The cuckoo flies
The cuckoo flies | Летіла зозуля | Letila zozulja
Arranger: V. Lystopad | В. Листопад
This choral arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song is about a woman's lament for her lost love, who has abandoned her to loneliness and sorrow.
Fly in, fly in
Fly in, fly in | Залітай, залітай | Zalitaj, zalitaj
Composer: Stanyslav Ljudkevych | Станислав Людкевич
Arranger: Zenia Kushpeta | Зеня Кушпета
This lyrical Ukrainian folk song, arranged for women's choir, depicts the sorrow of lost love.
And the grove laughs again
And the grove laughs again | І гай знов сміється | I haj znov smijet'sja
Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
In this Ukrainian choral folk song, a woman yearns for her beloved. Though there is joy at spring’s arrival, she feels only sorrow for her lost love.
Oh, my songs
Oh, my songs | Ой, співаночки мої | Oj, spivanochky moji
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
This Ukrainian choral folk song reflects on the memories of the songs of youth and of lost love.
The storks
The storks | Лелеченьки | Lelechen'ky
Composer: Alexander Bilash | Олександр Білаш
Arranger: Dmytro Pavlychko | Дмитро Павличко
A Ukrainian choral song depicting the émigré's longing to return to one's homeland.
The guilder-rose
The guilder-rose | Ой на горі калина | Oj na hori kalyna
Arranger: I. Zakharzhevskij | І. Захаржевський
This playful melody, written for women’s voices, is reflective of Ukrainian choral folk music and tradition.