Songs

– Chom, dubochok, chom, dubochok, sukhiy, ne zelenyy,
Chom, khlopchyna, smutnyy, ne veselyy?

– Oy yak meni, oy yak meni veselomu buty,
Lyublyu dyevku – ne mozhu zabuty.

– Chom, beryeza, chom, beryeza, sukha, ne zelena,
Chom, dyevchyna, sumna y ne vesela?

– Oy yak meni, oy yak meni veseloyu buty,
Lyublyu khloptsya – ne mozhu zabuty.

Khodyla dyevka po senozhatye,
Kopala lozu, sadyla rozhe.

– Oy rozhe, rozhe, shcho z tebe bude,
Mene v baten'ka lyetom ne bude?

– Ne lituvaty, ne zymuvaty,
Khoche khlopchyna do sebe vzyaty.

(Khoche) yiyi khlochyna do sebe vzyaty,
Yiyi baten'ko ne khoche daty.

Yiyi baten'ko ne khoche daty:
– Y-o, shcho s'o zh bude moyomu dytyaty?

/ Kolo tykhoho brodu, / 2
Brala divchyna y vodu.
/ Byeruchi, zhakhnulasya, / 2
Da y dodom vernulasya.
/ Prybihla dodomon'ku,
Vpala baten'ku v nohi.
/ – Baten'ku, skhovay myene / 2
Vid lykhoyi svekrukhi.
/ Vid lykhoyi svekrukhi, / 2
Vid chuzhoyi mat'onki.
/ Sami sily vyecherat' – / 2
Myene poslaly po vodu.
/ Poki vody prinesla, / 2
To y vyecheron'ka proyshla.
/ Poki miski pomila, / 2
To y vyecheron'ka ne mila.

Kosyv kozak travku, yak bula y pohoda,
Svatav kozak divku, yak bula moloda.

– Choho, divko, plachesh, lychen'ko marnuyesh,
Vidno po dyevchyni vyenochka zhaluyesh?

Ne zhaluy venochka, divotskoyi rechi,
Kosu rozpustyla na byelyye plechy.

Kosu rozpustyla, plechi ustelyla,
Molodom kozaku zhalyu narobila.

Oy zhalyu, oy zhalyu, ty, horkiy pyechalyu,
Nayikhaly hosty z dalekoho krayu.

Nayikhaly hosty, posidaly yisty,
/ Moyomu milomu nemaye, de sisty. / 2

Letiv voron cherez sad zenenyy,
Ta y stav kalinush(k)u lamat'.

Lyubiv kozak molodu dyevchynu,
Ta y ne dumav yiye brat'.

A ta divchina bula ne durnaya,
Ta y stala yoho charuvat'.

Pricharuvala yomu ruki y nohi,
Ta y stala yoho pitat':

– Choho, druh moy, druh moy rozlyubeznyy,
Choho ty tak zhe zabolyev?

Chy y od medu, chy y od horyelochky,
Chy y od nashykh lyuboshchey?

– Sam ya ne znayu, pochemu stradayu,
Maybut', pryydet'sya pomirat'.

Na vashom dvorye suchka vertyt'sya.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Suchka vertyt'sya, srat' sadovyt'sya.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Vyydy, dyad'ku, z radnom, zabery suchku z hovnom,
Oy day, Bozhe.

Odyneye narozhdyenne Bozhoho Syna,
/ Shcho sporodyla Dyeva Mariya Bozhoho syna. / 2

A Sus Khrystos narodyvsya, iz Dyevi Pani,
/ Temnoyi nochi, yasnoyi zvyezdy, Khrystos rodyvsya. / 2

Oy ty, Synu, v Rusalimi ryeki y obnyaly,
/ V nashom Rozhestvi, y u Khrystovomu, sady zatsvily. / 2

Yak zatsvyelo vsyake drevo, zel'ony kvity,
/ Shchob zraduvavsya y uves' mir Bozhyy, malen'ki dity. / 2

– Oy Bozhe, Bozhe, yakyy ya vdavsya,
Yshov cherez richku, da y ne vmivavsya.

Treba vyernutsa da y umitysya,
Svoyoy divchyni spodobayusya.

– Oy ne vertaysya, da y ne vmivaysya,
Ty meni khoroshyy, shche y spodobavsya.

Ty meni khoroshyy, ty meni do dushy,
Ya v tvoyom sadu sadyla hrushy.

Sadyla hrushi, shche y ya polyvala,
Vyerno lyubila, shche y shanuvala.

Oy borom, borom, shche y borynoyu,
Oy khto zh to yede vyechorinoyu.

Oy yede, yede, khlopchyna p`yanyy,
Dchyny vorota, dyevchyno pani.

A ya ne dchynyu, batʹka boyusya,
Pered toboyu lystom stelyusya.

Stelyusya lystom, shche y zelenenʹkym,
Pered kozakom shche y molodenʹkym.

Oy khodyla dyevchyna po polyu,
Da syeyala rosadu z pripolu.

Oy chos' moya rosada ne zkhodyt',
Unadyvsya khlopchyna – ta y khodyt'.

Uzhe moya rosada v try lystky,
Shukay, shukay, khlopchyna, kolysky.

Bude, bude dytynon'ka na rukakh,
Bude, bude kolysochka v ochepkakh.

Oy rano, rano kury zapily.
Oy day. Bozhe.

A shche naranshey Mariyka vstala.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Mariyka vstala, kosu zchesala.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Kosu zchesala, do tservi piyshla,
Oy day, Bozhe.

Do tserki piyshla Bohu molytstsya.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Bohu molytstsya, Bohu vklonytstsya.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Vstrechayut' iyi, popi i dyaki.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Chiya tse dochka – ta, yak pannochka.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Bat'kova dochka – ta, yak pannochka.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Oy rano, rano kury zapily,
A shche ran'she.

Tolichok ustav, na kamyen'chyk stav.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Na kamyen'chyk stav, brattya pozbuzhdav.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Vstavayte brattya, koni sidlayte.
Oy day, Bozhe.

Koni sidlayte, dudom rushayte.
Oy day, Bozhe.

/ Oy sosonka lyetom i zymu zelena. / 2

/ Bula nasha divka v p`yatnytsyu vesela. / 2

/ Y-a v subotu kosu rusuyu chesala. / 2

/ A v nydyelyu ishla do shlyubu, plakala. / 2

Oy zhal', oy zhal', moya matinko na tebe,
Ostayet'sya rutaya-m`yatva vsya v tebe.

Vstavay, vstavay, moya matinko, ranen'ko,
Da y polyvay rutuyu-m`yatvu chasten'ko.

Vstavay, vstavay, moya matinko, shche ran'she,
Da polyvay rutuyu-m`yatvu y pochashchey.

Oy ty, Bozhe, Bozhe moy, harnyy khlopyets' – da y ne moy,
Hey-hey-hey, harnyy khlopyets' – da y ne moy.

Oy poydu ya do hayu, znaydu zillya rozmayu,
Hey-hey-hey, znaydu zillya rozmayu.

Shche do hayu ne doyshla – rozmay-zillyechko znashla,
Hey-hey-hey, rozmay-zillyechko znashla.

Ishche koren' ne skipev, a vzhe kozak priletyev,
Hey-hey-hey, a vzhe kozak priletyev.

Oy shcho zh tebe prineslo, chi korabel', chi veslo,
Hey-hey-hey, chi korabel', chi veslo.

Prynis mene syvyy kin', do divchyny na spokiy,
Hey-hey-hey, do divchyny na spokiy.

– Oy ty, rode, rodynon'ko, ne tsuraysya mene,
A yak pryyde nydyelen'ka, prybuvay do myene.

Budu, budu, budu nydilen'ku zhdaty,
Mozhe, priyde, navidaye moya y ridnya maty.

Nedil'ka mynaya, druha nastupaye,
Oy des' moya ridnya y maty mene zabuvaye.

Oy vy, brattya, brattya, brattya-sokolyata,
Priyid'te do mene rokovoho s'vata.

– Oy ty, sestro, sestro, sestro dorohaya,
A yak my prybudem, a ty y ubohaya.

– Ne zhurit'sya brattya, shcho ya y ubohaya,
Khlib-sil' budu zaroblyaty, z vami pit'-hulyaty.

Nema toho tsvyetu, yak ti ohirochky,
Nema rodu ridnishoho, yak syny ta dochky.

Nema toho tsvyetu, yak ti polunytsi,
Nema rodu ridnishoho, yak braty, sestrytsi.

Oy u chistom poli sukhyy dub rozvivsya,
Mala maty syna, poky ne zhenyvsya.

A yak ozhenyvsya, uzyav sobi zhinku,
Ta y stav zabuvaty ridnuyu matinku.

– Oy ty, synu, synu, synu miy ridnen'kiy,
Skazhy mini pravdu, khto zh tobi virnen'kiy.

– Virna meni zhinka, bo moya druzhyna,
Virna meni teshcha, bo zhinku vrodyla.

A ty zh, moya maty, musysh vybachaty,
Yak ya skazhu slovo, to vikhod' iz khaty.

– Oy pidu do dochky, vona hore znaye,
Vona potsiluye i vse rozpytaye.

Oy u chistom polye maty zhyto zhala,
Yikhav syn na koni – maty ne vpiznala.

– Oy ty, maty, maty, choho horda stala,
Yak ya skazav "zdrastvuy", to ty ne 'dkazala.

– Oy toho zh ya, synku, taka horda stala,
Za dribnymi sl'ozami tebe ne vpiznala.

Oy ne khochu, dity, ya vashoyi platy,
Til'ky pam`yatayte, shcho ya vasha maty.

Oy u luzi chervona kalyna,
Na kalyni chornyy voron krache.

Na kalyni chornyy voron krache,
Na chuzhini syrotyna plache.

Oy ne krach, ty, chornyy voronon'ku,
Oy plach, ty, byedna syroton'ko.

Ne davno ya syrotoyu stala,
Za tri hody vse horye zaznala.

Ne tsyeluvaly ne bat'ko, ne maty,
Tsyeluvaly vse chuzhyye lyudy.

Tsyeluvaly vse chuzhyye lyudy:
– Idy zamuzh, dobre tobye bude.

Pishla zamuzh – ne vyel'mi zhurusya,
Ya dumala, shcho nazad vernusya.

Pishla zamuzh – ne vyel'mi ya plachu,
Ya y dumala, shcho svyeta pobachu.

Pishla zamuzh za horku p`yanytsyu,
Utopilas' v hlyboku krynytsyu.

Na polytsi lezhat' pal'onytsi,
Dlya moyeyi horkoyi p`yanytsi.

A na lavtsi – varenychky v masli,
Dlya moyeyi dolechky neshchasnoy.

Oy u lyesi, oy u lyesi, y u lyesku,
Tam povyesyv khlopchyna hoydalku.

Oy hoydaytes', dyevchata, visoko,
Da shchob bulo vidnen'ko daleko.

Oy tam moya divchina zhito zhne,
Nashytymi rukavami mayaye.

Nashytymi rukavami mayaye,
Zolotymi persnyami siyaye.

Petrovochka, petrovochka, malaya nochka,
Ne vispalas' moloda divochka.

Shcho robila, shcho robila – shnurki sukala,
Neyakiye, shovkoviye.

Neyakiye, neyakiye shovkoviye, putat' koni,
Koni y voronyye.

Ne sputala, ne sputala konya y voronoho –
Da sputala khloptsya y molodoho.

Ya dumala, ya dumala, shcho kon' bilohriviy,
Y-a zh-to stoyav, kozak chornobriviy.

Ya dumala, ya dumala, shcho konychok,
A zh to stoyav kozak-sokolychok.

Shchedryk-bedryk, day varenyk,
Hrudka kashy, shmat kovbasy.

Yak ne dasy, dyad'ku, vola – za roha,
To vivedu na moroh, da vikruchu praviy roh.

Rozhykom trubity, volikom robity,
Na noveye lyeto, rody, Bozhe, zhito,
Zhito-pshenytsya, vsyaka pashnytsya.

Syeryye husi hrechku poyely,
Na synye morye pyt' poletyely.

Poydy, dyevchyno, pozaymay husi,
Potsyeluy khlopchynu v chornyye vusy.

Ya shche husochok ta y ne zaymala,
Ya shche khlopchyny ne tseluvala.

Khoch pozaymayu, to bat'ka svoho,
Khoch potsyeluyu, to khloptsya svoho.

Khoch pozaymayu, to y nechuzhyye,
Khoch potseluyu, to y zolotyye.

Syra bereza v pechi ne bula,
V pechi ne bula, yarko palala.

V pechi ne bula, yarko palala,
Lykha svekrukha ohon' zalyla.

Lykha svekrukha ohon' zalyla,
Shchob ya y, moloda, ne vyechyeryala.

Shchob ya y, moloda, ne vyechyeryala,
Byez vyecheron'ky spaton'ky lyahla.

Zasnula ya, son, yak myesyats, zyyshov,
Zasnula druhiy, yak milyy pryyshov.

– Chi ty, mila, spish, chi ty tak lezhysh,
Pro svoye zhyttya dumku dumayesh?

– Ya, milyy, ne splyu, til'ky tak lezhu,
Pro svoye zhyttya dumku dumayu.

Pro svoye zhyttya dumku dumayu,
Yak ya y, moloda, viku dozhyvu.

– Dozhyvay, mila, viku ty odna,
Bo v mene, mila, ye uzhe druha.

/ Ty, zelenaya dibrovon'ko, / 2
Choho v tebe da pen'kov mnoho?

/ Ty, dyevchyno, ty, molodaya, / 2
Choho v tebe da bat'kov mnoho?

/ Choho v tebe da bat'kov mnoho, /2
A ridnoho da y ne zhadnoho?

/ Til'ky tyyi, shcho pity da yesty, / 2
Nema komu poradochku vesty.

/ Til'ky tyyi, shcho napitysya, / 2
Nema komu pozhurytysya.

Uchora, zvechora, stala nova novina,
Bozhaya maty sporodyla oy syna.

Oy sporodyvshy, v yaselechko vlozhyla,
Nad tym dytyatkom Bozhym dukhom dykhala.

Oy to ne dytyatko – to svyateye Rozhestvo,
Shcho po vs'om sviti – veselesno, radosno.

Ya na Petra, ya na Petra zhytechka nazhala,
Y-a na Yvana – pirozhkov napekla.

Ya v seredu rodylasya, lyudy kazhut', horye,
Ne pidu ya za staroho: borodoyu kole.

A pidu za takoho, shcho kucheri v`yut'sya,
Vin na mene kivne-murne, a ya y zasmeyusya.

Mila siny, mila khatu – ta y zasmiyalasya,
Ishla maty vodu braty – ta y dohadalasya.

– Choho, donyu, choho, suchko, choho ty smiyeshsya,
Polyubila kozachen'ka – da y ne pryznayeshsya?

– Ne ya yoho polyubila – polyubila y maty,
Til'ky myni dozvolyla rushnychki davaty.

Dala rushnyk, dala druhiy, na tret'omu – stala,
/ A chetvertym, bilesen'kym, ruchen'ky zv`yazala. / 2

Ya v tebe, dyad'ku, zakul'oduyu,
Oy day, Bozhe.

Ya v tebe, dyad'ku, kovbasu chuyu,
Oy day, Bozhe.

Davayte khutko, pobezhu prutko,
Oy day, Bozhe.

Korotki svitki, pomerzly lytki,
Oy day, Bozhe.

/ Yikhav Vanya dorohoyu, / 2
Zustriv Halyu chyrnyavuyu.

/ Postoy Halyu, chyrnyavaya, / 2
Shchosʹ ya tobi skazatʹ mayu.

/ Shchosʹ ya tobi skazatʹ mayu, / 2
Shystʹ zahadok zahadayu.

/ Vidhadayesh, moya budesh, / 2
Ne dhadayesh, lyudyam budesh.

/ Stala Halya podumala, / 2
Shystʹ zahadok vidhadala.

/ Shcho to skhodytʹ bez nasinnya, / 2
Shcho zh to roste bez korinnya.

/ Sontse skhodytʹ bez nasinnya, / 2
Kaminʹ roste bez korinnya.

/ Shcho zh to hraye, holos maye, / 2
Shcho zh to plache sliz ne maye.

/ Ryba plache, sliz nemaye, / 2
Dudka hraye, holos maye.

/ Shcho zh to v`yetʹsya, kray derevtsya, / 2
Shcho zh to sushytʹ bilya sertsya.

/ A khmilʹ v`yetʹsya, kray derevtsya, / 2
Lyubov sushytʹ bilya sertsya.

/ De zh ty Halyu, rodylasya, / 2
Shcho zh ty mini sudylasya.

/ YA v Kyyevi rodylasya, / 2
YA dlya tebe sudylasya.

Za lisom ne bachu, za polem ne chuyu,
Cherez hirku y dolyu vdoma ne nochuyu.

– Pusty zh mene, milyy, do brodu y po vodu,
Do brodu y po vodu, da y do moho rodu.

– Ne pushchu ya zh, mila, do brodu po vodu,
Bo ty vse rozkazhesh pro nashu nezhodu.

– Ne budu ya y, milyy, nichoho kazaty,
Yak budut' pitaty, to ya viydu z khaty.

To ya viydu z khaty, stanu za dverima,
Stanu za dverima, oblyusya sl'ozyma.

Viyshla maty z khaty – dochky ne vpiznala,
Dochky ne vpiznala – ta y z dvoru prohnala.

Susidka vpiznala, susidtsi skazala:
/ – Susidochko zh moya, tse zh donechka tvoya. / 2

Za syenechkami, za dveryechkami,
Stoyit' luzhechok z padushechkami.

Na tom luzhechku khlopchyna lezhyt',
V pravoy ruchen'tsi dudochku derzhyt'.

Dudochka hraye, pravdy ne skazhe,
Z kym moya dyevchyna spaton'ky lyazhe.

– Oy lyazhu, lyazhu sama ya z soboyu,
Pravoy ruchen'ku pid holovoyu.

Prava ruchen'ka pid holovoyu,
Pryydy, khlopchyna, lyazhesh zo mnoyu.

Zhenchyky, zhenchyky, do kontsa, do kontsa,
Des' poyikhav nash khazyazin – ne vidno.

Des' poyikhav nash khazyayin – ne vidno, ne vidno,
Vin poyikhav po horilku, po vino.