The band, and especially its leader, Shnurov, has long been famous for its catchy beats and irrepressibly bad language, somehow managing to be one of the top bands in Russia despite almost never being clean enough to earn radio play and despite its live concerts being banned in Moscow.
In 2008 Leningrad disbanded. Its former members run Рубль and Spitfire. The band reunited in 2010.
Дачники
Ленинград Lyrics
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Потом бухаю, потом в блевоте
Домой приду, а дома - ты,
Яичница, телек, герани цветы.
Вот будет лето -
Поедем на дачу
В руки лопату -
ДА-ЧА!!!
Я подыхаю на работе,
Потом бухаю, потом в блевоте
И нету в жизни ни хуя
Этого, как его... о! счастья
Вот будет лето -
Поедем на дачу
В руки лопату -
хуячим хуячим.
ДА-ЧА!!!
The song Дачники by the Russian band Ленинград is a satirical and humorous depiction of the mundane, monotonous lives of the working class in Russia. The lyrics convey the sentiment of an individual who is exhausted from the daily grind at work and finds solace in alcohol and the comfort of home. The persona in the song speaks of coming home to the only things that give them happiness - a plate of fried eggs, the TV, and the sight of the geranium flowers.
The song then takes a turn towards the prospect of summer and the opportunity to escape from the routine. The singer talks about visiting their dacha (a Russian summerhouse or cottage) and working in the garden with a shovel, which is intended to represent a break from the monotony of the city life. The chorus of the song "да-ча" is a play on words, where "да" is the Russian word for "yes," and "ча" is the first syllable of "dacha."
Overall, the song Дачники is a bleak depiction of urban life in Russia and a celebration of the simple pleasures that people find in escaping to their summer homes.
Line by Line Meaning
Я подыхаю на работе
I'm dying at work
Потом бухаю, потом в блевоте
Then I drink, then I puke
Домой приду, а дома - ты, Яичница, телек, герани цветы.
When I come home, you're there: fried eggs, TV, geraniums
Вот будет лето - Поедем на дачу
Summer's coming - let's go to the country house
В руки лопату - хуячим хуячим.
Grab a shovel - let's get to work
ДА-ЧА!!!
DACHA!!! (a common exclamation of excitement in Russian)
И нету в жизни ни хуя
And there's nothing in life, not a damn thing
Этого, как его... о! счастья
That thing, what's it called... oh! happiness
Contributed by William P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.