by Oleksandr Ivanovych Kandyba (1878 - 1944), as Oleksandr Oles
I vi pokinuli...
Language: Ukrainian (Українська)
I vy` poky`nuly`... y` vy` pishly`... I v najmy` dushi viddaly`, Y` klad, shho vam didy` sxovaly`, Na sky`bku xliba prominyaly`... Czy`gany` vy`, Czy`gany` vy`!... A tam v zemli, yaky`j tam skarb lezhav, I skil`ky` strun v sobi xovav... Yaki b to zvuky` rozitnuly`s`, Koly` b vy` dy`vny`x strun torknuly`s`!... Ne varti vy`, Ne varti vy`... I chasom chuye lis v pit`mi nichnij, Yak des` na kobzi1 zolotij Struna zastogne i porvet`sya, I stogin skargoyu pollyet`sya. O de zh vy` yest`? O de zh vy` yest`?
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1 ancient Ukrainian string instrument, similar to a lute.
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1 ancient Ukrainian string instrument, similar to a lute.
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Text Authorship:
- by Oleksandr Ivanovych Kandyba (1878 - 1944), as Oleksandr Oles [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 Kyrylo Hryhorovych Stetsenko (1882 - 1922), "І ві покінулі...", 1911. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Word count: 87