Славны бубны за горами

[serialcondition.livejournal.com]

 hi,

can someone explain what this phrase means, pls:  "Славны бубны за горами" 

thanks

t.

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[zveriozha.livejournal.com]

It has the same meaning as "Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence".
Literal translation is - "Tambourines behind the mountains are nice".

[rainman-rocks.livejournal.com]

Complete, rarely used version is: "Славны бубны за горами - а к нам придут, как лукошко"

Literal: "Tambourines over the hills are [sounding] nice, but when they come to us, they turn into simple baskets"

Meaning: "The grass is always greener on the other side"

[dryoldscholar.livejournal.com]

Wow! I've never heared it before! Grate and mity is the Russian language! Вилик и магуч. It's a joke.

[serialcondition.livejournal.com]

Thank you for a detailed answer

[serialcondition.livejournal.com]

thank you

[alsemoff.livejournal.com]

I'm Russian but I don't know what that means at all... it's like omg.. if someone told me that I would never understand him =)