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 TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), "Заповіт", written 1845 [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 Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Заповіт", 2022, copyright © 2022 [ baritone and orchestra ], confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hordiy Hladky (1849 - ?), "Заповіт" [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kyrylo Hryhorovych Stetsenko (1882 - 1922), "Заповіт" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky (1910 - 1971) , "Завещание" ; composed by Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 87
Как умру, похороните На Украйне милой, Посреди широкой степи Выройте могилу, Чтоб лежать мне на кургане, Над рекой могучей, Чтобы слышать, как бушует Старый Днепр под кручей. И когда с полей Украйны Кровь врагов постылых Понесет он... вот тогда я Встану из могилы — Подымусь я и достигну Божьего порога, Помолюся... А покуда Я не знаю бога. Схороните и вставайте, Цепи разорвите, Злою вражескою кровью Волю окропите. И меня в семье великой, В семье вольной, новой, Не забудьте — помяните Добрым тихим словом.
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Note on TransliterationsText Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky (1910 - 1971), "Завещание" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Ukrainian (Українська) by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), "Заповіт", written 1845
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov (1872 - 1964), "Завещание", 1929 [ soli, chorus, orchestra ], from cantata Шевченковская сюита, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-07-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 83