Melanka khodyla, Vasyl'ka budyla,
Vasyl'ku, miy synku, pusty v khatynon'ku.
Ya zhyta ne zhala, zolotyy khrest derzhala,
Zolotu kadyl'nytsyu, sribnu taril'nytsyu.
Raduytesya lyudy, to v vas Khrystos bude,
Bohu svichku stavte, nam pyrizhok dayte.
Sl: Til'ky ne lamayte, tsilen'kyy dayte,
Ta z Melankamy, ta z Vasyl'kamy, z Rizdvom Khrystovym!
Сalendar and ritual songs
Shchedrivky, St. Basil’s songs
Malanka
Seasons
Winter
Fixed feasts (Solar calendar rites, the same date every year)
13.01 Shchedryi vechir, Melanka (The New Year Eve according to Julian calendar)
Both Miklos
Myroslava Vertiuk
Igor Perevertniuk
2018-09-26