The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (94): What they sang in Odessa

The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (94): What they sang in Odessa

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norman lebrecht

June 17, 2020

This is the anthem of the musical Black Sea port, sung by the Soviet hero Leonid Utiosov.

And another by Mark Bernes.

Na zdravi.

 

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  • Akutagawa says:
    June 18, 2020 at 9:46 am

    Na zdraví? That’s Czech, not Russian (or as far as I know Ukrainian). The correct Russian phrase is za (not na) zdorovye, but it’s not actually that commonly used.

    I knew an English guy in Prague who would constantly mix up na zdraví and nádraží. The first means cheers, the second means railway station.

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  • E says:
    June 18, 2020 at 1:16 pm

    “§erefine” in Turc — the first letter is an “S” with a little curve under it.

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