what does the word "Slava or Slawa" mean in Russian and/or Ukrainian?
 

other than the obvious "Slavic", I am wondering what meanings the word "Slava" or "Slawa" has in Ukrainian and Russian ?

thanks

It means "fame"

It has more than one meaning...
fame, glory, blessed be...

It' a spiffy girls' name

what they said
glory and fame

I fucked a Russian chick once, she kept saying "Slawa". I thought she wanted me to slow down.

Yes its fame . glory also on my language and maybe is the same on russian can mean celebretation

thanks for the translate, it makes sense to me now :thumbsup

LOL

She was thinking of some guy named "Slava". It's also a guys name.

I doubt she was yelling OH GLORY OH FAME!

:1orglaugh

fortune fame glory

i luv ya slava

Here is the dictionary meaning of it :)

слава, -ы
ж (героя) glory , (писателя, актёра итп) fame, (дурная, хорошая) repute
разг, слухи rumor (BRIT) , rumor (US)
во славу +gen to the greater glory of
на славу splendidly
слава Богу! thank God!

suits you a little ;)

thanks for the answers, I was trying to figure out what they were singing in this song and I was pretty sure it didn't have anything to do with being "Slavic"

D null it's also a name

Not sure who good this works, but for any future questions:
http://translation2.paralink.com/

Vyacheslav it is, isn't it?

Dub Buk is an amazing band. That particular song is about glory of Ukraine and its various symbols (mountains, springs, dark nights, steppes, mythology, poets, etc)

The first spoken words translate as "glory to ukraine, glory to the motherland"

Де дрімучі ліса, давнина і краса



what is the above in english please?

Approximately:

Where there are thick woods, olden times and beauty

thanks linguist :thumbsup

looks to be a very nice piece of poetry

the whole song in cyrillic is here: http://mclub.te.net.ua/s_txt.phtml?sn=209756&sid=3550

It is, their lyrics and political views are controversial but I really like the band. Also not sure if you know of the band, but Nokturnal Mortum are from Ukraine with similar music and more dark/folky. Мировоззрение by them is quite a masterpiece.