They say that when the world breaks, then the crack will certainly pass through the restless heart of the poet. These lines perfectly describe the creative path of Sergei Yesenin, who was destined to live and create at the turn of the two eras. Perhaps for this reason Yeseninâs lyrics are filled to the brim with dramatic feelings. The poetâs life was thorny and difficult, despite the breakdowns and falls, he stubbornly continued to move, drawing inspiration from the experience, while maintaining an indissoluble connection with his people.
The power of poetry
Even at a very early period in the work of a genius, the strongest side of his talent began to stand out - the ability to draw beautiful pictures of original Russian nature with his poetic syllable. The whole strength of his early lyrics lies in the fact that it clearly expresses a feeling of ardent love for the motherland through paintings of native landscapes. Nature in Yeseninâs lyrics sometimes doesnât please the eye: âYou are my abandoned land ...â, but the love for the destitute estates from this only becomes stronger. With the outbreak of the First World War, this feeling acquires a special power and strength, which can be clearly seen in the work "Rus."
Eseninâs lyrics are also filled with vivid colors of their native nature: in many poems about Russia, cheerful tones - azure, raspberry and blue - are raging and playing in all colors of the rainbow. A special love for all living things is also noticeable - birds, wild animals and domestic animals ("Song of the Dog", "Cow", etc.). Nature in Eseninâs lyrics is not a deserted picture, they are âinterspersedâ in them, a person is entered - a poet who is sincerely in love with his native land. Turning to nature for inspiration, he expresses his innermost thoughts about the present, past and future, his place in life. In rare moments of reassurance, he writes: âThe soul of the lemon light of sunset, - and continues, - the lilac rustle of blue.â And in hours of bitter doubt and reflection: "Soon it will get colder without foliage." The portrayal of their feelings and feelings through a picture of Russian nature often pushed the creator to humanize it: âA bird cherry in a white cloak sleeps,â âA golden grove dissuaded ...â. This principle shows the authorâs special love for nature.
Paints of folk poetry
Many of Esenin's works are based on the motives of Russian folk poetry. Homeland in the lyrics of Yesenin is clearly captured not only in content, but also in poetry itself. The creator borrowed from her and most of the colors that he used in his work. He does not just copy every shade, but gives meaning and content. Romantic poet uses these symbolic shades more in conditional than in direct meaning. In the color display of feelings and thoughts, one of the reasons for the incredible emotional impact that Yeseninâs lyrics have on the reader is hidden.
- Blue and blue are the most common colors in Russian nature, symbolizing water and sky. For Esenin, these shades evoke peace and silence, pacification: âunspeakable, blue, tender ...â, or convey joy from the feeling of freedom and spaciousness: âblue Russia ...â, âblue fieldâ, âblue starâ.
- Scarlet and pink - favorite shades of the poet - meant spotlessness, virgin purity and purity of feelings ("The scarlet light of dawn appeared on the lake ..."). Youth symbolizes the pink color - âthoughts of the pink days ...â, âpink horseâ, âfresh pinkness of the cheeksâ.
The tragedy of farewell to the past
The lyric feels as if attached to the past, the overdue need to part with it is perceived by Yesenin as his own doom. This gloomy feeling gives rise to a pessimistic mood in him and provokes a complete decline in mental strength. Eseninâs lyrics during this period are quite alarming, the word ârockâ is too often found in his works, and the imagination paints a picture of the impending âfatal disasterâ. These moods are reflected in the collection of poems âMoscow Kabatskayaâ, the main motive of this cycle is indifference to what is happening, life in general, an attempt to forget with the help of alcohol and despair. However, the creator found within himself inner strength and came out of a hopeless impasse. But the tragedy of the poet's farewell to the past had an impressive impact on his work.
The first time I started singing about love ...
Yesenin's early love lyrics draw a shy girlish image with clean and gentle colors. Through the creation of poetic paintings of his native nature, the poet embodies his youthful admiration for female beauty and the desire to love. Later, the reader sees the love in the poetâs works different: beautiful and pure, sensual and passionate. The cycle of âPersian motifsâ is called the peak of Eseninâs love poetry. All the verses and the impulses revealed in them are beautiful in it. However, despite the glorified feelings for Shagane, Helium, Lale, the poet recalls the beauty of the "Ryazan expanses" and "wavy rye under the moon." One feels his desire to drown the aching longing for the "distant northerner."
For the first time I deny scandal ...
Yesenin's love lyrics still have fantastic success. Women admired him not only for his unique poetic gift, but also for his extraordinary attractiveness. In each of his cycle of love poems, the poet, loving and singing real ladies, valued the feeling itself most - unrequited, sensual, divided, innocent, passionate, pure. The strongest impulses of the soul changed the creator, he decided to say goodbye to hooliganism and a wild life. This love was the salvation for the rake, who was now ready to submit to his beloved. Only his poetic associations and comparisons with nature remained unchanged: the name ârings like August coolnessâ, hair - âcolor in autumnâ. This great love in the life of the poet became two rival women - Isadora Duncan and Augusta Miklashevskaya.
Unprecedented sincerity
Sergei Yesenin lived very little - only thirty years, but his unique creative heritage contains significant artistic wealth. The themes of Esenin's lyrics are diverse, they have an unprecedented sincerity of tone, a direct vision of the world, a rare gift to look at things with an unbiased look. The poet is characterized by the ability to extract elegant beauty and unusual joy from objects that time and life did not spare. Esenin's lyrics convey to the reader the great talent of the poet, his special characteristic ability to express his feelings in creativity.