Od morya do morya dorizhka lezhytʹ,
Ne mozhu ya bidna po sviti khodytʹ,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva)
Ne mozhu ya bidna po sviti khodytʹ.
Ne mozhu ya bidna po sviti khodytʹ,
Pidu do vorozhky, budu vorozhytʹ,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva)
Pidu do vorozhky, budu vorozhytʹ.
Vorozhka vorozhe bubnovyy valyet,
Zhdala do pivnochi, a myloho nyet,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva)
Zhdala do pivnochi, a myloho nyet.
Z pivnochi zvernulo, yak mylyy pryyshov,
Na stil pokhylyvsya ta y vazhko zdykhnuv,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva),
Na stil pokhylyvsya ta y vazhko zdykhnuv.
Na stil pokhylyvsya ta y vazhko zdykhnuv,
Choho ty uchora u mene ne buv,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva)
Choho zh ty uchora y u mene ne buv.
Toho ya u tebe uchora ne buv,
Vyyshov na krylechko –dribnyy doshchyk buv,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva)
Vyyshov na krylechko –dribnyy doshchyk buv.
Oy durysh, ty, durnyu, ty batʹka svoho,
YA vchora hulyala – doshchu ne bulo,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva),
YA vchora hulyala – doshchu ne bulo.
Oy durysh ty, durnyu, ty matir svoyu,
Ty vchora provodyv podruhu moyu,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva),
Ty vchora provodyv podruzhku moyu.
Podruzhka, podruzhka, proklyataya krov,
Zachem rozluchyla ty nashu lyubov,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva),
Zachem rozluchyla ty nashu lyubov.
Podruzhka, podruzhka, nada ponimatʹ,
Yak tyazhko ta vazhko lyubov zabuvatʹ,
Rastayomsya my z taboy,
(Ras-ta-di-da-ras-ta-dva),
Yak tyazhko ta vazhko lyubov zabuvatʹ.
Ne vydno Radensʹkoy,
Tilʹko vydno verby,
/Tudy moyu holivonʹku
Shchovechora verne/ 2.
Vyydu ya na horu,
Ta y kryknu dodomu:
/Vary, maty, vecheryaty,
Shche y na moyu dolyu/ 2.
Varyla-varyla,
Nebahato –troshky,
/Nema zh tobi, dytya moye,
Ny mysky, y ny lozhky/ 2.
A myska rozbylasʹ,
Lozhka rozlomylasʹ,
/Oy yaka zh ty, moya donyu,
Neshchasna vrodylasʹ/ 2.
Chy ya v tebe, mamo,
Yupky ponosyla,
/Shcho ty mene syudy dala,
Shchob ya y holosyla/ 2.
(dali dokazuyutʹ slova pisni:)
Ty dumayesh, mamo,
Shcho ya tut panuyu,
Pryydy-pryydy, podyvysya,
Yak ya tut horyuyu.
Ty dumayesh, mamo,
Shcho ya tut ne plachu,
Za dribnymy slizonʹkamy
Stezhechky ne bachu.
Oy kalyna-rozmalyna,
Chom tak rano roztsvila?
/Ne v tu poru, ne v te vremya
Maty syna rodyla/ 2
Vona zh yoho sporodyla,
U soldaty viddala,
/Stryzhutʹ-bryyutʹ rusi kudri
Z potylytsi do loba/ 2
Padozhditye, nye stryzhytye,
Poka maminʹka pryydʹot,
/Vona moyi rusy kudri
Vsye na pam'yatʹ zabirʹot/ 2
Padazhditye, nye stryzhytye,
Poka sʹostronʹky pryydutʹ,
/Vony zh moyi rusy kudri
Vsye na pamyatʹ zaberutʹ/ 2
(the performers specify the text of verses 3 and 4 of the verse and pass the text of the last verses):
Podozhditye nye stryhitye,
Poka maminʹka pryydʹot,
Ona moye bile lychko
Vse slʹozamy obollʹot.
Padazhditye, nye stryzhytye,
Poka sʹostronʹky pryydutʹ,
/Vony moyi rusy kudri
Vsye na pamyatʹ zaberutʹ/ 2
Vyydu-vyydu za vorota –
Skrizʹ chuzhaya storona,
Vyhlyadayu brattiv, sʹostriv,
Matʹ rodnuyu i ottsa.
Vytyahayu iz karmana
Blyedno-rozovyy platok,
Vytyrayu hlaza kari,
Brovy chorni, yak shnurok.
Letila zozulya, kray berezhka sila,
Kray berezhka sila zh, oy nachala y kuvaty,
Kray berezhka sila zh, oy nachala y kuva[ty].
Kray berezhka sila, nachala kuvaty,
Desʹ moho myloho zh oy ne chutʹ, ne slykhaty,
Desʹ moho myloho zh oy ne chutʹ, ne slykha[ty].
Desʹ moho myloho ne chutʹ, ne slykhaty,
Na zhovtim pisochku zh oy dva slidochky znaty,
Na zhovtim pisochku zh oy dva slidochky zna[ty].
A pervyy slidochok konya voronoho,
A druhyy slidochok oy mylenʹkoho moho,
A druhyy slidochok oy mylenʹkoho mo[ho].
Pidu do Dunayu ta y vyrvu lystochky,
Ta y ponakryvayu zh oy myloho slidochky,
Ta y ponakryvayu zh oy myloho slido[chky].
Shchob rosa ne vpala, ptashky ne khodyly,
Shchob moho myloho zh oy druhi y ne lyubyly,
Shchob moho myloho zh oy druhi y ne lyuby[ly].
Letila zozulya
Cherez sad kolyuchyy,
/Zaplakaly khloptsi-novobrantsi,
Do pryyomu yduchy/ 2.
Pryyshly do pryyomu,
Staly yikh pryymaty,
/Pryletila syvaya zozulya,
Nachala kuvaty/ 2.
Oy to zh ne zozulya,
To ridnaya maty,
/Pryletila vona do pryyomu
Syna vykuplyaty/ 2.
Nate vam, pryyomtsi,
Konya voronoho,
/Ta y vypustitʹ syna iz pryyomu,
Parnya molodoho/ 2.
Nate vam, pryyomtsi,
Voskove sideltse,
/Ta y vypustitʹ syna iz pryyomu,
Bolytʹ moye sertse/ 2.
Bo u moho syna
Yestʹ vazhna prychyna,
/Sho za moyim synom molodenʹkym
Zhurytʹsya divchyna/ 2.
/Ponad luhom zelenenʹkym/ 2
/Brala vdova lʹon dribnenʹkyy/ 2.
/Vona brala-vybyrala/ 2,
/Tonkyy holos podavala/ 2.
/Tam Vasylʹko sino kose/ 2,
/Tonkyy holos perenose/ 2.
/Kynuv kosu dodolonʹku/ 2,
/A sam pishov dodomonʹku/ 2.
/A sam pishov dodomonʹku/ 2,
/Skhylyv svoyu holivonʹku/ 2.
/Vyyshla maty vodu braty/ 2,
/Stala Vasylya pytaty/ 2.
/Choho sydysh, shcho dumayesh/ 2,
/Choho ne pʺyesh, ne hulyayesh?/ 2.
/Dozvolʹ, maty, vdovu braty/ 2,
/Todi budu pytʹ-hulyaty/ 2.
/Ne dozvolyu vdovu braty/ 2,
/Vdova vmiye charuvaty/ 2.
/Charuvala muzha svoho/ 2,
/Prycharuye syna moho/ 2.
/Popid luhom zelenenʹkym/ 2
/Brala vdova lʹon dribnenʹkyy/ 2./ 2
/Brala vdova lʹon dribnenʹkyy/ 2.
/Vona brala-vybyrala/ 2,
/Tonkyy holos podavala/ 2.
/Tam Vasylʹko sino kose/ 2,
/Tonkyy holos perenose/ 2.
/Kynuv kosu dodolonʹku/ 2,
/A sam pishov dodomonʹku/ 2.
/A sam pishov dodomonʹku/ 2,
/Skhylyv svoyu holivonʹku/ 2.
/Vyyshla maty vodu braty/ 2,
/Stala Vasylya pytaty/ 2.
/Choho sydysh, shcho dumayesh/ 2,
/Choho ne pʺyesh, ne hulyayesh?/ 2.
/Dozvolʹ, maty, vdovu braty/ 2,
/Todi budu pytʹ-hulyaty/ 2.
/Ne dozvolyu vdovu braty/ 2,
/Vdova vmiye charuvaty/ 2.
/Charuvala muzha svoho/ 2,
/Prycharuye syna moho/ 2.
/Popid luhom zelenenʹkym/ 2
/Brala vdova lʹon dribnenʹkyy/ 2.
/Brat po khati pokhodzhaye/ 2,
U vikontse vyhlyadaye.
/Khovay, zhinko, khlib zi stola/ 2,
Yide v hosti sestra moya.
/Sestra zh teye tilʹky vchula/ 2,
Vzyala koney povernula.
/A ty, brate, ne lyakaysya/ 2,
Z khlibom-sillyu ne khovaysya.
/Yak yikhala ya v hostynu/ 2,
Zavʺyazala khlib v khustynu/ 2.
/Yak yikhala ya v dorozi/ 2,
Odlomyla khliba v vozi.
/Vizʹmy, brate, burkun v zhmenyu/ 2,
Posiy yoho po kamenyu.
/Yakshcho burkun z zhytom ziyde/ 2,
Todi sestra v hosti pryyde.
/Brat po khati pokhodzhaye/ 2,
U vikontse pohlyadaye.
(proving the words of the song):
U vikontse pohlyadaye,
Sestru v hosti vyhlyadaye.
Za nashoyu slobodoyu
Roste zhyto z osoko[yu],
A pshenytsya z lobodo[yu].
Oy tam Handzya zhyto zhala,
V pravoy ruchtsi serp derzha[la],
A livoyu pryzhyma[la].
A livoyu pryzhymala,
Kolo sebe snopy kla[la],
Povernulasʹ, povʺyaza[la].
Bytym shlyakhom Roman yide,
Za soboyu konya ve[de],
Za soboyu konya ve[de].
Oy ty, Handzya, divka myla,
Yaka sprytna ta y vrodly[va],
Yaka sprytna ta y vrodly[va].
Za nashoyu slobodoyu
Roste zhyto z osoko[yu],
A pshenytsya z lobodo[yu].
Oy u poli viter viye,
A zhyto poloviye,
/A kozak divchynu
Ta virnenʹko lyubytʹ,
A zaynyatʹ ne posmiye. / 2
Sydytʹ holub na dubochku,
A holubka na vyshni,
/Oy skazhy, pryznaysya,
Sertse-divchyno,
Oy shcho v tebe y na mysli? / 2
(dokazuyutʹ slova pisni):
Sydytʹ holub na dubochku,
A holubka litaye,
Oy ty skazhy, pryznaysya,
Moloda divchyno,
Khto zh tebe kokhaye?
Oy yakby zh ty, nenʹko, znala,
Ta yaka zh dosada,
To b ty mene, nenʹko,
Ne ozhenyla,
A shchob bula vidrada.
Ozhenysya, miy synochku,
Ta vizʹmy sobi lyubku,
Ta tsiluy yiyi,
Ta myluy yiyi,
Yak holub holubku.
Oy siv Khrystos
Ta y vecheryaty,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Ta y pryyshla zh do nʹoho
Ta y Bozhaya Maty,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Oy siday zhe, Synku,
Ta y vecheryaty,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Oy spasybi zh, Synku,
Za tsyu vechorynku,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Oy day mini, Synku,
Ta y raysʹkiyi klyuchi,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Ta y poodmykaty
Ta y rayskeye peklo,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Ta y povypuskaty
Vsi pravydni dushi,
/Shchedryy vechir!/ 2
Ray Khrystovyy zveselyvsya,
/Yak Isus Khrystos narodyvsya/ 2.
Oy na hori, na Siyani,
/Tam sobyralasʹ vsya hromada/ 2.
Vsya hromada zhydovaya,
Staly vony sud sudyty,
/Chym Isusa Khrysta y umertvyty/ 2.
Vony Susa Khrysta na khrest rozpynaly,
Hvozdyamy ruchky, nozhky prybyvaly,
Ternovyy vinok, na holovku klaly,
Shypshynoyu pidperezaly.
Pryyshla do nʹoho Diva Mariya,
/Diva Mariya shche y Bozhaya Maty/ 2.
Chy naviky, Synku, pomirayesh,
/Za vsikh pravoslavnikh strastʹ pryymayesh?/ 2
Oy pryymayu, Mamo, muky, rany,
Za vsikh pravoslavnikh khrystiyani/ 2.
Aminʹ, aminʹ, aliluya,
/Slava Tobye, Bozhe nash, shche y pomyluy nas/ 2.
A z pervoho narozhdyenʹya
Bozhaya syla,
/Shcho porodyla Diva Mariya
V Rozhestvo Syna/ 2.
Narodyvsya Isus Khrystos
Vid Divy-Panny,
/Shchoby ne znaly vrazhyyi lyudy
Khrystovoy tayny/ 2.
Yak uznaly try anhely,
Z neba zletily,
/Temnoyi nichky, yasnoyi zirky
Khrysta slavyly/ 2.
Arkhanhely-Havryyily
Ryzy odily,
/Shoby na tsey denʹ, Rozhestvo Khrystove,
Sady zatsvily/ 2.
Tsvitutʹ sady-vynohrady,
Rozhevi kvity,
/Shchob zraduvalysʹ stariyi lyudy
Shche y mali dity/ 2.
Raduytesya, khrystiyany,
Molitʹsya Bohu,
/Shche y udaryayte nyzʹki poklony
Tserkvam, prestolu/ 2.
V mene batko, yak tsvit,
Zaviazav meni svit,
/ V mene maty, yak zoria, hei,
Rano zamizh dala. / 2
Rano zamizh dala
U chuzhu storonu,
/ U chuzhu storonu, hei,
U velyku simiu. / 2
A velyka simia
Do vecheri sida,
/ A mene, molodu, hei,
Posylaiut po vodu. / 2
Yak po vodu ya yshla,
Spotykalasia,
/ Yak z vodoiu ya yshla, hei,
Pryslukhalasia. / 2
Shchos u siniakh burchyt,
Maty syna uchyt:
/ – Chom horilku ne piesh, hei,
Chom ty zhinku ne biesh? / 2
– Ya horilku ne piu,
Bo horilka hirka,
/ A ya zhinku ne biu, hei,
Vona harna y moloda. / 2
A uziav ya yii
Ne za naimychku,
/ A uziav ya yii, hei,
Za khaziaiechku. / 2
Vanichka, Vanyusha, Vanyusha y dusha,
Ya z toboy, Vanyusha, ne nazhylasya.
Ya z toboy, Vanyusha, ne nazhylasya,
Ty siv ta y poyikhav, ya y ostalasya.
Ty siv ta y poyikhav, ya y ostalasya,
A vzhe y ta dorizhka ternem zarosla.
A vzhe zh ta dorizhka ternem zarosla,
Ty zrobyvsya orlem, ya y orlytseyu.
Ty zrobyvsya orlem, ya orlytseyu,
Syadem-posidayem nad krynytseyu.
Syadem-posidayem nad krynytseyu,
Ty vmyysya slʹozoyu, ya y vodytseyu.