by Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (1871 - 1913), as Lesya Ukrainka
Czontra spem spero!
Language: Ukrainian (Українська)
Get`te, dumy`, vy`, xmary` osinni! To zh tepera vesna zolota! Chy` to tak u zhalyu, v golosinni Promy`nut` molodiyi lita? Ni, ya xochu kriz` sl`ozy` smiyaty`s`, Sered ly`xa spivaty` pisni, Bez nadiyi taky` spodivaty`s`, Zhy`ty` xochu! Get` dumy` sumni! YA na vbogim sumnim perelozi Budu siyat` barvy`sti kvitky`, Budu siyat` kvitky` na morozi, Budu ly`t` na ny`x sl`ozy` girki. I vid sliz ty`x garyachy`x roztane Ta kora l`odovaya, miczna, Mozhe, kvity` zijdut` – i nastane Shhe j dlya mene vesela vesna. YA na goru krutu krem’yanuyu Budu kamin` vazhky`j pidijmat` I, [nesuchy` vagu]1 tu strashnuyu, Budu pisnyu veselu spivat`. V dovgu, temnuyu nichku nevy`dnu Ne stulyu ni na xvy`l`ku ochej, Vse shukaty`mu zirku providnu, Yasnu vladarku temny`x nochej. Tak! ya budu kriz` sl`ozy` smiyaty`s`, Sered ly`xa spivaty` pisni, Bez nadiyi taky` spodivaty`s`, Budu zhy`ty`! Get` 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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This text was added to the website: 2022-03-15
Line count: 28
Word count: 137