In different forms and under different names, the group exists approximately since 1978, however, its current name, Auktyon received only in May of 1983, when it was granted a membership in the Leningrad Rock Club, and its present appearance, style, and core musicians were formed in spring of 1986, when the group was triumphant on the stage of the 4th Leningrad Rock Club Festival in the following line up: Leonid Fedorov (guitar, vocal), Oleg Garkusha (dance, vocal), Sergei Rogozhin (vocal), Victor Bondarik (bass), Dmitriy Ozerskiy (keyboards, vocal), Nikolai Rubanov (saxophone, flutes), Nikolai Fedorovich (saxophone), and Igor Cheridnik (drums). In one year, Auktyon was repeatedly successful in the 5th festival, after which Sergei Rogozhin left the group for the pop-band FORUM, while the percussionist Pavel Litvinov strengthened the rhythm section. The second guitarist - Dmitriy Matkovksiy from the cult band of the early 80's MANUFAKTURA - joined Auktyon that fall. During that period, the group attained acknowledgement on the scale of the whole country, performing at the rock-festivals in Kiev, Ekaterinburg, Vilnyus ("Lituanika-8"), and taking part in the cultural program of Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1988 Auktyon recorded an album "Return to Sorrento", which has not been professionally released until now; Igor Cherednik, who left for IGRY, was replaced by a hard-rock drummer Boris Shaveinikov; and the visual image of the group had acquired a new quality, when a gifted dancer Vladimir Veselkin joined the group. A significant role in formation of the image of Auktyon during this period was played by a famous avant-garde artist from St. Petersburg Kirill Miller, who was responsible for the covers of the first albums: in particular "How I Became a Traitor" (1989), released in France by Voyla Productions, and "All Quiet in Baghdad" (1990), recorded in Russia at "Melodiya".
In 1990 Auktyon took part in grandiose ecological action "Rock of Clear Water", and along with other participants went down the river Volga, giving concerts in Volga cities.
From the late 80's Auktyon began to regularly travel to Europe: in the last ten years they have had several hundred concerts in France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, and Czech Republic. In the 90's new work continues to appear: "Asshole" (Erio, 1990), "Hangover" (SNC, 1991), "Bird" (Dyadyushka Records, 1994), "Best Of" (SNC, 1996). Furthermore, Auktyon discography also contains two collaborations with the Parisian artist, poet, and bard Aleksey Khvostenko: "Teapot of Wine" (1992) and "Mountaintop Dweller" (SNC, 1995 - based on the verses of the poet and language reformer Velemir Khlebnikov).
After the period of relative stability, in May of 1992, Vladimir Veselkin left Auktyon, who began a relatively successful solo career (in 1991 his album "Impossible Love" was released by FeeLee), and in November of 1995, Dmitriy Matkovskiy has played his last concert with the group. Almost at the same time Auktyon has invited a tuba player Mikhail Kolovskiy. The main creative force of the group - guitarist and singer Leonid Fedorov. His songs (which are usually written to the lyrics of the colleagues - Dmitriy Ozerskiy and Oleg Garkusha) have a characteristic melodic language, in which jazz and ethnic intonations neighbor with a straightforward "hit"-like key phrases, and where the rhythm allows you to stretch the most "unfit for the voice" phases.
In 2007 an Auktyon's album "Devushki Poyut" (released in English language countries as "Girls Sing") of was released. It was recorded just in a few days in USA with participation of Marc Ribot (worked with John Zorn, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits and more) on guitar, John Medeski on keyboards, Frank London on trumpet, Ned Rothenberg on sax, Vladimir Volkov (Владимир Волков) on contrabass.
For the extent of its biography, the group appeared in various films and documentaries: "Burglar" (Lenfilm, 1986), "Half-Official"(Germany, 1987), "Rock" (LSDF, 1987), "Let's rock-n-roll!"(Germany, 1988). The main movie star of Auktyon is Oleg Garkusha, who played in "Presumption of Innocence" (1998), and "Khrustalev! Get the car!" (1996). He regularly appears and reads his poetry and is an author of two collections of poems.
The many-sided and experienced musicians, the members of Auktyon regularly participate in recordings and multiple projects - Rubanov and Litvinov together and separately played in JUNGLE, ADDIS-ABEBA, MARKSCHEIDER KUNST; Rubanov played in BEES AND THE HELICOPTER, TIME TO LOVE, and METAMORPHOSIS; Kolovskiy and Rubanov play in Z-ENSEMBLE and UNION OF COMMERCIAL AVANTGARDE; Fedorov played and recorded with Nizhniy-Novgorod bard Aleksey "Colonel" Khrynov; Shaveinikov played with Yuri Naumov, TIME TO LOVE, and METAMORPHOSIS; Matkovskiy recorded a series of albums of his minimalist experiments called "Hunting of …"
Птица
Аукцыон Lyrics
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Стоял и требовал любви.
Я все оставил на потом,
Я говорил себе:
Не за что биться,
Нечем делиться,
Все об одном.
Стоит ли злиться
Птица я, птица...
Налево дом, направо дом,
Детишки рыли котлован,
Собачка дохлая тайком
Нашла ириску.
Не за что биться
Не чем делиться...
Невдалеке вонял костер,
А рядом плавно падал кран,
Плевались звезды, а лифтер
Узнал всю правду.
Не за что биться,
Не чем делиться...
А крыши видели закат,
И стены помнили войну,
А я так счастлив, я так рад,
Что кто-то счастлив.
Не за что биться,
Нечем делиться...
The lyrics of the song "Птица" by Аукцыон depict a scene where someone outside the window demands love from the singer. However, the singer chooses to leave it for later and reflects on the fact that they have nothing to fight for or share, as everything just boils down to one thing. The singer then compares themselves to a bird, who just stands outside the window, waiting to be noticed.
The rest of the lyrics go on to describe the surroundings—a demolished house, children digging holes, and a dead dog finding an old candy. The scene is juxtaposed with a nearby burning trash pile and a crane falling slowly. The stars are falling and the elevator learns the truth. The singer is content with the fact that he is happy, but knows that there is nothing worth fighting for or sharing.
The lyrics of the song are open to interpretation, but they seem to convey a sense of longing and apathy towards life. The singer is content with being happy, but does not find any reason to fight or share their happiness with anyone else. The song highlights the idea of individualism and its drawbacks, where one becomes content with their own happiness, but loses the ability to connect with others.
Line by Line Meaning
Ненужный кто-то за окном
A needless somebody stood outside, demanding love.
Стоял и требовал любви.
He stood there, asking for love.
Я все оставил на потом,
I left everything for later,
Я говорил себе:
I told myself:
Не за что биться,
There's no reason to fight,
Нечем делиться,
There's nothing to share,
Все об одном.
It's all about one thing.
Стоит ли злиться
Is it worth getting angry
Там за окном
Out there, beyond the window,
Птица я, птица...
I'm a bird, a bird...
Налево дом, направо дом,
A house to the left, a house to the right,
Детишки рыли котлован,
Kids dug a hole,
Собачка дохлая тайком
A dead dog sneaked up
Нашла ириску.
And found a bit of candy.
Не за что биться
There's no reason to fight,
Не чем делиться...
There's nothing to share...
Невдалеке вонял костер,
A bonfire stank not far away,
А рядом плавно падал кран,
And a crane slowly fell nearby,
Плевались звезды, а лифтер
The stars spat, and a lift operator
Узнал всю правду.
Learned the whole truth.
А крыши видели закат,
The rooftops saw the sunset,
И стены помнили войну,
And the walls remembered the war,
А я так счастлив, я так рад,
And I'm so happy, I'm so glad,
Что кто-то счастлив.
That somebody is happy.
Не за что биться,
There's no reason to fight,
Нечем делиться...
There's nothing to share...
Contributed by Austin G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
YussiPietarista
1. «Птица» 00:00
2. «Дорога» 03:20
3. «Глаза» 06:38
4. «Всё вертится» 11:38
5. «Седьмой» 15:40
6. «Уши» 21:40
7. «Ещё не поздно» 24:37
8. «С днём рождения» 28:18
9. «Моя любовь» 31:40
10. «Спи, солдат» 36:04
11. «Колик» 42:02
Сеп Сеп
The first song of the album is "bird "
Unnecessary someone outside the window
He stood and demanded love
I left everything for later
I told myself
Nothing to fight for
Nothing to share
All about one thing
Is it worth getting angry
There's a window outside
I am a bird, a bird...
House to the left, house to the right
The kids were digging a pit
The dog is dead secretly
Found a toffee
Nothing to fight for
Nothing to share...
All about one thing
Is it worth getting angry
There's a window outside
I am a bird, a bird...
A bonfire stank not far away
And a crane was falling smoothly nearby
The stars were spitting, and the elevator operator
I found out the whole truth
Nothing to fight for
Nothing to share...
All about one thing
Is it worth getting angry
There's a window outside
I am a bird, a bird...
And the roofs saw the sunset
And the walls remembered the war
And I'm so happy, I'm so glad
That someone is happy
Nothing to fight for
Nothing to share...
All about one thing
Is it worth getting angry
There's a window outside
I am a bird, a bird...
Max ON
Ненужный кто-то за окном
Стоял и требовал любви
Я все оставил на потом
Я говорил себе
Не за что биться
Нечем делиться
Всё об одном
Стоит ли злиться
Там за окном
Птица я, птица...
Налево дом, направо дом
Детишки рыли котлован
Собачка дохлая тайком
Нашла ириску
Не за что биться
Нечем делиться...
Всё об одном
Стоит ли злиться
Там за окном
Птица я, птица...
Невдалеке вонял костер
А рядом плавно падал кран
Плевались звёзды, а лифтер
Узнал всю правду
Не за что биться
Нечем делиться...
Всё об одном
Стоит ли злиться
Там за окном
Птица я, птица...
И крыши видели закат
И стены помнили войну
А я так счастлив, я так рад
Что кто-то счастлив
Не за что биться
Нечем делиться...
Всё об одном
Стоит ли злиться
Там за окном
Птица я, птица...
Иван Ковин
The Road. the second song, amazing translation.
I am the sky and Phoebe for myself,
Moon, which naked and contented for herself,
Road’s so long, but definitely not mine…
Whole towns were set to fire after me,
Full of silliness and totally foreign
I was so much loved there –
but that wasn’t true me
Ooooh, ooh, my place…
waits for me impatiently like a jaunty creek
I am the sky and Phoebe for myself,
Moon, which naked and contented for herself,
Road for me is so long and so cheerless as hell
The ground was helding both of my own legs,
Heavy, devastated, empty earth
Slowly started loving me
and absorbing me
It flews into the clouds with its waterless dry dust,
Spreads them, thrash about with its winged severe gust
Road for me is so long
and distinctly not best
Ooooh, ooh, my place…
waits for me impatiently, pitch-dark and lightless
I am the sky and Phoebe for myself,
Moon, which naked and contented for herself,
Everywhere I’m flying –
but it’s not real me
Me for myself!
Phoebe is the moon
GAO
Целую жизнь назад, будучи неразумным шкетом, я тайком от бати поставил на старый первый пенек пиратку второго фоллаута. И во вступительном ролике играла песня "Дорога". Спустя годы, батя порекомендовал мне к прослушиванию песню "Птица". И вот, в час ночи Я курю на балконе. Нет ни того старого компа, ни бати... Лишь Птица и Дорога. Не за что биться, нечем делиться. Теперь я сам себе и небо и луна.
evgen ivanov
Збс, теперь ты батя
Дмитрий Савик
@Евгений Лучко Да,не припомню
Там Луи армстронг
Роман Пахмутов
@Алексей Крупский типа играл в машинки и проиграл?)
Татьяна Мельникова
Дружочки, всем, кто потерял родителей, соболезную! Тем, у кого родители такого не слушали, давайте будущим поколениям донесём идею этих песен! Давайте привьём им те качества, которые в нас развивались, благодаря нашим родителям, благодаря этим песням. Почему так хочется переслушивать эти песни? Не потому, что наша молодость уходит, это не "руки вверх". А потому, что тексты эти несут глубокую мысль, которая передаётся из поколения в поколение, хотим мы этого или нет. Рок-н-ролл жив!
Anna Chernenko
Ты кто? Где ты?!
YussiPietarista
1. «Птица» 00:00
2. «Дорога» 03:20
3. «Глаза» 06:38
4. «Всё вертится» 11:38
5. «Седьмой» 15:40
6. «Уши» 21:40
7. «Ещё не поздно» 24:37
8. «С днём рождения» 28:18
9. «Моя любовь» 31:40
10. «Спи, солдат» 36:04
11. «Колик» 42:02
a sinner
Так я стал предателем...
Alena Sysoeva
Ххх
Alexander Eisner
Благодарю тебя, мил Человек! 🌅