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The Language of Songs

When the Same Author Writes Two Different Women: A Song, a Translation, and a Lost Perspective

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 […]

Tymur Levitin

• 02.06.2026 • 4 min read

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song translation

07.09.2025

The Little Princess: A Song that Opens the World of a Father’s Tenderness

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

When a Man Sings a Lullaby In cultures where lullabies are usually sung by mothers, Sergey Kurenkov’s “Little Princess” sounds unique.It is not just a song — it is a document of tenderness, a father’s voice dedicated to his daughter. Kurenkov in the early 2000s was about 35 years old — not a youth, not […]

Tymur Levitin

28.08.2025

She Plays Chopin: Language of Emotion, Cultural Code, and the Meaning of Translation

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Culture, and Translation📌 Categories: Author’s Column, Learning English, Learning German, Learning Spanish🔗 Levitin Language School – Official Website🔗 Language Learnings – US Website “She plays Chopin…” These words from Artur Rudenko’s song are not only about love.They are about language.About how one verb, one comparison, creates a portrait […]

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