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by Mikhailo Petrovych Starytsky (1840 - 1904)

Ščo ty včynyv?
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Ščo ty včynyv? Žinoča čara
Tebe navik peremohla...
Ale jaka strašenna kara
Najkrašču kvitku v nas vzjala...

I os' ležyš teper bajdužyj,
Mov kolos skošenyj z travy,
Čomu zo mnoju v Siči, brate,
Ne položyv ty holovy?..

Čoho žyttja daremno stratyv?
Chiba na sviti vže nažyvs'?
Čoho, jak zradnyk, bat'ka j brata
Tut zalyšyv, posyrotyv?..
Čoho, jak zradnyk, bat'ka j brata
Tut zalyšyv, posyrotyv?..

Proščaj, proščaj,
Choč žal' mene hnityt',
Ale prostyt' tebe ne možu!..

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mikhailo Petrovych Starytsky (1840 - 1904) [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 Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko (1842 - 1912), "Що ти вчинив?", from Тарас Бульба, арія Остапа [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-28
Line count: 17
Word count: 75

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