Александр Вертинский - Пьеро - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

"1915-1916. The First World War was going on. Russia was also drawn into it: people were dying, confusion reigned in the minds and moods. At that time, the star of the artist Vertinsky rose in Moscow, performing in small theaters and cabarets. Tall, strong, he appeared on stage in a white satin robe and pantaloons, with a face thickly smeared with whitewash. Suffering eyes outlined in black makeup, a sharp bend in the eyebrows. His singing was more like a recitative, and besides, the artist had a lot of grace. “Russian Pierrot” performing strange songs. This is how Alexander Vertinsky met the first wave of his fame - the idol of women, a sickly and vicious flower of Russian decadence. So it seemed to many then. But this impression was deceptive. The artist put on the Pierrot mask, as he later recalled, out of fear of the public. “To hide my embarrassment and timidity, I sang in the mysterious “lunar” twilight,” said Vertinsky. (Oleg Nekhai: “Russian Pierrot”)

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