С милым рай и в шалаше
With accent marks:
С ми́лым рай и в шалаше́.
Translation:
With a darling, even a hut is a paradise.
Meaning:
This phrase is used to say that love and happiness are more important than material well-being and comfort.
This phrase is considered to be a Russian proverb, however in fact, this is a line from a very popular in 18-19 centuries poem "Russian Song" by Russian poet of Tatar origin Nigmat Ibragimov (1778—1818):
Не ищи меня, богатый:
Ты не мил моей душе.
Что мне, что твои палаты?
С милым рай и в шалаше!
Don't look for me, rich guy:
You are not sweet to my soul.
What are your chambers for me?
With my darling I have a paradise in a hut!
Other Russian proverbs
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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The best is the enemy of the good.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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Без труда не выловишь и рыбку из пруда
Without labor, you can not even catch a fish in the pond.
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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Чем дальше в лес, тем больше дров
The further into the forest, the more firewood is there.
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Не место красит человека, а человек место
It is not a place that makes a person look good, but a person that makes a place look good.
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