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.

Света
Ленинград Lyrics

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На скамеечке вдвоем мы с тобой сидим,
Разные слова друг-другу говорим,
Я купил тебе конфеты,
Ты люби меня за это.

Света, Света, Света.
Света, Света, Света.
Света, Света, Света.

Света, Света, Света.

Летний сад закрыт давно и потушен свет,
Защитит нас от врага папин пистолет,
На последний рубль, Света,
Я купил тебе конфеты.

Света, Света, Света.
Света, Света, Света.
Света, Света, Света.
Света, Света, Света.

Не смотри, ты Света, так на мой наган,
Я обычный питерский дворовый хулиган,
На, последний рубль, Света,
И люби меня за это.

Света, Света, Света.

Overall Meaning

The song "Света" by Ленинград is a love song with a twist. In the first verse, the singer and his lover are sitting on a bench, exchanging different words with each other. He buys her candy, and she loves him for it. However, as the song progresses, it becomes clear that they are not in a typical romantic setting. The summer garden is closed and dark, and the singer mentions his father's gun, which will protect them from their enemies. In the final verse, he says not to look at him and his gun as if he is dangerous because he is just a typical hooligan from St. Petersburg. The singer continues to buy her candy, and she continues to love him for it.

The song's lyrics are in Russian, and it is sung in a unique style that blends punk rock with Russian folk music. The lyrics are simple yet thought-provoking. The song's title "Света" translates to "Light" in English, but it is also a common Russian nickname for women named Svetlana. The chorus repeats the name "Света" three times, highlighting the significance of the woman in the singer's life.

Line by Line Meaning

На скамеечке вдвоем мы с тобой сидим,
We sit together on a bench, talking different words to each other.

Разные слова друг-другу говорим,
We say different words to each other.

Я купил тебе конфеты,
I bought you some candies.

Ты люби меня за это.
Love me for this.

Света, Света, Света.
Sveta, Sveta, Sveta.

Летний сад закрыт давно и потушен свет,
The summer garden has long been closed and the light is off.

Защитит нас от врага папин пистолет,
Daddy's gun will protect us from the enemy.

На последний рубль, Света,
On my last ruble, Sveta,

Я купил тебе конфеты.
I bought you some candies.

Света, Света, Света.
Sveta, Sveta, Sveta.

Не смотри, ты Света, так на мой наган,
Don't look at my Nagant like that, Sveta,