Capricious Horses

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Capricious Horses is a famous song by Russian bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its intense imagery and existential themes.

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Capricious Horses canonical 1
Capricious Steeds 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
accompaniment acoustic guitar ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Capricious Steeds ⓘ
linked to: Capricious Horses

Koni priveredlivye ⓘ
associatedWith Russian bard tradition ⓘ
Soviet underground culture ⓘ
composer Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
creator Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ
emotionalTone anxious ⓘ
defiant ⓘ
intense ⓘ
genre Russian chanson ⓘ
author’s song ⓘ
bard song ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact considered one of Vysotsky’s iconic songs ⓘ
widely quoted in Russian-speaking world ⓘ
hasImagery driver holding reins ⓘ
galloping horses ⓘ
precipice ⓘ
sledge ⓘ
snowstorm ⓘ
hasInterpretation allegory of a person’s life rushing toward death ⓘ
reflection on lack of control over destiny ⓘ
hasLineDescribing horses rushing toward an abyss ⓘ
hasLineExpressing plea to slow down before the precipice ⓘ
hasMetaphor horses as uncontrollable forces of fate ⓘ
life as a dangerous ride ⓘ
precipice as death ⓘ
hasTheme death ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ
fate ⓘ
fear ⓘ
human struggle ⓘ
overcoming adversity ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
lyricist Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notableFor dramatic performance style ⓘ
existential themes ⓘ
intense imagery ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy Vladimir Vysotsky with guitar accompaniment ⓘ
partOf Vladimir Vysotsky’s repertoire ⓘ
performer Vladimir Vysotsky ⓘ
timePeriodOfCreation late 1960s ⓘ
workTitleInRussian Кони привередливые ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vladimir Vysotsky → notableWork → Capricious Horses ⓘ
Capricious Horses → alsoKnownAs → Capricious Steeds ⓘ
linked to: Capricious Horses