersburg...
She said it herself, stupid
Tick ​​her tongue!

In the hut there is a friend with a liar
Winter has locked us in
My eyes are harsh
The wife looks and is silent.
I’m silent... but my thoughts are fierce
Gives no rest:
Kill... so sorry for my heart!
There is no strength to endure!
And here the winter is shaggy
Roars day and night:
“Kill, kill, traitor!
Get rid of the villain!
Otherwise you'll be lost for the rest of your life,
Not during the day, not during the long night
You won't find peace.
Shameless in your eyes
They'll spit on you!.."
To the song of a winter blizzard
The fierce thought grew stronger -
I have a sharp knife...
Yes, suddenly spring has crept up...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Like drenched in milk,
There are cherry orchards,
They make a quiet noise;
Warmed by the warm sun,
Happy people making noise
Pine forests.
And next to it there is new greenery
They babble a new song
And the pale-leaved linden,
And a white birch tree
With a green braid!
A small reed makes noise,
The tall maple tree is rustling...
They make a new noise
In a new way, spring...

The Green Noise goes on and on.
Green Noise, spring noise!

The fierce thought weakens,
The knife falls from my hands,
And I still hear the song
One - both the forest and the meadow:
“Love as long as you love,
Be patient as long as you can
Goodbye while it's goodbye
And God will be your judge!”
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* This is what people call the awakening of nature in spring. (Note by N.A. Nekrasov.)

Analysis of the poem “Green Noise” by Nekrasov

Nekrasov rarely turned to pure landscape lyricism. In his poems there are fragments devoted to the description of nature, but they are not the main thing. The poet was primarily interested in social problems. He considered enthusiastic descriptions of nature a useless activity that only distracts people from reality. Unlike representatives of “pure” art, Nekrasov did not understand how landscape can influence human behavior. The exception to the rule is the poem “Green Noise” (1863). It is believed that the poet wrote it under the impression of Ukrainian songs and used the traditional folk epithet – green noise – as the title and refrain.

Naturally, Nekrasov could not do without the peasant theme. The plot is based on the sad story of a man who left the village to work in St. Petersburg. In his absence, his wife cheated with someone else, but in a fit of remorse she confessed everything to her husband. In rural society, divorces were extremely rare, since the breakdown of the family seriously affected the joint household. That's why main character forced to continue living with his wife, harboring anger. In heavy thoughts he cooks terrible revenge to his wife and her lover (“I have a sharp knife”).

Nekrasov acknowledges the influence of nature on a man’s thoughts. “Shaggy Winter” whispers to him every day terrible thoughts about shame in front of his neighbors and about the desecration of a man’s honor. “Fierce thoughts” increasingly take over the consciousness of the deceived husband. Locked by frost in his hut alone with his wife, he simply cannot switch to other thoughts.

“Green noise” becomes a salvation for a woman. The coming spring released people to freedom, awakening new hopes and dreams. The “warm sun” and blossoming nature drove out ominous thoughts from the husband’s soul. He involuntarily gives up revenge and forgives his unfaithful wife. The surrounding natural sounds merge in his mind into a song, the meaning of which is in simple words: “love”, “endure” and “farewell”. The peasant realizes that human laws are nothing compared to the highest divine truth. One of the components of this eternal truth is the forgiveness of sins.

The poem “Green Noise” stands apart in all of Nekrasov’s work. The poet not only recognizes the influence of nature on man, but also sees the resolution of a social problem in divine court. He often repeated that since childhood he had felt anger and hatred of injustice. However, in this case, he himself succumbed to a joyful feeling and came to understand the need for forgiveness.

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Analysis of the poem by N.A. Nekrasov "Green Noise".

In this poem, the image of “Green Noise” is borrowed by the poet from a game song of Ukrainian girls. Nekrasov found the strophic and rhythmic structure that was later used in the poem “Who Lives Well in Rus'.” The work has been set to music many times.

In this poem, the patience of the Russian people, hated by Nekrasov, turns out to be positive quality. The hero of this work, the peasant, thanks to the influence of the beauty of the awakening spring nature, overcomes in himself the “fierce thought”, the desire to “kill the traitor”, the “deceiver” - his wife. There are two symbolic images here - the image of winter and the image of spring. Winter represents something evil and scary. All the dark beginnings of the human soul are concentrated in this image. It is no coincidence that it is under the howling of a blizzard that the main character has the idea of ​​killing his own wife, which is a terrible sin, a crime of the commandment:

And here the winter is shaggy

Roars day and night:

“Kill, kill the traitor.”

In addition to the image of winter, there is also a traditional image of spring for many Russian poets - a symbol of the awakening of nature from a long winter sleep, a symbol of rebirth, the transformation of the human soul.

“The fierce thought weakens,

The knife falls out of my hands.”

Along with winter, anger goes away, and along with nature, the hero’s soul blossoms.

“Love as long as you love,

Be patient as long as you can,

Goodbye while it's goodbye

And God is your judge!”

The conclusion made by the main character echoes the biblical commandments. The hero comes to a truly popular, inherently truly Christian understanding of the highest values ​​of human existence - love, patience, mercy. Thus, the poem runs through the theme of sin and repentance.

The same theme runs through Ostrovsky’s drama “The Thunderstorm”. The heroine of the play, Katerina, also cheated on her husband, the merchant Tikhon. Like the heroine of Green Noise, she confessed her sin to her deceived husband. Sensitive and religious Katerina could not live with the sin of a traitor and threw herself into the pool. Tikhon was able to find the strength to forgive her. The image of winter in Nekrasov’s poem echoes the image of Kabanikha and that environment, in which the action in "The Thunderstorm" takes place. They also personify the evil spirit that pushed Katerina to commit suicide.

Katerina throws herself into the water - a symbol of cleansing from sins, so we can say that the image of spring echoes the image of water. However, in the drama “The Thunderstorm”, Katerina decides her own fate, she is tormented by remorse, and in the poem the wife is “silent”, and the husband reflects. But in the end, both characters come to repentance.

The poem "Green Noise" is rich expressive means. The introduction-refrain contains a supporting image. Refrain-repetition - this favorite technique of folk songs is used by the author four times. He opens the text and divides it into compositional parts, bringing the style of the poem closer to folklore. The refrain opens the poem and sounds like the animation of spring:

“The Green Noise is coming and going,

Green Noise, spring noise!

Persistence, the energy of spring, and swiftness are created by the persistence of repetition of words, the humming sound “u”, conveying the breath of the wind. Assonance is used here.

In the next stanza, the wind is shown unexpectedly and sweepingly:

Suddenly the wind is high.”

The wind fills the world with colors and the lightness of the breath of spring, unites all nature: “everything is green, both the air and the water!” Jubilant intonations grow in this stanza, and the refrain appears again.

In the next stanza, the hero’s tenderness towards his wife, sympathy and annoyance (“tip on her tongue!”) is revealed. His wife’s betrayal made the hero’s eyes “severe,” so the refrain about spring does not return here. The next long stanza talks about the “shaggy winter”, when a “fierce thought” torments, “the cruel song of the blizzard roars day and night”, pushing the hero to revenge and bitterness. The intonation of this stanza is sharp and alarming:

“Kill, kill the traitor!

The stanza ends with the words: “yes, suddenly spring sneaked up" The author uses this verb to show that the warmth of love hidden in the hero’s soul was suddenly revealed. And the refrain returns again, full of spring roar.

The next stanza, as large as the stanza about winter, shows us that anger, driven by love, passes in the same way as winter gives way to spring. A man of the people lives according to the laws of nature. We see a picture of renewal: “cherry orchards are quietly rustling,” pine forests are “warmed by the warm sun,” linden and birch trees are “babbling a new song.”

And again the refrain returns, sounding even more loudly and confidently. The last stanza is like a sigh of relief from agony. “The fierce thought is weakening...” The hero remains in harmony with the world and with himself.

This work has a stylistic originality. It lies in the fact that two are combined here various shapes poetic reflection of reality: fairy tale (plot-narrative part, in which the story is told on behalf of the hero) and lyrical.

This poem can be attributed to philosophical lyrics, because here there is a traditional Nekrasov theme of sin and repentance. It can also be classified as a landscape painting, because a significant place here is given to the landscape, which here also plays the role of an image-symbol.

Contemporaries always spoke of Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov as a simple, kind and gentle person. The great Russian poet grew up in nature and with youth I knew her natural affection, spiritual closeness, beauty. Nature is like for Nekrasov birth mother, all his memories of childhood are inextricably linked with her. It is not surprising that the theme of nature is considered famous poet in many works, for example, in “About the Volga”, in “ Railway"and others.

The poem “Green Noise” is no exception to the rule, where the author touches on two main natural images - winter and spring. Winter is presented by the poet as the dark beginning of the human soul; it contains all the most evil and terrible that can be found in a person. It is no coincidence that the cold season of the year seems to force the main character to be left alone with his deceiving wife in order to sort things out and punish his heart for the committed betrayal:

In a hut, one-on-one with a liar

Winter has locked us in

And here the winter is shaggy

Roars day and night:

“Kill, kill the traitor!

Spring, on the contrary, personifies the divine energy of love, goodness, warmth and light. In the poem, it symbolizes the awakening of nature from a long winter hibernation, is a symbol of the revival of Russian nature, a symbol of the transformation of the human soul. The hero radically changes his intentions and thoughts. Instead of crazy, sinful plans, he is imbued with patience, mercy, and love towards his wife. And following the biblical commandments, he entrusts the right to judge his actions to God:

“The fierce thought weakens,

The knife falls from my hands,

And I still hear the song

One - in the forest, in the meadow:

“Love as long as you love,

Be patient as long as you can,

Goodbye while it's goodbye

And God will be your judge!”

Nekrasov's poem is rich in expressive means. The poet probably took the image of “Green Noise” from a game song of Ukrainian girls. He managed to find that very strophic and rhythmic structure, which he later applied in the work “Who Lives Well in Rus'.” The refrain-repetition, rightfully recognized as a favorite technique of folk songs, is used by Nekrasov in the text as many as 4 times! It is he who opens the poem, divides it into compositional parts and brings the style of the work as close as possible to folklore.

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Analysis of Nikolai Nekrasov’s poem “Green Noise”

The Russian poet Nekrasov cannot be called an admirer of landscape lyricism. He believed that a poet who respects his talent should write about social problems, and not glorify the beauty of the meadow.

However, after the opportunity to listen to folk songs in Ukrainian about the coming of spring, the poet was so impressed that he gives readers such a poetic pearl as a poem called “Green Noise.”

This brightly colorful epithet has always been harmoniously combined with spring, which brings the transformation of nature. This peculiar phrase became the key one in the poetic work of the Russian poet. It actually became a refrain.

The beginning of the verse is intriguing: “The Green Noise is coming and going.” But it is followed by a decoding phrase, which tells us that “playfully, ... the wind disperses,” which happily ran through the crowns of trees and branches of bushes, that early spring dressed with young green leaves. This is how a unique Green Noise is formed. It is a symbol of an amazing time of year - the beauty of spring, so it cannot be confused with other sounds.

There is nothing strange in the fact that after a lyrical introduction, the author makes a transition to his favorite social topic, painting a picture of the life of the village. The poet is attracted by an episode that is very typical. An ordinary peasant woman cheats on her husband when he leaves for work. Having learned about this, the husband seeks revenge. Nature itself accompanies him, since the strict cold winter locks the door to the hut where the couple are staying.

The husband decides to kill the traitor; he has already sharpened his knife. And here nature intervenes again: spring comes. She warms everything sun rays, awakens to life, cheers up and dispels the husband’s bad thoughts.

This amazing Green Noise in a pine forest puts everything in its place, cleansing the soul and heart. A devoted husband, despite the pain of his soul, forgives the traitor: “Love as long as you love.” This climactic moment becomes a kind of bridge to the new life of this couple.

In the poem “Green Noise” two images appear before our eyes - winter (the embodiment of evil) and spring (the personification of goodness and love).

This poetry by Nekrasov has a wide abundance of means of expression. The structure of the entire poem is strophic and rhythmic-melodic, therefore the writing style is very close to folklore genres.

“Green Noise” N. Nekrasov

“Green Noise” Nikolai Nekrasov

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Playfully, disperses
Suddenly a riding wind:
The alder bushes will shake,
Will raise flower dust,
Like a cloud, everything is green:
Both air and water!

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

My hostess is modest
Natalya Patrikeevna,
It won't muddy the water!
Yes, something bad happened to her
How I spent the summer in St. Petersburg...
She said it herself, stupid
Tick ​​her tongue!

In a hut, one-on-one with a liar
Winter has locked us in
My eyes are harsh
The wife looks and remains silent.
I’m silent... but my thoughts are fierce
Gives no rest:
Kill... so sorry for my heart!
There is no strength to endure!
And here the winter is shaggy
Roars day and night:
“Kill, kill the traitor!
Get rid of the villain!
Otherwise you'll be lost for the rest of your life,
Not during the day, not during the long night
You won't find peace.
Shameless in your eyes
The neighbors won't care. »
To the song of a winter blizzard
The fierce thought grew stronger -
I have a sharp knife...
Yes, suddenly spring has crept up...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

Like drenched in milk,
There are cherry orchards,
They make a quiet noise;
Warmed by the warm sun,
Happy people making noise
Pine forests;
And next to it there is new greenery
They babble a new song
And the pale-leaved linden,
And a white birch tree
With a green braid!
A small reed makes noise,
The tall maple tree is rustling...
They make a new noise
In a new way, spring...

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!

The fierce thought weakens,
The knife falls from my hands,
And I still hear the song
One - in the forest, in the meadow:
“Love as long as you love,
Be patient as long as you can,
Goodbye while it's goodbye
And God will be your judge!”

Analysis of Nekrasov’s poem “Green Noise”

Nikolai Nekrasov can hardly be called a lover of landscape poetry, although many of his poems contain entire chapters devoted to the description of nature. The author was initially interested in social themes, so Nekrasov treated writers who dedicated poems to the beauty of meadows and forests with some condemnation, believing that they were simply wasting their talent.

However, in 1863, under the impression of Ukrainian folk songs, Nekrasov wrote the poem “Green Noise”. In Ukraine, spring was often bestowed with a similar colorful epithet, which brought with it the transformation and renewal of nature. Such a figurative expression impressed the poet so much that he made it the key one in his poem, using it as a kind of refrain. It is not surprising that later the lines from this work formed the basis of the song of the same name.

The poem begins with the phrase that “the Green Noise is coming and going.” And immediately the pedantic author gives a decoding of this line, talking about how “playfully, the riding wind suddenly disperses.” It runs in waves over the tops of bushes and trees, which have only recently become covered with young foliage. This is the same Green Noise that cannot be confused with anything else. A symbol of spring, it reminds us that the most delightful time of the year has come, when “like a cloud, everything is divided, both air and water!”

After such a lyrical introduction, Nekrasov nevertheless moves on to his favorite social theme, using minor touches to recreate the picture of rural life. This time the poet's attention was drawn to a love triangle, in the center of which was a simple rural woman who cheated on her husband while he was working in St. Petersburg. The fierce winter, which locked the couple in the hut, instilled not the most pious thoughts in the heart of the head of the family. He wanted to kill the traitor, because to endure such deception “there is no strength like that.” And as a result, the knife has already been sharpened, and the thought of murder becomes more and more tangible. But spring came and dispelled the obsession, and now “warmed by the warm sun, the cheerful pine forests are rustling.” When your soul is light, all dark thoughts go away. And the magical Green Noise seems to put everything in its place, cleansing the heart of filth. The husband forgives his unfaithful wife with the words: “Love as long as you love.” And this favorable attitude towards the woman who caused him severe mental pain can be perceived as another gift of spring, which became a turning point in the life of a rural couple.

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