Jak umru, to pochovajte Mene na mogili, Sered stepu širokogo Na Vkraїni milij: Ščob lani širokopoli I Dnipro, i kruči Bulo vidno, — bulo čuti Jak reve revučij! Jak ponese z Ukraїni U sinєє more Krov vorožu, — otodi ja I lani, i gori — Vse pokinu i polinu Do samogo Boga Molitisja. A do togo — JA ne znaju Boga! Pochovajte ta vstavajte, Kajdani porvite, I vražoju, zloju krovju Volju okropite! I mene v sim'ї velikij, V sim'ї vol'nij, novij, Ne zabud'te pom'januti Nezlim, tichim slovom!
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Text 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.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 87
Kak umru, pochoronite Na Ukrajne miloj, Posredi širokoj stepi Vyrojte mogilu, Čtob ležat' mne na kurgane, Nad rekoj mogučej, Čtoby slyšat', kak bušuet Staryj Dnepr pod kručej. I kogda s polej Ukrajny Krov' vragov postylych Poneset on... vot togda ja Vstanu iz mogily — Podymus' ja i dostignu Bož'ego poroga, Pomoljusja... A pokuda JA ne znaju boga. Schoronite i vstavajte, Cepi razorvite, Zloju vražeskoju krov'ju Volju okropite. I menja v sem'e velikoj, V sem'e vol'noj, novoj, Ne zabud'te — pomjanite Dobrym tichim slovom.
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Text 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