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[coldshadows24.livejournal.com]

Hello, sorry for this, but I need translations to two songs. If anyone would be willing to help then I would be greatly appreciative, so thank you in advance. As you can see, I've basically found the lyrics in Russian from various sites, but it's the English translation I need. I would have tried to translate them myself or through some sort of site, but I'm afraid it will come out too literal and lose meaning.
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Name etymology

[ponedelnik.livejournal.com]

I've noticed, particularly when looking at Russian names, that what in Roman letters is 'b', has been turned into a Cyrillic 'в'. The symbols are strikingly similar, so is there any particular reason for this? Why is it not simply a 'б' in Russian?

E.g. Sebastian - Севастьян
Barbara - Варвара
Jacob - Яков

Secondly, I was wondering about the name Азима Наврилова. I've tried Google, but I couldn't find out anything about its etymology (except in Serbian), whereas the last name reminds me of the verb наврать. Азима seems more common in Balkan and Central Asian countries.

- Thank you.