The author (“The Ballad of Mother” is a famous poem dedicated to the woman’s post-war expectation of her son returning home) Andrei Dementyev is a famous Soviet poet, author of numerous songs that have received all-Union recognition, are still popular and loved by millions of listeners. The mentioned work was put to music, like many of his other poems. It should be seen in the context of the poet.
Biography
The author of the poem “Ballad of Mother” was born in 1928 in Tver. He began his writing career at the age of twenty. The future famous poet graduated from the philological faculty of the Literary Institute. Dementiev worked at The newspaper’s editorial board was a member of an advocacy group. In the 60s, he held rather high positions in leading Soviet publishing houses.
The poet also worked on television and broadcast several programs. His literary work was extremely fruitful: over the course of several decades, several collections of poems were published, as well as books with selected works.
Creation
The author of the song “Ballad of Mother” wrote many wonderful poems that immediately became real hits. He composed works on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from historical stories to fine and soulful lyrics.
His texts are imbued with romance, humanism and optimism. The aforementioned poem also bears a life-affirming pathos, although the plot tells of the plight of a woman who has been waiting for the return of her son for many years. The author (“The Ballad of Mother” is a song that is based on the music of E. Martynov) created a truly deeply patriotic work, which without unnecessary beautiful words makes you feel proud of Russian women who can endure all the horrors of war and separation.
The main subject
Dementiev wrote beautiful touching poems, which, according to critics, were understandable and accessible to everyone. He touched upon the problems that have already become traditional for Russian literature: the ethical relationships of people, the love of nature and the country. As a rule, he revealed the chosen topic from different angles, drawing parallels and comparisons. The author (“The Ballad of Mother” is a poem, epic in spirit, despite the narrative's parsimony, since it touches on the eternal problem of female suffering because of a son who disappeared in the war) focused primarily on a simple listener and tried to convey his main idea to all without exception. Patriotic themes are expressed in his lyrics through such understandable images as letters to relatives, parental home, parental care for sons. Perhaps that is why all of his songs are still popular.
The poem under consideration is somewhat larger in volume, since it is deeper and more serious in meaning and content. It tells how a woman accidentally saw her son on an old film, and this strengthened her mother’s hope that he would return home. The author (“The Ballad of Mother” is an essay that schoolchildren can familiarize with in the literature on military topics) describes her emotional experiences in simple but expressive words, following the best traditions of Russian lyrics.