by Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (1871 - 1913), as Lesya Ukrainka
Contra spem spero!
Language: Ukrainian (Українська)
Het'te, dumy, vy, chmary osinni! To ž tepera vesna zolota! Čy to tak u žalju, v holosinni Promynut' molodiï lita? Ni, ja choču kriz' sl'ozy smijatys', Sered lycha spivaty pisni, Bez nadiï taky spodivatys', Žyty choču! Het' dumy sumni! JA na vbohim sumnim perelozi Budu sijat' barvysti kvitky, Budu sijat' kvitky na morozi, Budu lyt' na nych sl'ozy hirki. I vid sliz tych harjačych roztane Ta kora l'odovaja, micna, Može, kvity zijdut' – i nastane Šče j dlja mene vesela vesna. JA na horu krutu krem’januju Budu kamin' važkyj pidijmat' I, [nesučy vahu]1 tu strašnuju, Budu pisnju veselu spivat'. V dovhu, temnuju ničku nevydnu Ne stulju ni na chvyl'ku očej, Vse šukatymu zirku providnu, Jasnu vladarku temnych nočej. Tak! ja budu kriz' sl'ozy smijatys', Sered lycha spivaty pisni, Bez nadiï taky spodivatys', Budu žyty! Het' dumy sumni!
Y. Stepovyi sets stanzas 1-3, 5-7
1 Stepovyi: "вагу несучи"
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Text Authorship:
- by Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (1871 - 1913), as Lesya Ukrainka, "Contra spem spero!" [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), "Цонтра спем сперо!", stanzas 1-3,5-7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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