Oy davno-davno v matinky bula,
Shcho vzhe ta dorizhka ternom zarosla.
Oy ne tak ternom, yak shypshynoyu,
De my pokhodyly iz matinkoyu.
A ya skhochu-skhochu, teren vysichu,
Kolyuchu shypshynu prypil vylomlyu.
Kolyuchu shypshynu prypil vylomlyu,
Do svoyeyi nenʹky v hosti zh polynu.
Oy lechu-lechu pomizh halychok,
Pryletila-sila v matinky v sadu.
Pryletila-sila v matinky v sadu
Na tiy orishyni, shcho na kray sadu.
Na tiy orishyni, shcho na kray sadu,
Chy ne vyyde maty vrantsi zh po vodu.
Vyyshla-vyyshla maty rano vody bratʹ,
Ne nabrala vody, nabrala slizok.
Ne nabrala vody, nabrala slizok,
Pishla y u svitlytsyu budytʹ nevistok.
Nevistochky-dochky, pora ustavatʹ,
Shchosʹ u nashim sadu za ptashka kuye.
Oy to zh ne ptashka, to zh vasha dochka,
Bez doli vrodylasʹ, bez shchastya zrosla.
Bez doli vrodylasʹ, bez shchastya zrosla,
Na chuzhu storonku horyuvatʹ pishla.
Unfortunate fate
Family relations
Alien area
Social and everyday life songs
Day laborer's songs
Both Miklos
Susanna Karpenko
Susanna Karpenko
2017-10-22