Songs

Kosars'ka

Ishche sontse v rozi, a my u dorozi,
U dorozi my z dobrymy lyud'my.

Kosaryky kosyat', vitryk podymaye,
Vitryk podymaye, doshchyk nakrapay[e].

Oy my sino kopychyly, sobi khloptsya pryvychyly,
Oy chornyavoho, kucheryavoho.

A shche budem kopychyty, shchob druhoho pryvychyty,
Chornyavishoho, kudryavishoho.

A vzhe sontse kruzhkom, kruzhkom, nam dodomu luzhkom, luzhkom,
Oy luzhkom, luzhkom, krutym berezhkom.

A vzhe sontse nad lypoyu, ya b dodomu podrypala,
Podrypala b ya, nevolya moya.

A v nas pan zhe moloden'kyy, v n'oho konyk voronen'kyy,
Konya zapryazhe, ta y nas pidveze.


Zhnyvars'ka

Yakby moya volya, to ya bula b doma,
Zhytechka b ne zhala, v kholodku lezhal[a].

Nute, zhentsi, do mezhi, varenychky u dizhi,
Varenychky v masli, horilochka v plyashtsi.

Oy day, Bozhe, radu, moya koza zzadu,
Oy khot' pomozhit' abo ne speshit'.

Oy ty, Vanya, molotok, zroby Hali kholodok,
Bo v nas Halya bila, shob ne zahoril[a].

A vzhe sontse nad lypoyu, ya b dodomu podrypala,
Podrypala b ya, nevolya moya.

A vzhe sontse kruzhkom, kruzhkom, nam dodomu luzhkom, luzhkom,
Oy luzhkom, luzhkom, krutym berezhkom.

Ishche sonechko vhori, kusayut'sya komari,
Kusayut'sya, p’yut', robyt' ne dayut'.

A vzhe sontse nad lypoyu, tryasy, pane, kalytoyu,
Tryasy – ne tryasy, po hryvni dasy.

Kosarye kosyat, a vet'or povyevaye,
Shovkova trava na pokos vylyaha[ye].

A moya trava stoyit' ne koshenaya,
A ya, moloda, stoyu zasmuchena[ya].

Poydu do bratka vodu v bratka prositi:
– Pomozhy, bratku, travicheyku kosi[ti].

Hnula, hnula kalinon'ku – ne nahnula,
Prokynula khustynon'ku – da y zasnula.

Prokynula khustynon'ku – da y zasnula,
Yak priyekhav moy milyen'koy, ya y nye chula.

Yak priyekhav moy milyen'koy, da y torkaye:
– Oy stan', oy stan', moya mila, vzhe y svitaye.

Oy stan', oy stan', moya mila, chy ty chuyesh,
Oy z kym zhe zh ty tsyu nochen'ku nochuyesh?

– Oy nochuyu, moy milyen'koy, ne sama,
Yak u luzi kalinon'ka roztsvyela.

Oy nochuyu, moy milyen'koy, z detkamy,
Yek u luzi kalinon'ka z vetkamy.

Odne lyezhyt' kolo boku, druhoy skrayu,
Ya zh na tebe, moy milyen'koy, chekayu.

Kosari kosyat', y a vyet'or povyevaye,
Shovkova trava na pokos vilyahay[e].

Shovkova trava na pokos vilyahaye,
Molodyy kozak na syvom konye hraye.

– Oy hody zh, hody na syvom konye hraty,
Idy do vdovon'ky vyechyeru vyechyeraty.

– Ne poydu do vdovy vyechyeru vyechyeraty,
Bo mne zh nye velit' da moya rodna maty.

Bo vdovyne sertse yak osennye sontse,
Khot' vono peche-hreye, alye zymnoy vet'or viye.

A devoche sertse yak vesnyane sontse,
Khot' vono khmurnesen'ke, alye zh vono teplyesen'k[e].

Da zashumila dubrovushka,
Da zaplakala y udovushka.

Da ne plach, ne plach, udovushka,
Da pokosytsa dubrovshka.

Da pokosytsa y pohrebetsa,
Da y u kopychky y pokladetsa.

Da y iz kopychok, da v stozhechok,
Da vyyshla vdovka na shlyazhechok.

Da bytym shlyakhom kozaky ydut',
Da moho muzha konya vedut'.

– Da vy zh, kozaky, brattya moyi,
A de zh vy moho muzha dily?

– Da v chystom polyu yavor stoyit',
A pod yavorom tvoy muzh lezhyt'.

Da pod yavorom tvoy muzh lezhyt',
Da v pravoy ruchtsi shablyu derzhyt'.

A livoyu vodu bere,
Da na hrud' biluyu polyvaye.

Da na hrud' bilu polyvaye,
Do tovarysha promovlyaye:

– Da tovaryshy, brattya moyi,
Da yak budete v strany meyi,

Da yak budete v strany meyi,
Da nakazhite zhony meyi:

Da nekhay vona mene ne zhde,
Da nekhay vona zamuzh ide.

Da yakshcho yeyi dobre bude,
To vona mene pryzabude.

Yak lykhaya dolya ymetsa,
Toy ne raz, ne dva spom’yanetsa.

Khylytysa, husty lozy, z kul' vit'or poviye,
Oy dyvytysa, chorni y ochy, z kul' mylyy pryyide.

Khylylysa husty lozy – da vzhe y perestaly,
Oy dyvylysa chorny ochky – da y plakaty staly.

Nyyak lozam khylytysa da y za hol'ochkamy,
Oy nyyak ochkam dyvytysa da y za sl'ozochkamy.

/ Oy poydu ya, hukayuchy, / 2
Shchastya y doli shukayuch[y].

/ Odozvalas moya dolya, / 2
Po toy bik Dunayu stoy[ya].

/ Plyvy, dole, za vodoyu, / 2
A ya slidom za toboy[yu].

/ Pryplyvemo do kustochka, / 2
Napyshemo na lystoch[ku].

/ Nekhay bat'ko ne zhurbuye, / 2
Mny posahu ne hotuy[ye].

/ Ya sviy posah pohubyla / 2
Pod yavorom zelenen'[kym].

/ Pod yavorom zelenen'kym / 2
Iz kozakom moloden'k[ym].

Travka-muravka, zelena trava,
Oy za dobrym muzhom zhona moloda.

Choho trava y zelena, bo blyz'ko voda.
– Oy chom ya molodaya, bo mni dolya dobra.

– Choho zh ya molodaya, bo mni dolya y dobra,
Oy shyla, vyshyvala z chornoho bobra.

Shyla, vyshyvala, ne znala komu,
Oy chy tomu kozaku, shcho virno lyublyu.

Chy zh tomu kozaku, shcho virno lyublyu,
Oy shcho vin p’ye-hulyaye v vyshnevim sadu.

Da shcho vin p’ye zh, hulyaye v vyshnevim sadu,
Oy myne pokydaye taku molodu.

Da shchypaye zh, lamaye vin sad-vynohrad,
Oy kydaye, brosaye v novuyu krovat'.

Krovat' moya nova, shcho y tys'onaya,
Oy postyl' moya zh bila postyl'onaya.

Postyl' moya zh bila pukhoven'kaya,
Oy z kym ya lyazhu spaty moloden'kaya.

Poydu zh ya na misto, khoch prokhodyusa,
Oy koho virno lyublyu, khoch podyvlyusa.

Poshla ya zh na misto, mistechko dryzhyt',
Oy hlyanula vzad sebe – miy mylyy bizhyt'.

– Oy zdorova zh, myla, zdorova zh, moya,
Oy choho zh taka sumna, neveselaya?

– Oy yak zhe mni, mylyy, veseloyu but',
Oy lyubyla, kokhala, rozluku dayut'.

Rozluka, rozluka, rozluka moya,
Oy nikhto nas ne rozluchyt', ne svit, ne zora.

Nikhto nas ne rozluchyt', ne svit, ne zora,
Oy ni blyz'ki susidy, ni maty stara.

Ni blyz'ki susidy, ni maty stara,
Oy tol'ko nas rozluchyt' syraya zemlya.

Zelena dubrova bez vitru shumyt',
Oy chuzhaya mat'onka ne b’ye – to bolyt'.

Chuzhaya matynka ne b’ye – to bolyt',
Oy, a chuzhyy batyushka slovamy branyt'.

A chuzhyy batyushka slovamy branyt',
Oy zayde do susidky - nevistku sudyt'.

Oy zayde do susidky – nevistku sudyt':
– Oy nevistka-hul'tyayka ne khoche robyt'.

Oy nevistka-hul'tyayka ne khoche robyt',
Oy zayde do rodon'ku – ny spyt', to lezhyt'.

Oy zayde do rodon'ku – ne spyt', to lezhyt',
Oy pryyde dodomon'ku – holovka bolyt'.

Oy davno zh ya, davno, y u rodu y bula,
Oy vzhe zh moya dorozhka ternom porosla.

Oy zarosla ternom, shche y kalynoyu,
Oy de ya prokhodyla shche y divchynoyu.

De ya prokhodyla shche y divchynoyu,
Oy charuvala khloptsya pod lishchynoyu.

Oy yik ya zh zakhochu – teren posechu,
Oy chervonu kalynu v puchky pov’yazhu.

Chervonu zh kalynu v puchky pov’yazhu,
Oy do svoho rodon'ku kryl'my polechu.

Zalechu v sadochok na chereshen'ku,
Oy da y stanu kuvaty, shche y prymovlyaty.

Da y stanu kuvaty, shche y prymovlyaty,
Oy chy ne zachuye ridnaya maty.

Ne zachula maty, zachuv batyushka,
Oy po novomu dvoru pokhozhayuchy.

Po novomu dvoru y pokhozhayuchy,
Oy svoyikh malykh ditok rozbuzhdayuchy.

– Oy vstavayte, ditky, vzhe pora vstavat',
Oy shchos' v nashim sadochku y pochalo kuvat'.

Chy to zozulen'ka, chy to ptashechka,
Oy chy to nasha dochka-bezporadnychka.

Koly zozulen'ka – yahudky v boru,
Oy koly nasha dochka – pyrozhky v medu.

Koly zozulen'ka – yahudky kysli,
Oy koly nasha dochka – pirozhki v masli.

Koly zh zozulen'ka – velyu kuvaty,
Oy koly nasha dochka – prosyu do khaty.

Sino moye, sino, na pokosakh silo,
/ Shcho moho myloho syloyky posil[o]. / 2

Pidu y u sadochok, uvirvu lystochok,
/ Mozhe, de y pobachu myloho slidochok. / 2

Shchob po tomu slidu lyudy ne khodyly,
Shchob moho myloho druhi y ne lyubyly.

Shchob po tomu slidu ptashky y ne litaly,
/ Shchob moho myloho druhi y ne kokhaly. / 2