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'neje more dal'nej dorogoj nosil,
Tol'ko-tol'ko ty morja ne spoil, ty ne spoil!
Segodnja dozhdesh'sja, segodnja dozhdesh'sja, shirokij moj Dnepr!
Segodnja ot Boga Ukrajnu zhdjot prazdnik,
I prazdnik tot strashnyj, i mnogo-mnogo prol'jot ona krovi,
Kazak ozhivjot:
I vstanut Getmany v odezhdakh parchevykh
I budet kak prezhde
Ukrajna zhiva;
I vdal' po stepi, nad kurganami brat'ev,
Na strakh vragam zablestit bulava;
I snova kak spojet ne potajno,
Privol'no i likho spojet pro Ukrajnu:
Svobodna do morja, net ljakhov s zhidami.
Dnepr unjos ikh kosti, kosti vrazh'i, krov'ju shljakhetskoj,
Krov'ju zhidovskoj dal'neje more on spoil.
Stoj, moj Dnepr! slushaj, Dnepr!
Skoro ty dozhdesh'sja, skoro ty uymjosh'sja!
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 It depicts outdated and harmful cultural stereotypes that were common for its time, and should not be performed without an explanation of its historical context.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