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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Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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Как аукнется, так и откликнется
What goes around comes around.
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There is no smoke without fire.
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Не рой яму другому, сам в неё попадешь
Do not dig a hole for another one, you will fall into it yourself.
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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Лучше горькая правда, чем сладкая ложь
Bitter truth is better than sweet lies.
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Fear has big eyes.
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