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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)

Yakby` meni, mamo, namy`sto
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Yakby` meni, mamo, namy`sto,
To pishla b ya zavtra na misto,
A na misti, mamo, na misti
Graye, mamo, muzy`ka troyista.
A divchata z parubkamy`
Ly`cyayut`sya. Mamo! Mamo!
Beztalanna ya!

Oj pidu ya Bogu pomolyusya,
Ta pidu ya u najmy` najmusya,
Ta kuplyu ya, mamo, cherevy`ky`,
Ta najmu ya troyisti muzy`ky`.
Nexaj lyude ne zdy`vuyut`,
Yak ya, mamo, potancyuyu.
Dolen`ko moya!

Ne daj meni vik divuvaty`,
Kosy` moyi plesty`-zaplitaty`,
Brovenyata doma znosy`ty`,
V samoty`ni viku dozhy`ty`.
A poky` ya zaroblyayu,
Chorni brovy` poly`nyayut`.
Beztalanna ya!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Якби мені, мамо, намисто" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-28
Line count: 21
Word count: 85

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