Oy vy, vorohy, vorohy,
Da ne perekhod'te dorohy,
Da nekhay pereyde utinka,
Molodoho Ivana matinka.
Oy vyydu za vorota – mlyn mele,
Ne hnivaysya, miy svekorko, na mene,
Ne sama ya pryyshla do tebe,
Syudy mene konychen'ky zavezly,
Syudy mene metelytsya zamela,
Tut mene nichen'ka obnyal[a].
Oy svatu, svatu, svatochku nash,
Zaletilo utenyatko nashe do vas,
Da ne byyte yoho, ne layte,
Til'ky yomu dilechko zahadayt[e].
I ne kyshkayte, y ne polokhayte,
Nekhay vono pryvykayet'sya,
Ts'oho domu ne tsurayet'sya.
– Dobryy vechir, matusen'ka moya,
Oy chy myla druzhynon'ka moya?
– Yakby tobi, miy synochok, myla,
Yakby meni dilechko robyla,
Yakby meni vody nanosyla,
Yakby meni dizhu zamisyla,
Yakby meni plattya poprala,
Yakby mene matirˊyu zvala.
Songs of the rites of passage
Wedding songs
Ritual and customary folklore
The Wedding
Both Miklos
Myroslava Vertiuk
Natalka Khomenko
2018-09-17