The Language I Live: Не лети так, життє
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

The Language I Live: Не лети так, життє

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь «Не лети так, життє…»— Ukrainian rendering Some songs are about women.Some are about years already lived.But this one is about life itself. When sung in Ukrainian, the plea becomes a prayer — softer, closer, more […]

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• 20.09.2025 • 3 min read

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The Language I Live: Flieg nicht so schnell, Leben
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Sep 18, 2025

The Language I Live: Flieg nicht so schnell, Leben

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь «Flieg nicht so schnell, Leben…»— German rendering There are songs where a man begs for love.There are songs where he thanks for the years that passed.And then there are songs like this one — where […]

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