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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)

Ой чого ти почорніло
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Ой чого ти почорніло,
Зеленеє поле?
— Почорніло я од крові
За вольную волю.
Круг містечка Берестечка
На чотири милі
Мене славні запорожці
Своїм трупом вкрили.
Та ще мене гайворони
Укрили з півночі...
Клюють очі козацькії,
А трупу не хочуть.
Почорніло я, зелене,
Та за вашу волю...
Я знов буду зеленіти,
А ви вже ніколи
Не вернетеся на волю,
Будете орати
Мене стиха та орючи
Долю проклинати.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Тарас Шевченко, Зібрання творів: У 6 т. — К., 2003. — Т. 2: Поезія 1847-1861, — С. 143; 638-639.]

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Text Authorship:

  • by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko (1842 - 1912), "Ой чого ти почорніло?" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 67

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