Unusual arrangements, self-invented musical instruments and esoteric lyrics make the band a completely unique occurrence in the Russian rock music genre. Lyrics contain themes such as Ancient Egypt, vampires and mysticism. Shklyarsky is the band's main singer-songwriter, composing both music and lyrics. Also his own paintings were used as few albums' cover art.
Пикник's logo is a made up kanji-like symbol (which makes more sense for Russian speakers as Chinese/Japanese as well as Ancient Egyptian characters are all called "hieroglyphs" in Russian language).
Official website: http://www.piknik.info
Диск-жокей
Пикник Lyrics
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Там, раскручивая пленки, пел магнитофон.
Жизнерадостный жокей улыбался до ушей.
Всего вечера душа, говорил он не спеша -
"Для тебя папа
Будет Заппа.
Для тебя крошка
Аббы немножко.
Тяжелый рок".
Но в веселом этом доме появился враг.
И, расправой угрожая, требовал гапак.
Но собравшийся народ порезвиться не дает.
И, вступив в борьбу с толпой, вел себя он как герой.
По углам швыряя пленки,
Головой крушил колонки.
Кто прихлопывал в ладоши, кто взлетал до потолка.
Так что получилось что-то вроде гапака.
Нам хвалить подобное вроде не с руки.
Но зато в тот вечер не было тоски.
Каждый веселился как умел и мог,
Не жалея рук, не жалея ног.
Та-да-да-дай!
The lyrics to "Диск-жокей" by Пикник tell the story of a joyful house on one of our streets. In this house, a cassette player was singing while unwinding the tapes, and a cheerful DJ with a wide smile entertained everyone. Throughout the evening, he said to the soul, "For you, Papa, there will be Zappa. For you, little one, a bit of Abba. For you, my son, heavy rock." The atmosphere in the house was filled with happiness and the DJ's charismatic presence.
However, a rival appeared in this joyful house, threatening with violence and demanding a "gapak," which can be interpreted as a show of power or confrontation. But the gathered people did not allow themselves to be intimidated, and they joined together to resist the rival. The DJ acted like a hero, throwing cassette tapes in the corners, smashing speakers with his head. Some were clapping their hands, while others were jumping up to the ceiling. It resulted in a kind of chaotic celebration, resembling a "gapak."
Line by Line Meaning
На одной из наших улиц был веселый дом.
There was a joyful house on one of our streets.
Там, раскручивая пленки, пел магнитофон.
There, while rewinding cassettes, the tape player was singing.
Жизнерадостный жокей улыбался до ушей.
The cheerful DJ was smiling ear to ear.
Всего вечера душа, говорил он не спеша -
All evening long, he spoke leisurely from the heart -
"Для тебя папа
Будет Заппа.
Для тебя крошка
Аббы немножко.
Для тебя сынок
Тяжелый рок".
"For you, dad
There will be Zappa.
For you, little one
A bit of Abba.
For you, my son
Heavy rock."
Но в веселом этом доме появился враг.
But an enemy appeared in this joyful house.
И, расправой угрожая, требовал гапак.
And, threatening with violence, demanded silence.
Но собравшийся народ порезвиться не дает.
But the gathered crowd refused to stop having fun.
И, вступив в борьбу с толпой, вел себя он как герой.
And, joining the fight against the crowd, he behaved like a hero.
По углам швыряя пленки,
Головой крушил колонки.
Throwing cassettes into corners,
He smashed speakers with his head.
Кто прихлопывал в ладоши, кто взлетал до потолка.
Some were clapping their hands, others were jumping to the ceiling.
Так что получилось что-то вроде гапака.
So it turned out to be something like a ruckus.
Нам хвалить подобное вроде не с руки.
We shouldn't really praise such behavior.
Но зато в тот вечер не было тоски.
But at least there was no sadness that evening.
Каждый веселился как умел и мог,
Не жалея рук, не жалея ног.
Everyone was having fun as best as they could,
Without sparing their hands, without sparing their legs.
Та-да-да-дай!
Ta-da-da-dai!
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