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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Gej u poli vy`shnya
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Gej u poli vy`shnya, chomu ne chereshnya?
Lyuby`ly`sya, koxaly`sya, chomu zh ne beresh mya?
Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj. Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj.
Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj, viyu, viyu, viyu, viyu,
V lis po yagodы gulyat`.

Oj u poli ny`vka, na nij matery`nka.
Tam divchy`na zhy`to zhala, sama chornobry`vka.
Traj…

Odna gora vыsokaya, a drugaya ny`z`ka.
Odna my`la dalekaya, a drugaya bly`z`ka.
Traj…

Oj, u sei, bly`zen`koi, voly` ta korovy`,
A u toi, dalekoi, ta chornii brovy`.
Traj…

Oj, u sei, bly`zen`koi, shkury` na kilochku,
A u toi, dalekoi, brovy` na shnurochku.
Traj…

Oj, ya tu, bly`zen`kuyu, lyudyam podaruyu,
A do toi, dalekoi, sam ya pomandruyu.
Traj…

Koty`ly`sya z gory` vozy`, na doly`ni staly`.
Lyuby`ly`sya, koxaly`sya, teper perestaly`.
Traj…

Koty`ly`sya vozy` z gory`, polamaly` spy`ci.
A vzhe zh meni ne xody`ty` na ti vechorny`ci.
Traj…

Chort by` prosy`v vashu matir, z vashy`my` divkamy`!
Koly` za nas ne ddaэte, berite ix sami!
Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj. Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj.
Traj, traj, raj, raj, raj, viyu, viyu, viyu, viyu,
V lis po yagodы gulyat`.

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  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked 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 Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov (1801 - 1848), "Гей у полі вишня" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-27
Line count: 31
Word count: 177

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