language and music

The Language of Songs Series | Song Translation, Meaning and Perspective Sometimes a translation changes words. Sometimes it changes rhythm. Sometimes it changes culture. And sometimes it changes the person speaking. That is when a translation stops being a translation and becomes a different work. Recently, I found myself comparing two versions of the same […]

Music, Stories and Misunderstood Cultural Codes Music often becomes the first place where people encounter unfamiliar cultural language.Many words, expressions and social archetypes travel through songs long before they appear in everyday speech. One of the most misunderstood musical terms in the Russian-speaking world is Russian chanson. Outside the region, the term often sounds mysterious.Inside […]