On the hills of Georgia lies the darkness of the night; Noisy Aragva before me. I'm sad and easy; my sadness is light; My sadness is full of you, You, only you... My despondency Nothing torments, disturbs, And my heart burns and loves again - because It cannot not love.

"On the Hills of Georgia" is one of the few poems about Pushkin's love for his future wife, the beautiful Natalya Goncharova. The poet met Natalya Goncharova in Moscow in December 1828 at the dance master Yogel's ball. In April 1829, realizing that he might be refused, Pushkin asked for the hand of Natalia from her parents through Fyodor Tolstoy the American. The answer of Goncharova's mother was vague: Natalya Ivanovna believed that the 16-year-old daughter at that time was too young for marriage, but there was no final refusal. Having received a very vague answer, Pushkin decided to go to the active army in the Caucasus.

Pushkin's friends, not wanting to endanger the poet's life, nevertheless persuaded Pushkin to stay for several months in Tiflis, where a short and sensual poem "On the Hills of Georgia" was created.

"On the hills of Georgia" is a lyrical poem written in the genre of elegy. The size of the verse is iambic with a cross rhyme. The description of nature serves the author as a way of expressing the feelings of the lyrical hero, reflections on the theme of love. The author narrates only his thoughts, and does not color them emotionally. There is only one metaphor in the verse - "the heart is on fire", but it is so familiar that it is not even perceived as a metaphor.

During the period of writing the poem, Pushkin had a desire to leave the venture with marriage and never return to Moscow. However, the feelings for Natalya Goncharova turned out to be so strong that in 1830 the poet again proposed to Natalya Goncharova and this time received consent. It is curious that after the marriage, Pushkin did not dedicate a single lyric poem to Natalya Goncharova.

On the hills of Georgia lies the darkness of the night;
Noisy Aragva before me.
I'm sad and easy; my sadness is light;
My sorrow is full of you
By you, by you alone... My despondency
Nothing hurts, nothing worries
And the heart burns again and loves - because
That it cannot love.

29-year-old Alexander Pushkin, upset by the refusal of the first beauty of Moscow, Natalia Goncharova, leaves for the Caucasus, where he writes these poems. In Tbilisi, or as it was customary then to call - Tiflis, Pushkin was two weeks - from May 27 to June 10, 1829. He was noticed not only at receptions, but also committed acts unacceptable for his position - he wandered around the bazaars, played with boys, went to sulfur baths and (oh, horror!) Buy pears here on this square and eat them unwashed. Tbilisi had already been turned into a garrison city for the army of the Russian Empire, which intended to seize not only the Caucasus, but also conquer Persia and Turkey. Of course, according to Russian tradition, most of the streets of houses being built in the modern districts of Sololaki and Mtatsminda were named after generals and high royal officials. And the enamored and rejected poet was looking for an opportunity to escape from his sadness. Only. And again, according to Russian tradition, the best distraction is to go to war.

One can relate differently to Pushkin's literary talent, but the fact that he was a propagandist of the wars of conquest of the Russian Empire is beyond doubt. When Pushkin returned from the Caucasus, Thaddeus Bulgarin wrote in his newspaper Severnaya Pchela: “Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin returned to the local Capital from Arzrum. He was in the brilliant field of victories and triumphs of the Russian army, he enjoyed the spectacle, curious for everyone, especially for the Russian. Many admirers of his Muse hope that he will enrich our Literature with some work inspired under the shadow of military tents, in view of impregnable mountains and strongholds, on which the mighty hand of the Erivan hero hoisted Russian banners.

Pushkin during the trip enjoyed the full attention of the Erivan hero - General Paskevich, who, during the farewell visit of the poet, on July 21, 1829 in Erzerum, presented him with a Turkish saber, and Pushkin in response dedicated lines to him in the poem "Borodino Anniversary":
"Mighty avenger of evil insults
Who conquered the peaks of the Taurus
Before whom Erivan humbled herself
To whom the Suvorov Lavra
The wreath was woven with triple abuse.

Pushkin was called a poet in the army, in our opinion - a propagandist. There was no television then, radio too, newspapers were rarely published and the only way to glorify the conquests was to write laudatory poems. However, Paskevich turned out to be the most sincere after the death of the poet, writing a letter to Nicholas I, in which there are such lines: “It is a pity for Pushkin, as a writer, at a time when his talent was maturing; but he was a bad man. It is also a Russian tradition - to exalt and humiliate, at the same time... a prop...

"On the hills of Georgia" Alexander Pushkin

On the hills of Georgia lies the darkness of the night; Noisy Aragva before me. I'm sad and easy; my sadness is light; My sadness is full of you, You, only you... My despondency Nothing torments, disturbs, And my heart burns and loves again - because It cannot not love.

Analysis of Pushkin's poem "On the Hills of Georgia"

The poem "On the Hills of Georgia" is one of the few lyrical works that Alexander Pushkin dedicated to his future wife, the first beauty of Moscow, Natalya Goncharova. It was written in the summer of 1829, after the unsuccessful matchmaking of the poet. Realizing that he could be refused, Pushkin conveyed his marriage proposal to the parents of Natalia Goncharova through his friend, Fyodor Tolstoy-American, who was a member of the family of the poet's chosen one. Having received a very vague answer, more like a refusal, which the bride's parents argued that Natalya was still too young for marriage, Pushkin decided to go to the active army in the Caucasus.

His friends, not wanting to endanger the life of the poet, nevertheless persuaded Pushkin to stay for several months in Tiflis, where a short, sensual and very romantic poem "On the Hills of Georgia" was created.

This work begins with the fact that the poet stands on the banks of the full-flowing Aragva River, but his thoughts are still turned to distant and cold Moscow, where he left the one that managed to win his heart with just a glance. The poet admits that his soul is filled with bright sadness, he is "sad and light." Such conflicting feelings, of course, are caused by a veiled refusal to marry, but the poet still does not lose hope of reuniting with his beloved. “Nothing torments or disturbs my despondency” - this phrase of the poem should be interpreted in such a way that, yearning for Natalya Goncharova, Pushkin feels that sooner or later he will get her hands anyway. Therefore, the poet perceives refusal and separation as temporary circumstances that do not allow him to marry. One of the obstacles, by the way, is the rather modest financial situation of the poet, who is reputed to be a very gambler and lowers almost all of his salary into cards.

Later, returning from the Caucasus, Pushkin will try to improve his financial situation by giving up playing cards and visiting expensive drinking establishments. However, at the time of writing the poem "On the Hills of Georgia", which in its beauty and grace resembles an elegy, the poet's thoughts are very far from everyday worries. He does not even care about the fact that Natalya Goncharova, with whom the poet managed to exchange only a few empty phrases during a short acquaintance, is unlikely to have tender feelings for him. For Pushkin, what he feels in relation to a young girl is much more important.. “And the heart burns and loves again - because it cannot help but love,” the poet writes, thereby emphasizing that for a happy marriage, he personally has enough of his own feelings, which, he believes, are more than enough to build a strong family.

It is noteworthy that Pushkin's premonitions were not deceived, since in 1830 he made a second proposal to Natalya Goncharova and received consent. However, after the marriage, he did not dedicate a single lyric poem to his wife. Perhaps the whole point is that the young beauty, infinitely respecting her husband, could not truly understand and love him. It is also worth noting that after the Pushkin couple settled in St. Petersburg, Natalya Nikolaevna was presented to the court and, thanks to her beauty, became one of the favorites of the Empress. Such benevolence obliged Pushkin's wife to lead an active social life and appear at all balls without exception. It is quite understandable that this caused attacks of uncontrollable jealousy in the poet, however, in his letters to numerous friends, he wrote that he was infinitely happy, and recalled his short trip to the Caucasus, during which, in fact, his fate was decided. Pushkin noted that during the period of writing the poem "On the Hills of Georgia" he had a desire to leave the venture with marriage and never return to Moscow. However, feelings for Natalya Goncharova turned out to be stronger than the arguments of reason.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's poem "Night lies on the hills of Georgia" is written in iambic. It combines five and six-foot iambic. Rhyming in the poem is cross, with alternating male and female rhymes. This gives the work consistency, speech floats slowly and measuredly, as if showing objects one after another, continuously and smoothly. The work was written in 1829 during a long trip to the Caucasus. Pushkin visited the place of hostilities, which was interesting to him because the poet was worried about the fate of the Decembrists. It is interesting that during this period he was in love with Natalia Goncharova, which means he wrote about love for her. Natalya rejected the love of the young poet, but this did not mean that Pushkin could not admire his chosen one. The young poet shows his experiences by conveying a picture of nature. Mist covers the world, peace comes into the soul of the poet. He is not going to violently oppose the choice of his chosen one, but he cannot forget about her. Therefore, the calmness of nature accurately reflects its mood.

We bring to your attention the text of the verse by A.S. Pushkin:

On the hills of Georgia lies the darkness of the night;

Noisy Aragva before me.

I'm sad and easy; my sadness is light;

My sorrow is full of you

You, you alone ... My despondency

Nothing hurts, nothing worries

And the heart burns again and loves - because

That it cannot love.

You can also listen to the text of the poem “On the hills of Georgia lies the darkness of the night” (read by Oleg Pogudin):