Poems and Songs of Vladimir Vysotsky. A Song about Friendship.

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Commentary to “A Song about Friendship”.

This song calls to mind Publilius Syrus’ words: “Amicus perdere est damnorum maximum.” (“The loss of a friend is the greatest of losses.”)

Valery Abramov was a friend of Vladimir Vysotsky, a brother of his second wife Lyudmila Ab­ra­mo­va.

The song was written for the film “Quarantine” (1968).

The presented text is adapted from Alec Vagapov’s translation.

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