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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)

Заповіт
 (Sung text for setting by S. Grill)
 Matches base text
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Як умру, то поховайте
Мене на могилі,
Серед степу широкого
На Вкраїні милій:
Щоб лани широкополі
І Дніпро, і кручі
Було видно, — було чути
Як реве ревучий!

Як понесе з України
У синєє море
Кров ворожу, — отоді я
І лани, і гори —
Все покину і полину
До самого Бога
Молитися. А до того —
Я не знаю Бога!

Поховайте та вставайте,
Кайдани порвіте,
І вражою, злою кровю
Волю окропіте!
І мене в сімьї великій,
В сімьї вольній, новій,
Не забудьте помьянути
Незлим, тихим словом!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Заповіт", 2022, copyright © 2022 [ baritone and orchestra ], confirmed with an online score

Text Authorship:

  • by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), "Заповіт", written 1845

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 87

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