DMITRII PRIGOV
FORTY-FIFTH ALPHABET POEM (tsa-tsa)
(Moscow, 1985)
Forewarning
So here we've gathered together again. Here sits Tarasov, I'm standing
here, over there I see Kabakov sitting, there is Rubenshteyn, there
Chuikov, and where? where is he? a-a-ah there he is to the right of
Monastyrsky, over there is someone else, they're all sitting, they are
heroes, they are the heroes of Pushkin, Lermontov, Tchaikovsky (Petr
Ilich), of his First Concerto, of his Second Concerto for Piano and
Orchestra, of his Third Concerto, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, of his
Tenth finally! They are sitting! they are heroes! They are my heroes!
A-tsa-tsa [line beginnings follow cyrillic alphabet order]
Ba-tsa-tsa
Va-tsa-tsa
Ga-tsa-tsa
Da-tsa-tsa-tsa-tsa-tsa-tsa-aaaa
Ye-tse-tse
Zhe-tse-tse
Ze-tse-tse-tse-tse-tse-tse-eee
It's the wrinkles of a dear face-ce-ce-ce
Kovering up the wicked will of a fath-th-th-ther
Let them fly into embraces of the end-d-d-d-d-d-ddd
Ma-tza-tza-tza-tza-tza!
Not-tsa-tsa! ne-tse-tse! ve-tse-tse! er-tsr-tsrrrr!
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Pom-pom-pom-paaam, pammm! (Concerto No. 1 for Piano and
Orchestra
by Petr Ilich, yes, Petr dear Ilich Tchaikovsky!) Pom-pompom-paaam, pammm! Pom-pom-pom-paaam, pamm! pamm!
pammmmm!
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