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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)

Yakby` zostrily`sya my` znovu
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Yakby` zostrily`sya my` znovu,
Chy` ty` zlyakalasya b, chy` ni?
Yakeye ty`xeye ty` slovo
Tojdi b promovy`la meni?
Niyakogo. I ne piznala b.
A mozhe b, potim nagadala,
Skazavshy`: sny`losya durnij.
A ya zradiv by`, moye dy`vo!
Moya ty` dole chornobry`va!
Yakby` pobachy`v, nagadav
Veseleye ta molodeye
Koly`shnye ly`shen`ko ly`xeye.
YA zary`dav by`, zary`dav!
I pomoly`vs`, shho ne pravdy`vy`m,
A snom lukavy`m rozijshlos`,
Sliz`my`-vodoyu rozly`los`
Koly`shnyeye svyateye dy`vo!

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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 зострілися ми знову" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-02
Line count: 17
Word count: 68

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