Dark clouds approach
Dark clouds approach | Хай іде, насува чорна хмара | Khaj ide, nasuva chorna khmara
Composer: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
Lyricist: Borys Hrinchenko | Борис Грінченко
A chorus from Ukrainian composer Leontovych's unfinished opera, this music evokes impending doom through the imagery of dark clouds.
A violin plays in the streets
A violin plays in the streets | На вулиці скрипка грає | Na vulytsi skrypka hraje
Arranger: O. Merezhyn | О. Мережин
This toe-tapping, dance-like Ukrainian choral folk song depicts a festive village scene with musicians in the streets.
In the guilder-rose grove
In the guilder-rose grove | В калиновім лісі | V kalynovim lisi
Arranger: Stanyslav Lyudkevych | Станислав Людкевич
This Ukrainian choral folk song depicts the common theme of lost love. Abandoned by her lover, a young woman drowns herself.
Oh, my green hilltops
Oh, my green hilltops | Ой верше мій, верше | Oj vershe mij, vershe
Arranger: Evhen Kozak | Євген Козак
A common theme in Ukrainian folk music, this choral song, in Lemko dialect, depicts a young girl's regret for falling in love.