{"id":9316,"date":"2016-08-04T07:29:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T07:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9316"},"modified":"2019-06-05T14:53:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T14:53:39","slug":"popular-childrens-poems-in-russian-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/popular-childrens-poems-in-russian-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Children’s Poems in Russian\u2014Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Children’s poems are an integral part of growing up in Russia — as they probably are anywhere. (I purposely don’t want to call them “nursery rhymes<\/a>” as this separate genre of English rhymes is also well-known in Russia — in translation.) Anyone who grew up in Russia has heard them from their parents, siblings, or caretakers.<\/p>\n

Children’s poems are so numerous that it would be impossible to list all of them here, so I will share some highlights based on my own preferences and a list compiled by the Russian linguist Maxim Krongauz<\/span><\/a>. For longer poems, excerpts will be listed.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0439 \u0427\u0443\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 — \u0422\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e<\/span>\u043d (excerpt)<\/h2>\n

\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e<\/span>\u043d.
\n– \u041a\u0442\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442?
\n– \u0421\u043b\u043e\u043d.
\n– \u041e\u0442\u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0430?
\n– \u041e\u0442 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0431\u043b\u044e<\/span>\u0434\u0430.
\n– \u0427\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0430\u043c \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e?
\n– \u0428\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0430.
\n– \u0414\u043b\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>?
\n– \u0414\u043b\u044f \u0441\u044b<\/span>\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>.
\n– \u0410 \u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c?
\n– \u0414\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0434\u043e<\/span>\u0432 \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u043a \u043f\u044f\u0442\u044c
\n\u0418<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c:
\n\u0411\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0435\u043c\u0443<\/span> \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u044a\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c,
\n\u041e\u043d \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0435\u0449\u0451 \u043c\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This poem is well-known and often recited in Russia. Parts of it have entered colloquial Russian as set phrases, e.g. “\u043e\u0442 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0431\u043b\u044e<\/span>\u0434\u0430” as a tongue-in-cheek response to “\u041e\u0442\u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0430?” (From where?) or “\u0448\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0430” as a response to “\u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e?” (What do you need?) \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0431\u043b\u044e<\/span>\u0434 is the Russian for “camel.” Note the genitive form<\/a> in “\u0448\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0430” (chocolate) — used with a mass noun to mean “some chocolate.”<\/p>\n

\u0417\u0430\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c is a perfective counterpart to \u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c (to ring). The prefix \u0437\u0430- means the start of an\u00a0action, so \u0437\u0430\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u043b means “started ringing.” \u041f\u0443\u0434 is an old Russian unit of mass, equal to 16 kilograms. Modern Russians are thoroughly used to metric and don’t know how heavy that is. A related colloquial phrase is “\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0434\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e” (for sure, literally “one hundred poods”).<\/p>\n

“\u0415\u043c\u0443<\/span> \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u044a\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c” means “he can’t eat.” Note that the logical subject is presented as a grammatical object in the dative case (\u0435\u043c\u0443) and the verb is in the infinitive. Compare this to phrases like “\u043c\u043d\u0435 \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c” (I cannot fathom that).<\/p>\n

\u0421\u0430\u043c\u0443\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0448\u0430<\/span>\u043a — \u041f\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u0442\u0430 (excerpt)<\/h2>\n
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\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c \u043a\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435
\n\u0421 \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0443<\/span>\u043c\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u043c\u043d\u0435<\/span>,
\n\u0421 \u0446\u0438<\/span>\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0439 5 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0435,
\n\u0412 \u0441\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0444\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u0443\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u043a\u0435?
\n\u042d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d,
\n\u042d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d,
\n\u041b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043e<\/span>\u043d.<\/p>\n

\u0423 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>
\n\u0421\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044f \u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e
\n\u041f\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0435\u043c
\n\u0412 \u0441\u0443<\/span>\u043c\u043a\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u043e\u043a\u0443<\/span>
\n\u0418\u0437 \u0422\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u0430,
\n\u0422\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0430,
\n\u0418\u0437 \u0422\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0430
\n\u0418 \u0411\u0430\u043a\u0443<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u0412 \u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c \u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0432 \u043e\u043d \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u0430\u043b \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e,
\n\u0412 \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0443<\/span>\u043c\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0445\u0443\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430,
\n\u0410 \u043a \u0434\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c
\n\u0412\u0441\u0451 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0451\u0441 \u043f\u043e \u0430\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Marshak’s poetry for children was featured on this blog before — you may remember “\u0411\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0436<\/a>.” \u0421\u0442\u0443\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c(\u0441\u044f) \u0432 \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c is to know on someone’s door. The reflexive ending is optional. Note that this is followed by \u043a(\u043e) + dative: \u043a \u043d\u0430\u043c, \u043a \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435, etc. The first line is well-known and not only quoted verbatim but often also spoofed, e.g. “\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c \u043c\u043e\u044f, \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0448\u044c, \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e<\/del>” (an intentionally grammatically incorrect sentence meaning “Who’s knocking on my door; can’t you see there’s no one home?”).<\/p>\n

“\u0423 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>” is a nice reminder of possessive constructions in Russian — expressing that someone has X follows this pattern: \u0443 + genitive case of the owner + (\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c) + nominative case of the possession. For example: \u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u043c (we have a house). The example in the poem is “\u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> … \u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0435\u043c” (he has many letters). \u041f\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0435\u043c is the genitive plural of \u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e<\/span> following \u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e (many). \u0422\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0442, \u0422\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0433, \u0422\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0432, and \u0411\u0430\u043a\u0443<\/span> are the names of cities of origin.<\/p>\n

\u0412 \u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c and \u0432 \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0442\u044c refers to times of the day (“at 7 am” and “at 10 am”). \u041a \u0434\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u0438 means “by noon.” \u041f\u043e\u0445\u0443\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c normally means “to lose weight,” but here it refers to the mail carrier’s bag — it is much smaller by 10 am as he has delivered some of the mail in it. \u041f\u043e \u0430\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043c, more commonly seen as “\u043f\u043e \u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443,” can mean “at a certain address” (used to show the location of something) or “to a certain address” (used to show the destination).<\/p>\n

Read Part II here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"teddy

Children’s poems are an integral part of growing up in Russia — as they probably are anywhere. (I purposely don’t want to call them “nursery rhymes” as this separate genre of English rhymes is also well-known in Russia — in translation.) Anyone who grew up in Russia has heard them from their parents, siblings, or…<\/p>\n

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