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The Russian word for song is
песня

pesnya



song

Russian Definition


song
     1. песня
      He wrote a beautiful song about her.
     2. пение птиц, насекомых, китов и т. д.
     3. разг. по дешёвке
      He bought that car for a song.



Translations for song and their definitions

песня
     1. n. song
           С пе́сней по жи́зни ~ Not a day without a song. (Motto.)
           лебеди́ная пе́сня — swan song
           до́лгая пе́сня — long story
           ста́рая пе́сня — same old story
     2. n. something very good
           Твоя́ но́вая маши́на — про́сто пе́сня! — Your new car really rocks!


песнь
     1. n. (obsolete and poetic of песня) song
           лебеди́ная пе́снь — swan song
           в честь (+ dat., lang, ru, в честь + gen.) — to praise, to laud (somebody or something)
     2. n. canto
           Песнь Пе́сней — Song of Songs


песенка
     1. n. (diminutive of пе́сня): (little) song
           inline=y, твоя́ пе́сенка спе́та, you're finished; you're history; you're dead (lit.: your little song is sung)


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