by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)
Oj Dnipre mij, Dnipre, šyrokyj ta dužyj!
Language: Ukrainian (Українська)
Oj Dnipre mij, Dnipre, šyrokyj ta dužyj! Bahato ty, bat'ku, u more nosyv Kozac'koï krovi; šče poneseš, druže! Červonyv ty synje, ta ne napoïv; A sju nič up’ješsja. Pekel'neje svjato Po vsij Ukraïni sju nič zareve; Poteče bahato, bahato, bahato Šljachets'koï krovi. Kozak ožyve; Ožyvut' het'many v zolotim župani; Prokynet'sja dolja; kozak zaspiva: “Ni žyda, ni ljacha”, a v stepach Ukrajny — O bože mij mylyj — blysne bulava!
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Text Authorship:
- by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title, appears in Гайдамаки (Gajdamaki), in the section "Tremi pivni", stanza 6 [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), "Цпів Яреми" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 69