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by Spyrydon Feodosyevych Cherkasenko (1876 - 1940)

Mokro i temno, nemov v domovyni
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Mokro i temno, nemov v domovyni,
Vypalo kajlo iz ruk,
Dychaty važko, lomota u spyni,
V holovu boliznyj stuk.
Čomu stav?
Ne drimaj!
Bery kajlo —
Dovbaj!

Dumka jedyna: spočyty chvylynu —
Syly nema dovbonut',
Dobre b pidnjatys' ta vyprostat' spynu,
Svižym povitrjam dychnut'.
Čomu stav?
Ne drimaj!
Bery kajlo —
Dovbaj!

Pizno čy rano? šče dovho robyty?
Tjahnet'sja čas toj, mov rik...
Dajte spočyty, spočyty, spočyty,
Dajte zasnuty... navik!..
Čomu stav?
Ne drimaj!
Bery kajlo —
Dovbaj!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Spyrydon Feodosyevych Cherkasenko (1876 - 1940), "У шахті", written 1906 [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 Yakiv Stepanovich Stepovyi (1883 - 1921), "Мокро і темно" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-15
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Word count: 78

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