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by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)

Za dumoju duma rojem vylitaje
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Za dumoju duma rojem vylitaje,
Odna davyt' serce, druha rozdyraje,
A tretjaja tycho, tychesen'ko plače
U samomu serci, može, j Boh ne bačyt'.
Komu ž ïï pokažu ja,
I chto tuju movu
Pryvitaje, uhadaje
Velykeje slovo?
Vsi ohluchly — pochylylys'
V kajdanach... bajduže...
Ty smiješsja, a ja plaču,
Velykyj mij druže.
A ščo vrodyt' z toho plaču?
[Bohylova, brate...]1
Ne zarevut' v Ukraïni
Vol'niï harmaty.
Ne zariže bat'ko syna,
Svojeï dytyny,
Za čest', [slavu]2, za braterstvo,
Za volju Vkraïny.
Ne zariže — vykochaje
Ta j prodast' v riznycju
Moskalevi. Ce b to, bačyš,
Lepta udovyci
Prestolovi- otečestvu
Ta nimoti plata.
Nechaj, brate. A my budem
Smijat'sja ta plakat'.

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•   M. Lysenko •   Y. Stepovyi 

Y. Stepovyi sets lines 1-14, 27-28

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Confirmed with Тарас Шевченко, Зібрання творів: У 6 т. — К., 2003. — Т. 1: Поезія 1837-1847. — С. 284; С. 710-712.

1 Lysenko: "Бурян, мабуть брате."
2 Lysenko: "віру"

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Text Authorship:

  • by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), "Гоголю" [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), "За думою дума" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Yakiv Stepanovich Stepovyi (1883 - 1921), "За думою дума", lines 1-14,27-28 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-06
Line count: 28
Word count: 111

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