And a golden chain on the oak tree. Alexander Pushkin - Green oak near the Lukomorye: Verse
The great storyteller Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, when starting to write his poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila,” most likely did not suspect that even small children would read its first lines about the magical “Lukomorye” with pleasure. “By the seaside there is a green oak tree, a golden chain on that oak tree,” you read, and before your eyes there appears the image of a majestic hundred-year-old oak tree with spreading branches bound in a chain. And a fairy-tale cat walks through them and purrs his tales, in which fairy-tale characters beloved by children and adults participate - Baba Yaga, Koschey the Immortal, the sorcerer and the talking wolf, and other wonderful characters. And most importantly, the poem is imbued with love for the homeland and pride in the fact that the author, A. Pushkin, was born and lives in Rus'. Let's dive into the fabulous Lukomorie together with Pushkin!
A.S. Pushkin
There is a green oak near the Lukomorye
From the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila"
There is a green oak near the Lukomorye;
Golden chain on the oak tree:
Day and night the cat is a scientist
Everything goes round and round in a chain;
He goes to the right - the song starts,
To the left - he tells a fairy tale.
There are miracles there: a goblin wanders there,
The mermaid sits on the branches;
There on unknown paths
Traces of unprecedented animals;
There's a hut there on chicken legs
It stands without windows, without doors;
There the forest and valley are full of visions;
There the waves will rush in at dawn
The beach is sandy and empty,
And thirty beautiful knights
From time to time clear waters emerge,
And their sea uncle is with them;
The prince is there in passing
Captivates the formidable king;
There in the clouds in front of the people
Through the forests, across the seas
The sorcerer carries the hero;
In the dungeon there the princess is grieving,
And the brown wolf serves her faithfully;
There is a stupa with Baba Yaga
She walks and wanders by herself,
There, King Kashchei is wasting away over gold;
There's a Russian spirit... it smells like Russia!
And there I was, and I drank honey;
I saw a green oak by the sea;
The scientist cat sat under him
He told me his fairy tales.
An oak tree was cut down near Lukomorye,
The cat was chopped up for meat,
The mermaid was salted in a barrel,
And they wrote - cucumbers.
There, on unknown paths, are traces of broken Zhiguli cars.
There is a Mercedes on chicken legs, standing without windows or doors.
And 33 heroes are looking for three rubles in the trash heap,
And their guy is Chernomor, he stole 10 rubles from them!
Reworked verse about Lukomorye: Version No. 2
There is a green oak near the Lukomorye,
There is Internet on the oak tree,
There's a scientist cat hanging out in ICQ, discarding the songs for later.
There, on unprecedented paths, “Megafon” catches perfectly.
There's an "Old Miller" in a barrel of honey,
Prince Guidon himself is rushing across the sea.
The princess writes SMS to everyone,
And the gray wolf is looking for his player.
There, Tsar Koschey is wasting away on the site,
There wonderful spirit, there's a smell of "Rolton" there.
Reworked verse at Lukomorye: Version No. 3
An oak tree was cut down near Lukomorye
The golden chain was taken down to the museum
The cat was released into the animal farm
The mermaid was put in a barrel
And they wrote “Cucumbers”
And they sent it across the sea...
There on unknown paths
Potatoes have been growing for a long time,
Skeletons wander around in sandals
Traces of broken Lada
And Mercedes on chicken legs
Stands without windows, without doors
There are thirty-three heroes
They are looking for 3 rubles in the trash,
And their beloved Chernomor
Yesterday they stole fifty dollars,
And he himself shouts that everyone is a thief!
There Bab Yaga wanders around the market
And it breeds speculation
There, Tsar Koschey is wasting away over a glass...
But there is no smell of Russian vodka there
Whoever comes up - with a bottle **** no!
Well, you're an alcoholic, Koschey,
It would be better if I sipped cabbage soup
Why do you drink vodka without measure?
Yes, let's get you into your chimeras
We no longer have faith in you!
Ivan Tsarevich is depressed -
On Gray wolf- flies.
And the hero is all show-off
Still flying in the clouds.
And it instills fear in children
There is a green oak near the Lukomorye;
Golden chain on the oak tree:
Day and night the cat is a scientist
Everything goes round and round in a chain;
He goes to the right - the song starts,
To the left - he tells a fairy tale.
There are miracles there: a goblin wanders there,
The mermaid sits on the branches;
There on unknown paths
Traces of unprecedented animals;
There's a hut there on chicken legs
It stands without windows, without doors;
There the forest and valley are full of visions;
There the waves will rush in at dawn
The beach is sandy and empty,
And thirty beautiful knights
From time to time clear waters emerge,
And their sea uncle is with them;
The prince is there in passing
Captivates the formidable king;
There in the clouds in front of the people
Through the forests, across the seas
The sorcerer carries the hero;
In the dungeon there the princess is grieving,
And the brown wolf serves her faithfully;
There is a stupa with Baba Yaga
She walks and wanders by herself,
There, King Kashchei is wasting away over gold;
There is a Russian spirit there... it smells like Russia!
And there I was, and I drank honey;
I saw a green oak by the sea;
The scientist cat sat under him
He told me his fairy tales.
Analysis of the poem “Near Lukomorye there is a green oak tree...”
A textbook work by A.S. Pushkin's poem "At Lukomorye there is a green oak tree." Children learn an excerpt from the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” long before school, because the simple syllable and abundance of fairy-tale images make it easy to remember. The work can be found in any list of literature recommended for reading for children.
Composition and genre
The composition of the passage resembles the structure of a folk tale. The main parts are clearly distinguished: a saying with a description of the Lukomorye and a learned cat, the main part with a listing of fairy-tale characters and the classic fairy-tale ending “...and there I was, and I drank honey...”.
The form of the tale is determined by the fact that “Near Lukomorye there is a green oak tree...” is a prologue to the fairy-tale poem by A.S. Pushkin "Ruslan and Lyudmila".
The poem is filled with magical events. Therefore, it begins with introducing the reader into the world of a fairy tale, with the creation of a mysterious atmosphere, the expectation of a miracle. At A.S. Pushkin had a huge supply of folklore material, because he was brought up in Russian folk tales.
His nanny Arina Rodionovna knew a countless number of tales, legends, beliefs, and epics, which contained a real treasury of Russian folklore. Subsequently, Alexander Sergeevich tried to most accurately embody everything he heard in fairy tales.
“At Lukomorye there is a green oak tree” begins with a description of the magical landscape of a fairy-tale country where the events of the poem will take place. It becomes clear that the magical country is located by the sea. The reader’s imagination imagines a perennial oak tree with a golden chain hanging over the elements. And the central figure is a learned cat who tells fairy tales. This is a generalized image of the narrator in all Russian folk tales, including Boyan, Sadko and others.
After introducing the place of events, the author draws miracles that constantly happen in a magical land. A goblin, a mermaid, unprecedented animals, a hut on chicken legs. All characters are depicted against the backdrop of Russian landscapes, which are clearly visible in the nature described by the poet.
Among the listed fabulous events is an indication of one of the most memorable pictures of the poem: “.. the sorcerer carries the hero...”. This fact indicates the folklore origin of the plot of the poem. Everything points to Old Russian origin Lukomorye. The author himself states: “There is a Russian spirit there...” To convince the reader of the reality of the picture, the poet uses the traditional fairy tale ending “.. and I was there...”
Size
The work is written in iambic tetrameter - one of the most popular meters for lyric poetry of the 19th century, which gives the verse dimension and emphasizes the narrative nature of the poem.
Images of Russian mythology
The poem is full of images of fairy-tale characters. To show the reader the magical world of Lukomorye, the poet uses personifications: the cat “starts a song,” the stupa with Baba Yaga “walks, wanders by itself,” the brown wolf “serves.”
The most memorable metaphor in the verse says that Lukomorye “smells of Russia.” This is the main focus of the prologue. Also near Lukomorye the forest and valley are “full of visions.” This line carries a metaphorical meaning and at the same time is part of a stylistic artistic device - anaphora.
The use of Old Russian words gives a special flavor: breg, zlato, languishes, cheda.
In the terms, images of Russian mythology are used: Baba Yaga, Kashchei, knights, sorcerer. But these characters convey the overall picture of Rus'. The heroes personify the power of the Russian land, the oak tree - its wisdom, the princess - beauty and fidelity. With their help, the poet concentrates the reader's attention on the image of the Motherland, its natural and folklore resources, which have always inspired him.
A.S. Pushkin. “Near Lukomorye there is a green oak.” Video. Cartoon. Listen to the poem.
The work “A Green Oak at Lukomorye” was conceived by Pushkin as an introduction to the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila,” work on which he began in 1817, while still a young lyceum student. The first release of the literary brainchild was presented without stanzas about the learned cat. The idea about it came to Alexander Sergeevich a little later. Only in 1828, when the poem was published in a new edition, the reader became acquainted with the unusual poetic introduction. The poem is written in iambic tetrameter, closer to astronomical. At that time, this style of writing was inherent in poetic forms.
Thoughts about fairy-tale characters and the magic oak tree did not come to the author by chance. His nanny Arina Rodionovna knew a huge number of fairy tales, which she shared with her pupil. He heard something similar from her.
35 magical lines still attract literary critics and researchers of Pushkin’s heritage. They are trying to solve the mystery of whether a land called Lukomorye really existed. Some have concluded that such areas actually existed on maps Western Europe in the 16th century. This was an area in Siberia, on one side of the Ob River. Pushkin was always attracted by history. In his works, ancient names of cities and villages are often mentioned. It reminds contemporaries that our roots go back to the distant past and should not be forgotten.
We offer you the text of the verse:
There is a green oak near the Lukomorye;
Golden chain on the oak tree:
Day and night the cat is a scientist
Everything goes round and round in a chain;
He goes to the right - the song starts,
To the left - he tells a fairy tale.
There are miracles there: a goblin wanders there,
The mermaid sits on the branches;
There on unknown paths
Traces of unprecedented animals;
There's a hut there on chicken legs
It stands without windows, without doors;
There the forest and valley are full of visions;
There the waves will rush in at dawn
The beach is sandy and empty,
And thirty beautiful knights
From time to time clear waters emerge,
And their sea uncle is with them;
The prince is there in passing
Captivates the formidable king;
There in the clouds in front of the people
Through the forests, across the seas
The sorcerer carries the hero;
In the dungeon there the princess is grieving,
And the brown wolf serves her faithfully;
There is a stupa with Baba Yaga
She walks and wanders by herself,
There, King Kashchei is wasting away over gold;
There is a Russian spirit there... it smells like Russia!
And there I was, and I drank honey;
I saw a green oak by the sea;
The scientist cat sat under him
He told me his fairy tales.
