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[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

Hello. Since I have never traveled to Russia, can someone describe to me what Russia looks like and what the people are like?

Also, I *tried* to translate a song, can someone fix my mistakes??

Температура ноль и не выше,
Ветер по коже, ветер по крыше,
Сердце растаяло, просится в руки,
Мне тебя мало, мало для скуки.
_______Fever is zero and not above
_______The wind is along my skin, the wind is through my wings
_______Heart thawed, (_?_) in arms
_______You are small to me, small for (_?_)

Мне тебя много, много для ночи,
Лечишь - не лечишь, видно не хочешь,
Кажется дура, без тебя просто,
Рано - не рано, лучше, чем поздно.
_______You are much to me, much for the nights
_______You cure, you do not cure, you obviously do not want
_______It seems I am a fool, simply without you
_______Early, not early, better than later

Я обрываю ниточки просто,
Все-таки рано, лучше чем поздно.
_______I am simply cut short (_?_)
_______Everything, however, is early, better than later

Я не болею тобой от февраля до Москвы,
Я не болею тобой, как сигаретами дым.
Я просто ветер опять,
Все просто смыло водой,
Я закрываю тебя, я не болею тобой.
_______I am not in pain with you from February before Moscow
_______I am not in pain with you, like cigarrette smoke.
_______I am simply wind again
_______Everything is simply washed away water
_______I close you, I am not in pain with you

Битые стекла не переклею,
Тобой больше я не болею,
Переболела, переписала,
без тебя много, с тобою мало.
_______The beaten glass doesn't restick
_______I am not in pain with you anymore
_______Recovered, rewritten
_______Without you much,
_______With you slightly

Я обрываю ниточки просто,
Все-таки рано, лучше чем поздно.
_______I am simply cut short (_?_)
_______Everything, however, is early, better than later

Я не болею тобой от февраля до Москвы,
Я не болею тобой, как сигаретами дым.
Я просто ветер опять,
Все просто смыло водой,
Я закрываю тебя, я не болею тобой.
_______I am not in pain with you from February before Moscow
_______I am not in pain with you, like cigarrette smoke.
_______I am simply wind again
_______Everything is simply washed away water
_______I close you, I am not in pain with you

Comments

[nekotjonok.livejournal.com]

Мне тебя мало, мало для скуки - I don't have enough of you, not enough for boredom
Кажется -дура - seems you are a fool (not me)
От февраля до Москвы - from February to Moscow

what do you want to know about Russia in partiсular?

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

What is it like??

[botanik1.livejournal.com]

It's big, white and shiny.

[mr-yogurt.livejournal.com]

And what would you answer if somebody asked you what are US like? ;)

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

I would say that the US is split apart into two parties. Democratic and Republican, or people for Bush and against Bush. I am against Bush.

The US is very diverse. Some cities are run down, some are glorious.

Some places are clean and rich, some are poor.

The US is not arrogant. Our President is.

The US(where I live, Arizona) is a desert with cactus and rabbits. But there are also valleys with beautiful rivers.

[zmey2.livejournal.com]

You'll find Russia quite the same things :))

[aravir.livejournal.com]

except cactus

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

Lol. Except cactus.

Iiiiiiii wouldn't agree with all that.

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

If you were to try to describe the US for someone who's never been, it's probably not a good idea to make it sound so... weird.

The US *is* diverse, but our cities are neither completely run-down nor "glorious." Every city I've ever lived in seems to have varying degrees of both affluence and poverty. In some, the ghettos are no more than a couple blocks away from upper-middle class subdivisions. No city should be categorized as either one or the other.

I won't speak for Atlanta, though. I can't stand Atlanta.

I spent most of my childhood in a barrio, so it struck me a little unkindly that you would equate poor places with uncleanliness. Now I wish I hadn't been forced to wash behind my ears all those times. What a waste!

I wouldn't agree with you that our country's citizens aren't collectively arrogant. Not that I'm condoning anything that has transpired as a result of our government's actions, so let's avoid politics here. I do think we have an arrogant societal consciousness. One manifestation of it is our general impatience. We can't wait for anything, not for a war to sort itself out (I'm not thinking of the current conflict, mind you), not for putting off a conversation until we find a place to park, not for December to arrive before we start putting Christmas lights up.

A lot of us can't even wait four minutes sitting in a drive-thru without getting an attitude with the cashier at the window.

It's not any one person's fault (well, I blame the guys who invented the drive-thru for that last one). And Americans have just as many merits as we do faults, just like any other people on the planet, I do believe. I think it's time to get off my soap-box, though. :)

What part of Arizona are you from? I lived in Tucson. (And you forgot to mention the snakes and coyotes!--the latter of which ate one of our cats... right on the street where we lived... *sad*).

Re: Iiiiiiii wouldn't agree with all that.

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

I live in Glendale. We never have coyotes lol. I have never even seen one. I guess it depends where in AZ.

[diamand.livejournal.com]

so, what do you want to know about russia?

[dimon37.livejournal.com]

Сердце растаяло, просится в руки - heart thawed and is asking (to be picked up) into arms

Я обрываю ниточки просто,
Все-таки рано, лучше чем поздно.

I simply tear the threads
but as it turns out, early is better then late

Я не болею тобой - literaly means "I am not sick with you", but the expression is used to mean "in love with you", meaning that the love to you is the sickness

Все просто смыло водой - everything is simply washed away WITH water

Я закрываю тебя - i am closing you (the way you woudl close a book or close a chapter)

I have to say this. If this song looks like a meaningless collection of words when translated into English, that means you have a correct impression of the song. It is a rather stupid song.

[dair-spb.livejournal.com]

well, that's my try for a "song" though I have to agree with dimon37 that it's just a meaningless collection of words even in Russian ;-)



"You cure or not cure" - well, in modern Russian youth slang the word "лечить" (plain: to cure) could be well translated as "to lie", "to tell bulls**t" or whatever the like.
I think the root is "to tell that it's ok when it's not indeed just to make person feel better".

"What is Russia?" you know, it's really hard to explain. Please be more precise ;-)
ow.
Sounds like Russian pop obviously.

[quieres.livejournal.com]

The most important thing you should know about Russia is that there are to many unhappy people here, and some of them even have a distinct reason to be unhappy.

[uxare.livejournal.com]

It is not true.
Russian does not "keep smiling", but it is not unhappiness.
We are just another.

Oh wait, I just realized this wasn't the Russia_love community...

[happy-accidents.livejournal.com]

I admire the whole "don't smile unless you mean it" mentality that Russia seems to proliferate. Why pretend to be happy if you're not? A combination of elements (a tumultuous history, dreary weather, corrupt politics) has given many Russians an underlying "life is hard" attitude, which manifests itself in their behavior. Incredibly warm people, though, just affected by a unique culture that remains somewhat incomprehensible to the average American.

Re: Oh wait, I just realized this wasn't the Russia_love community...

[solito.livejournal.com]

I fully agree!!!!

[ex-my3bikaht259.livejournal.com]

Russia is different

We have subtropical climate at south and polar night (which lasts half of year) at north. We have +120F at summer days in Astrakhan and -40F at winter in Arkhangelsk. We have big shiny Moscow, that looks like Las Vegas at night by advertising outdoors and we have cultural capital in Saint-Petersburg with palaces, bridges and fountains. But also we have poor villages with people that earn 2-3 mere bucks in a day working all day by the hot sun.

And, also, I haven't see some bears for 6 or 7 years ;)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen any bears in the streets in my whole life :)

[ex-my3bikaht259.livejournal.com]

Only bears i've recently saw are from "White bear" beer advertising :)

But I can imagine i'm pulling out bear from my house :))))

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

I saw a baby bear on a leash outside the Hermitage last summer. Two teenagers were charging tourists 50 rubles to pet it!

[ilia-yasny.livejournal.com]

Look here:
http://www.transformation.ru/russia/?show=1
and other stories from
http://www.transformation.ru/russia/

[-alex-dee-.livejournal.com]

>Hello. Since I have never traveled to Russia, can someone describe to me what Russia looks like
уточни вопрос. что конкретно тебя интересует ?? климат, культура, люди, или что-то другое...
can you ask a question more exactly. what are you interesting ?? climate, culture, people or something else.

>and what the people are like?
homo sapiens такие же как в америке. 2 глаза, нос, рот, две руки и ноги. (homo sapiens like in america. 2 eyes, nose, mouth, 2 arms and legs).

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Any neanderthals there? I could *swear* I work with a couple here.

[-alex-dee-.livejournal.com]

что вы хотите этим сказать ?? what do you mean by that ??

может я не так сказал ?? maybe I said something wrong ??

я имел ввиду, что люди в америке такие же как в россии, или в европе. i mean, that people in america are like people in russia, or people in europe :-))

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

lmao! she was kidding. haha

[-alex-dee-.livejournal.com]

lol =))

*PS: btw, i like your avatar / мне понравилась твоя аватарка :)))*

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

mine?

[-alex-dee-.livejournal.com]

угу. ю хэв э найс смайл )))

[thedevilishone.livejournal.com]

aww! thanks! lol

[fds.livejournal.com]

I think that Russia is a country with large potential in a lot of aspects. But with potential only. At the moment people are afraid of bureaucracy, police and lawlessness. Therefor this government structures have no shame at all. May be some of members this community objected and could show us a lot of examples of opposite situation. But if you go to register yourself or in our military registration and enlistment office or in another public service you could see a harassment instead of help.