Taras Shevchenko, Lyricist
Library Selection
The bright moon | Місяць яснесенький | Misjats' jasnesen'kij
Composer: Nedilsky | І. Недільський
Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
In this choral arrangement of a Ukrainian lullaby, a mother wishes that her baby son enjoy pleasant dreams while he sleeps beneath the moonlight.
The cherry orchard | Садок вишневий | Sadok vyshnevyj
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This Ukrainian choral song depicts a bucolic scene with birds singing in the orchard while a family sits down to supper.
On a small green hill | На зеленому горбочку | Na zelenomu horbochku
Composer: Alexander Nekrasov | Олександр Некрасов
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Тарас Шевченко
The lyrics to this playful Ukrainian choral folk song about a little house perched on a green hill was composed by poet Lesia Ukrainka at age 14.
Gentle spring nights | Лагідні веснянії ночі зористі | Lahidni vesnjaniji nochi zorysti
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
A Ukrainian choral song about romantic spring evenings.
To you Ukraine | До тебе, Україно | Do tebe Ukrajino
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
This classical Ukrainian choral song extolls one's love for Ukraine while lamenting its woes and struggles for freedom.
Do not sing me this song | Не співайте мені сеї пісні | Ne spivajte meni seji pisni
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
Classical Ukrainian choral music for women's voices to a poem expressing the poetess’ desire not to hear this song, as it will awaken her sorrow.

