RUSSIAN SONG

[al-r.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for all your advices! They helped a lot.
Funny thing - I offered a choice of songs for my lovely Koreans, they seemed not to be excited and made their own suggestions - just look! - Kukushka (Zemfira's variant) and  -  Millions alyh roz (!!!!!!) :)))))) That was cute to hear! :)))
Finaly they liked the lyrics of ПЕСЕНКА СТУДЕНТА (THE SONG OF A STUDENT) - ...предстоит учиться мне в университете.... если насмерть не убьюсь на хмельной пирушке... не помру от своей латыни..... (I am going to study in the University... if I only don't die on a party... if I only don't die because of learning Latin...)
We'll try to cope with the text... I'll share the link to the recording :)))

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYBODY!

Comments

[palti.livejournal.com]

> если насмерть не убьюсь на хмельной пирушке...

если насмерть не уПьюсь на хмельной пирушке.

[al-r.livejournal.com]

thank you! makes sence...

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Funny: what they choose is not an original Russian song (well, the music is written by a Russian composer, David Tukhmanov,) but rather a translation from medieval Latin -- and anonymous Goliard verse from the 13th century (the complete Russian translation (http://www.apmath.spbu.ru/ru/staff/uteshev/vagant.html)).
It is funny that this translation has almost nothing to do with the original, as it was mostrly re-written by the translator:) A closer translation and the original Latin verses could be found here (http://sentjao.livejournal.com/150918.html). Note that no "another planet," "professors who torture the students," or "death because of learning Latin" were mentioned in the original Latin verses :)

[al-r.livejournal.com]

:)) I would say it has already definitely become a part of Russian culture :)) The students found the sence to be similar to their situation - going to Russia! another planet in fact... :))
Thank you for the links, I heard of the original text but never bothered to read it!

[pzrk.livejournal.com]

Do you need the full text, or you already have one?

[al-r.livejournal.com]

thank you, I have it :)) We already started learning the text!

[konstkaras.livejournal.com]

Tukhmanov rocks! Nice choice!

[al-r.livejournal.com]

:))