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by Ivan Yakovych Franko (1856 - 1916)

Ja ne kljav tebe, o zore
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Ja ne kljav tebe, o zore,
Choč jak syl'no žal' mij ris;
Nasmich tvij i vlasne hore
JA terplyvo perenis.

Ta bojus' za tebe duže,
Bo ljubov – to mstyvyj boh;
Jak odno ïï znevažyt',
Ljubyt' mstyt'sja na oboch.

Jak smijučys' ty vbyvala
Čystuju ljubov moju,
Čy ty znala, ščo vbyvaješ
Vse, čym v sviti ja žyju?

Čy ty znala, ščo rujnuješ
Ščastja vlasnoho pidklad,
Te, čoho žyttja tak malo
Zvyklo vsjakomu vdiljat'?

Čy ty znala, ščo nebavom,
Ot mov raz machnut' perom,
Ty ne raz zaplačeš hirko
Za potoptanym dobrom?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ivan Yakovych Franko (1856 - 1916), no title, appears in Зівяле листя (Zivyale lystya), in 1. Перший жмуток (1886—1893), no. 17 [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), "Я не кляв тебе" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 91

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