O hear me, my compatriot
O hear me, my compatriot | Чи чуєш мій друже | Chy chujesh mij druzhe
Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович
This Ukrainian choral marching song depicts a soldier rallying his compatriots to continue the fight for Ukraine’s freedom.
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The cherry orchard
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.
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On a small green hill
On a small green hill | На зеленому горбочку | Na zelenomu horbochku
Composer: Alexander Nekrasov | Олександр Некрасов
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
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.
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The wind blows gently
The wind blows gently | По діброві вітер виє | Po dibrovi viter vyje
Composer: Pavlo Tychyna | Павло Тичина
Arranger: Hryhory Veriovka | Григорій Верьовка
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This ballad of love and loss is set to a poem by Taras Shevchenko and arranged for women’s voices by composer and choral conductor Hryhory Veriovka.
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Gentle spring nights
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.
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To you Ukraine
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.
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O my beloved
O my beloved | О милий мій, молю тебе | O mylyj mij, molju tebe
Composer: Volodymyr Stetsenko | Володимир Стеценко
This lyrical Ukrainian choral folk song by contemporary composer Volodymyr Stetsenko echoes a common theme in folk culture, love and loss.
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In that orchard
In that orchard | А в тому саду | A v tomu sadu
Composer: Volodymyr Stetsenko | Володимир Стеценко
This choral arrangement of a lyrical Ukrainian spring song by Volodymyr Stetsenko depicts two young lovers flirting in a pastoral setting.
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The sun did not rise
The sun did not rise | Не сходило вранці сонечко | Ne skhodylo vrantsi sonechko
Arranger: Ivan Bidak | Іван Бідак
This song, with its theme of lost love, is typical of Ukrainian choral folk music.
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The white snow on the hill
The white snow on the hill | Ой, на горі сніг біленький | Oj, na hori snih bilen'kyj
Composer: Volodymyr Stetsenko | Володимир Стеценко
This Ukrainian choral song by contemporary composer Volodymyr Stetsenko conveys the pain of unrequited love.
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Seagulls fly away
Seagulls fly away | Летять ніби чайки | Letjat' niby chajky
Composer: Judif Rozhavska | Юдіф Рожавська
Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
Lyricist: Lada Reva | Лада Рева
This Ukrainian song set to Lada Reva’s poetry was composed by Judif Rozhavska and arranged for women’s choir by Larysa Kuzmenko.
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