by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861)
Plavaj, plavaj, lebedon'ko
Language: Ukrainian (Українська)
Plavaj, plavaj, lebedon'ko, Po syn'omu morju! Rosty, rosty, topolen'ko, Vse vhoru ta vhoru. Rosty hnučka ta vysoka do samoï chmary, Spytaj Boha čy diždu ja, Čy ne diždu pary? Rosty, rosty, podyvysja Za syneje more, Po tim boci—moja dolja, Po sim boci—hore... Tam des' mylyj, čornobryvyj, Spivaje, huljaje, A ja plaču, lita traču, Joho vyhljadaju. Skažy jomu, moje serce, Ščo smijut'sja ljudy, Skažy jomu, ščo zahynu, Koly ne prybude! Sama choče mene maty V zemlju zachovaty... A chto ž ïï holovon'ku Bude dohljadaty? Chto dohljane, rozpytaje, Na starist' pomože? Mamo moja! Dole moja!.. Bože mylyj, Bože! Podyvysja, topolen'ko! Jak nema—zaplačeš, Do schid soncja, ranesen'ko, Ščob nichto ne bačyv... Rosty ž serce-topolen'ko, Vse vhoru ta vhoru! Plavaj, plavaj, lebedon'ko, Po syn'omu morju!
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- by Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 - 1861), no title, written 1839, from the poem "Topolja" [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), "Плавай, плавай, лебедонько" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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