Capricious Horses
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Capricious Horses is a famous song by Russian bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its intense imagery and existential themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capricious Steeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koni priveredlivye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian bard tradition
ⓘ
Soviet underground culture ⓘ |
| composer | Vladimir Vysotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creator | Vladimir Vysotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
anxious
ⓘ
defiant ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| genre |
Russian chanson
ⓘ
author’s song ⓘ bard song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
considered one of Vysotsky’s iconic songs
ⓘ
widely quoted in Russian-speaking world ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
driver holding reins
ⓘ
galloping horses ⓘ precipice ⓘ sledge ⓘ snowstorm ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of a person’s life rushing toward death
ⓘ
reflection on lack of control over destiny ⓘ |
| hasLineDescribing | horses rushing toward an abyss ⓘ |
| hasLineExpressing | plea to slow down before the precipice ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor |
horses as uncontrollable forces of fate
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life as a dangerous ride ⓘ precipice as death ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ fate ⓘ fear ⓘ human struggle ⓘ overcoming adversity ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| lyricist | Vladimir Vysotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic performance style
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existential themes ⓘ intense imagery ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Vladimir Vysotsky with guitar accompaniment ⓘ |
| partOf | Vladimir Vysotsky’s repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Vladimir Vysotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | late 1960s ⓘ |
| workTitleInRussian | Кони привередливые ⓘ |
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