by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Na Dnepre
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Ukrainian (Українська) 
Our translations:  FRE
Goj-ty', Dnepr! Slushaj, Dnepr!
Dnepr ty' moj shirokij, goj ty', Dnepr glubokij!
Mnogo ty' krovi kazach`ej
V dal`nee more dal`nej dorogoj nosil,
Tol`ko-tol`ko ty' morya ne spoil, ty' ne spoil!
Segodnya dozhdesh`sya, segodnya dozhdesh`sya, shirokij moj Dnepr!
Segodnya ot Boga Ukrajnu zhdyot prazdnik,
I prazdnik tot strashny'j, i mnogo-mnogo prol`yot ona krovi,
Kazak ozhivyot:
I vstanut Getmany' v odezhdax parchevy'x
I budet kak prezhde
Ukrajna zhiva;
I vdal` po stepi, nad kurganami brat`ev,
Na strax vragam zablestit bulava;
I snova kak spoet ne potajno,
Privol`no i lixo spoet pro Ukrajnu:
Svobodna do morya, net lyaxov s zhidami.
Dnepr unyos ix kosti, kosti vrazh`i, krov`yu shlyaxetskoj,
Krov`yu zhidovskoj dal`nee more on spoil.
Stoj, moj Dnepr! slushaj, Dnepr!
Skoro ty' dozhdesh`sya, skoro ty' uy'myosh`sya!
Stoj, ty', Dnepr!
Stoj, glubokij Dnepr!

Note: this poem is included mainly for historical and research purposes. It depicts outdated and harmful cultural stereotypes that were common for its time, and should not be performed without an explanation of its historical context.


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  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur le Dniepr", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 23
Word count: 128