Ленинград is a fourteen-piece ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia formed… Read Full Bio ↴Ленинград is a fourteen-piece ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia formed in 1997. The band's frontman is Сергей Шнуров (Sergey Shnurov). In 2005, its music was featured in the film Everything Is Illuminated, starring Elijah Wood.

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.

Дикий Мужчина
Ленинград Lyrics

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Ты называешь меня г*внюком,
Да, я все время бухой.
И твою жопу прилюдно хватаю,
Своей волосатой рукой.

Да, мои ноги - вонючие палки,
На которх все в дырках носки.
А эти две кучи из пыли и грязи,

Так это мои башмаки.

Да ,ты права, я - дикий мужчина.
Ты права, я - дикий мужчина.
Ты права, я - дикий мужчина.
Яйца, табак, перегар и щетина.

Да ,ты права, я - дикий мужчина,
Ты права, я - дикий мужчина.

Ты права, я - дикий мужчина,
Яйца, табак, перегар и щетина.

Overall Meaning

The song "Дикий Мужчина" by Ленинград tells the story of a rough and rugged man who is constantly drunk and vulgar. He is described as having smelly feet and worn-out shoes, and he openly grabs his partner's butt with his hairy hands. Despite his unappealing characteristics, the man identifies himself as a "wild man" and claims his most defining features are his testicles, tobacco, alcohol breath, and unshaven face.

The lyrics of the song are intentionally crude and offensive, painting a picture of a man who is not concerned with social norms or expectations. Rather, he lives his life on his own terms, as a wild and free individual. The song is not meant to glorify this kind of behavior, but rather to poke fun at it and expose the underlying sadness and loneliness that can come with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Ты называешь меня г*внюком,
You call me a piece of sh*t,

Да, я все время бухой.
Yes, I'm drunk all the time.

И твою жопу прилюдно хватаю,
And I openly grab your ass,

Своей волосатой рукой.
With my hairy hand.

Да, мои ноги - вонючие палки,
Yes, my legs are stinky sticks,

На которх все в дырках носки.
On which my socks are full of holes.

А эти две кучи из пыли и грязи,
And these two piles of dust and dirt,

Так это мои башмаки.
Are actually my boots.

Да, ты права, я - дикий мужчина.
Yes, you're right, I'm a wild man.

Ты права, я - дикий мужчина.
You're right, I'm a wild man.

Яйца, табак, перегар и щетина.
Balls, tobacco, fumes, and stubble.