The song "If there was no winter" has retained its popularity for over 30 years. On New Year's Eve, children dance around the Christmas tree and open gifts to it. Despite the fact that the song "If there was no winter" was written for the cartoon "Winter in Prostokvashino", it is often performed on adult holidays.
"If there was no winter" - a song popular at children's matinees and New Year's concerts. She tells about the delight of such a wonderful time of the year as winter. The song also sings about how sad people would live without her and the New Year.
History
The composition was written specifically for the cartoon "Winter in Prostokvashino", which appeared on screens in 1984. In the cartoon, the mother of the protagonist, Uncle Fyodor, sings it from the silent TV screen. She manages to get to Prostokvashino and sing it personally for her son and his friends.
The songwriter is Yuri Entin. Initially, the song contained more verse than the version recorded for the cartoon. Subsequently, the original text was shortened in the interests of the picture.
Later the whole song was performed by the group "Che te need" in 2002. They released an entire album to match the title of the song. You can find the entire original text in most children's songbooks. The soundtrack of the song for the cartoon was composed by the composer Evgeny Krylatov. Thanks to the dynamic music and original content, "No matter how winter happens" turned out to be fun and festive. She has become one of the symbols of the approaching New Year.
In the cartoon, the song is performed by Evgenia Tolkunova, who voiced Uncle Fedor's mother. Since then, the composition has been covered more than once by many performers at New Year's concerts. For example, Russian rock musician Sergei Shnurov from the Leningrad group suggested his own version of the performance. However, in his interpretation, the song ceased to be childish. S. Shnurov's song "Kaby" is no longer about winter, but about life in the countryside, about life free from the burden of financial worries.
Song content
A song about winter, about children's games at this time and the natural beauty of the cold season.
The original author's text includes four verses. The plot of the cartoon "Winter in Prostokvashino" and the songs have much in common with each other.
In the first verse, the author draws a picture of funny fun, familiar from childhood to almost everyone. The kids blinded a snow figure and now run around it, laugh and play.
It is easier for rural children to enjoy winter games: sledding, playing snowballs and swimming in clean snow. But with the proper desire, you can find a place for such entertainment in the city.
The composition also mentions a winter sport - skiing. In the cartoon for which the song was written, Uncle Fyodor's mother got to Prostokvashino with their help.
If there was no winter
In cities and villages
We would never know
These days are merry.
The baby would not be circling
Near the snow woman
The ski track would not loop
If only, if only, if only …
The ski track would not loop
If only, if only, if only …
The second verse is about natural phenomena. The hot summer heat is replaced by a snowstorm with the arrival of winter. And only in winter you can admire small birds with bright plumage - bullfinches scurrying among fluffy spruce branches.
If there was no winter
There is no secret in this
We'd fade from the heat
I'm tired of b summer.
And a blizzard would not come to us, For a day at least.
And the bullfinch did not sit on the spruce, If only, if only, if only …
And the bullfinch did not sit on the spruce, If only, if only, if only …
In the third verse, the theme of summer is more developed, as it is hard for a person on hot days. The head is spinning under the scorching sun, thoughts "scatter", brilliant ideas do not visit the "boiling" brain. At such moments, you want to feel the coolness, jump into a lush snowdrift, yearn for winter.
If there was no winter -
Everyone would be in sorrow
Even the best minds
Withered from the heat
On the green in the meadow
Crawled like crabs
And they prayed for a snowball
If only, if only, if only …
And they prayed for a snowball
If only, if only, if only …
Well, the last verse of the song is perhaps the brightest and most atmospheric. It is about an event that happens only in winter, which is so awaited for a whole year. The fourth verse is about the New Year and Santa Claus, about New Year's chores and the anticipation of magic. Grandfather Frost is already in a hurry to present the children with gifts, the snow creaks loudly under his heavy tread. If there were no winter, there would not be this wonderful holiday with its unique traditions and fun.
And only in winter do rivers and lakes freeze, covered with mirror-smooth ice. If the ice did not freeze, it would be impossible to enjoy ice skating, rapid sliding on its perfectly flat surface.
If there was no winter
And all the time it's summer
We wouldn't know the mess
New Year's this one.
Santa Claus would not be in a hurry
To us through the bumps, The ice on the river would not freeze
If only, if only, if only …
The ice on the river would not freeze
If only, if only, if only …
In general, the song conveys the spirit of a real Russian winter. Winters are beautiful, despite their severity and bitter frosts.
