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by Stepan Vasilovych Rudansky (1834 - 1873)

Pryjšla v cerkvu stara baba
Language: Ukrainian (Українська) 
Pryjšla v cerkvu stara baba, 
Svičok nakupyla; 
De bula jaka ikona, 
Vsjudy polipyla. 
I šče para ostajet'sja, 
De ïch prylipyty?... 
“Aha! — kaže, — Pošukaju 
Svjatoho Mykyty!” 
Najšla baba i Mykytu 
Svjatyj čorta cipyt'! 
Baba odnu jomu stavyt', 
Druhu čortu lipyt'... 
Bačat' ljudy j rozvažajut', 
Ščob tam ne lipyla; 
“Ščo ty, babo, — kažut', — robyš? 
Taž to vraža syla!... 
Ale baba obernulas': 
“Ne sudite, ljudy! 
Nichto toho ne vidaje, 
De po smerti bude... 
Čy u nebi, čy u pekli 
Skažut' vikuvaty; 
Treba vsjudy, dobri ljudy, 
Pryjatelja maty”.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Stepan Vasilovych Rudansky (1834 - 1873) [author's text not yet checked 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), "Прийшла в церкву стара баба" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-17
Line count: 24
Word count: 88

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