A Little Song About Bears

"Bear Song" redirects here. For the 1994 song by Green Jellÿ, see The Bear Song.

"A Little Song About Bears" (Russian: Песенка о медведях) is a song written by Leonid Derbenyov and composed by Aleksandr Zatsepin for the 1966 Soviet film Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, in which it was sung by the main heroine (played by Natalya Varley and dubbed for the song by Aida Vedishcheva).^[1][2]

"Pesenka o medvedyakh"
Song by Aida Vedishcheva
Language	Russian
Released	1966
Label	Melodiya
Composer(s)	Aleksandr Zatsepin
Lyricist(s)	Leonid Derbenyov
Music video
"Pesenka o medvedyakh" (excerpt from the film Kidnapping, Caucasian Style) on YouTube

In Russia, "Pesenka o medvedyakh" is considered one of the most popular songs of the 20th century.^[1]

Composition

The song states that the Earth is being rotated by bears (supposedly polar bears) rubbing their backs against its axis. And that the bears work very diligently in order to help future lovers meet each other sooner (so that someone says "I love you" to someone earlier by a year or two).