Analysis of the poem "Wait for me and I will return" K. Simonov. Military lyrics

The poem of the poet Konstantin Simonov “Wait for me and I will return” is a text that has become one of the symbols of the terrible war that ended in 1945. In Russia, he has been known from childhood by heart and is repeated by word of mouth, recalling the courage of Russian women who had expected sons and husbands from the war, and the valor of men who fought for their own homeland. Listening to these lines, it is impossible to imagine how the poet managed to combine death and the horrors of war, comprehensive love and endless fidelity in several stanzas. Only true talent is capable of this.

About the poet

The name of Konstantin Simonov is a pseudonym. From birth, the poet was called Cyril, but his diction did not allow him to pronounce his name without any problems, so he picked up a new one, retaining the initial, but excluding the letters “p” and “l”. Konstantin Simonov is not only a poet, but also a prose writer, he wrote novels and novels, memoirs and essays, plays and even scripts. But he is famous precisely for his poems. Most of his works are created in military subjects. This is not surprising, because the poet’s life since childhood has been connected with the war. His father died during the First World War, his mother’s second husband was a military specialist and former colonel of the Russian Imperial Army. Simonov himself served as a war correspondent for some time , fought at the front, and even had the rank of colonel. The poem "All his life he loved to draw war", written in 1939, most likely has autobiographical features, since it clearly intersects with the life of the poet.

It is not surprising that Simonov is close to the feelings of a simple soldier who misses his beloved ones and loved ones during heavy battles. And if you make an analysis of the poem “Wait for me, and I will be back”, you can see how lively and personal the lines are. The important thing is how subtly and sensually Simonov manages to convey them in his works, to describe all the tragedy and horror of the military consequences, without resorting to excessive naturalism.

The most famous work

Of course, it is best to illustrate the work of Konstantin Simonov by his most famous poem. The analysis of the poem “Wait for me and I will return” should begin with the question of why it became so. Why is it so sunk into the soul of the people, why is it now firmly associated with the name of the author? After all, initially the poet did not even plan to publish it. Simonov wrote it for himself and about himself, more precisely about a specific person. But in a war, and especially in a war such as the Great Patriotic War, it was impossible to exist alone, all people became brothers and shared with each other the most secret, knowing that, perhaps, these would be their last words.

So Simonov, wanting to support his comrades in difficult times, read his verses to them, and the soldiers listened to them spellbound, transcribed, memorized and whispered in the trenches, like a prayer or a spell. Probably, Simonov managed to catch the most secret and intimate experiences not only of a simple fighter, but also of every person. “Wait, and I'll be back, just wait really” - the main idea of ​​all the wartime literature is what the soldiers most wanted to hear about.

Military literature

During the war years an unprecedented upsurge in literary work took place. Many military-related works were published: short stories, novels, novels, and, of course, poems. Poems were remembered faster, they could be applied to music and performed in difficult times, passed from mouth to mouth, repeated to oneself like a prayer. Military verses became not just folklore, they bore a sacred meaning.

The lyrics and prose raised the already strong spirit of the Russian people. In a sense, poetry pushed soldiers to exploits, inspired, gave strength and deprived of fear. Poets and writers, many of whom themselves participated in hostilities or discovered their poetic talent in a dugout or a tank cabin, understood how important universal support for the soldiers was, the glorification of their common goal - saving the homeland from the enemy. That is why the works that arose in large numbers at that time were assigned to a separate branch of literature - military lyrics and military prose.

Analysis of the poem “Wait for me and I will return”

In the poem repeatedly - 11 times - the word “wait” is repeated, and this is not just a request, it is a prayer. 7 times in the text, root words and word forms are used: “waiting”, “waiting”, “waiting”, “waiting”, “waiting”, “waiting”. Wait, and I'll be back, just wait really - such a concentration of the word is like a spell, the poem is saturated with desperate hope. It seems as if the soldier had completely entrusted his life to the one who remained at home.

Also, if you do an analysis of the poem “Wait for me, and I'll be back”, you can see that it is dedicated to a woman. But not a mother or daughter, but a beloved wife or bride. The soldier asks not to forget him in any way, even when the children and mothers no longer have hope, even when they drink bitter wine for the remembrance of his soul, he asks not to remember him with them, but to continue to believe and wait. Waiting is equally important for those who remained in the rear, and especially for the soldier himself. Belief in infinite devotion inspires him, gives confidence, makes him cling to life and puts into the background the fear of death: "You don’t understand, who didn’t wait for them, how in the middle of the fire you have saved me. The soldiers were thus alive because they realized that they were waiting for them at home, that they could not die, they had to return.

1418 days, or about 4 years, the Great Patriotic War lasted, the seasons changed 4 times: yellow rains, snow and heat. During this time, not losing faith and waiting for a fighter after all this time is a real feat. Konstantin Simonov understood this, which is why the poem is addressed not only to the fighters, but also to all those who until the last kept hope in their souls, believed and waited, no matter what, “to all death in spite.”

Military poems and poems by Simonov

1. The General (1937).
2. "Fellow soldiers" (1938).
3. The Cricket (1939).
4. "Hours of Friendship" (1939).
5. The Doll (1939).
6. “The son of an artilleryman” (1941).
7. “You told me to love” (1941).
8. “From the diary” (1941).
9. The Polar Star (1941).
10. "When on a Scorched Plateau" (1942).
11. "Homeland" (1942).
12. "Mistress of the house" (1942).
13. The Death of a Friend (1942).
14. "Wives" (1943).
15. The Open Letter (1943).