O moon, shine bright
O moon, shine bright | Ой гори, ой світи | Oj hory, oj svity
Composer: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
Lyricist: Borys Hrinchenko | Борис Грінченко
A chorus from Ukrainian composer Leontovych's unfinished opera of a scene depicting nymphs playfully dancing in the moonlight.
The cuckoo sang
The cuckoo sang | Закувала зозуленька | Zakuvala zozulen'ka
Arranger: H. Tsytsaliuk | Г. Цицалюк
A choral setting of a Ukrainian folk song with its common theme of a young woman's lost love.
The little branch
The little branch | Ягілочка | Jahilochka
Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
This choral arrangement of a traditional Ukrainian hahilka or spring folk song was often sung as circle dances were performed.
Farewell to my village
Farewell to my village | Прощай село | Proshchaj selo
Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
In this choral arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song by Mykola Leontovych, a young man is leaving his home to go to war but tells his beloved he will not forget her.
Oh, the grey cuckoo
Oh, the grey cuckoo | Ой, сивая зозуленька | Oj, syvaja zozulen'ka
Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
In this well-known Ukrainian choral folk song arranged by Mykola Leontovych, a maiden bemoans her fate.