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linguaphiles

In 1984, Paul Winter did a concert at the UN in honour of World Environment Day. One of the songs, "Hymn to the Russian Earth", is supposedly a Russian folk song. The lyrics are as follows:

If the people lived their lives
As if it were a song
For singing out of light
Provides the music for the stars
To be dancing circles in the night. 

Can anyone confirm that this is, in fact, a Russian folk song?

And can anyone provide me the original lyrics in Russian, or failing that, translate it back?  As before, I'm afraid I will need it in the Roman alphabet rather than Cyrillic (apologies to purists; it's what I'm stuck with).

And if you actually have the original lyrics, assuming they exist and it isn't a misrepresentation, how accurate is this translation anyway?

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lisaoflyonesse

Actress surprised by what producers want to do with the spin-off

... According to Jennie Garth, who will reprise her role as Kelly Taylor, the new “90210” will push the envelope.

“[The executive producers] were telling me what they were going to do with the show and I was [like], ‘Wow! Is that what it is really like out there for teenagers?’” she told Access Hollywood at The CW upfronts earlier this week. “It’s just a different world and there is just so much accessible to young people now, so there is a lot to talk about now, [a lot] to deal with.”

Though she was surprised by some of the themes the spin-off will entertain, Garth said it made her reflect on some of the topics the original cast covered – teenage sex, underage drinking, drug abuse, alcoholism, gambling addictions, rape, eating disorders, violence against women and interracial dating, to name a few.

“When I was talking to the executive producers and getting their take on what they were going to do with the show, I realized that our show, when it was in its original form, was very cutting edge and provocative,” Garth said. “[It] dealt with a lot of really great, great issues that needed to be dealt with for teens at that time.”