Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок

СЛАВНЫ БУБНЫ ЗА ГОРАМИ

That which is elsewhere and which we are only told about seems better and attrac tive. See Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б), Там хорошо, где нас нет (T)

Var.:Звонки бубны за горамиCf:Blue are the hills that are far from us (Br.). Distance lends enchantment to the view (Am.,Br.). Distant pastures are greener (Br.). Faraway birds have fine feathers (Am.). Faraway cows have (wear) long horns (Am.). Faraway fowls have fair feathers (Br.). Far folk fare best (Br.). Far hills look the bluest (Am.). Far-off cows have long horns (Br.). Hills are green far away (Br.). Hills look green far away (Am.)

  1. славны бубны за горами—славн добр бубни за горами а зблизька шкуратян...Українсько-російский і російсько-український фразеологичний словник (Олейник І. С., Сидоренко М. М.)