I took 3 years of Russian in high school and to me, it sounds like barking dogs! :o) Of course, so does German. I enjoy listening to Spanish and French though. English is the ugliest language. I have friends from Bulgaria who sound similar to Russian when they speak Bulgarian.


>Hmmm.. looks like a great poem, but unfortunately as I said before, I am unilingual. I neither speak nor understand Russian. I was only pointing out that it is a beautiful language to listen to. It is a soft, rolling language, and even not being able to understand what is said it is still a pleasure to listen to. On the other hand, it's far less beautiful to look at. ;)
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>>>>With w it looks much more sexy <g>
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>>>>I have trouble with w still, e.g. I pronounce it practially as v... I think it's a common problem in Russian accent...
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>>>You have to admit though, Russian is a gorgeous language to listen to. My dad had a wonderful bass voice, and when he spoke Russian, it was like being wrapped in velvet.
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>>It may depend on who is using it and how <g>
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>>Не жалею, не зову, не плачу,
>>Все пройдет, как с белых яблонь дым.
>>Увяданья золотом охваченный,
>>Я не буду больше молодым.
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>>Ты теперь не так уж будешь биться,
>>Сердце схваченное холодком.
>>И страна березового ситца
>>Не заманит шляться босиком...
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>>Дух бродяжий, ты все реже, реже
>>Расшевеливаешь пламень уст,
>>О, моя утраченная свежесть,
>>Буйство глаз и половодье чувств...
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>>Я теперь скупее стал в желаньях,
>>Жизнь моя, иль ты приснилась мне?
>>Словно я весенней, гулкой ранью
>>Проскакал на розовом коне.
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>>Все мы, все мы в этом мире тленны,
>>Тихо льется с кленов листьев медь.
>>Будь же ты вовек благословенно,
>>Что пришло процвесть и умереть...
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>>It's strange, why I loved Esenin that much when I was young...