The guilder-rose
The guilder-rose | Ой на горі калина | Oj na hori kalyna
Arranger: I. Zakharzhevskij | І. Захаржевський
This is a playful folk tune. As inspiration, many Ukrainian composers have tapped into the vast repertoire of Ukrainian traditional folk music, much of which has been orally passed down through generations. Most of the music from the Ukrainian folk song genre falls within two main areas: music that reflects the important stages of a person’s life, such as carefree youth, unrequited love, courtship, marriage, motherhood, and music that reflects the seasonal cycle of a predominantly agrarian society. Ukrainian folk song tradition is rich with imagery and conveys an array of emotions.
Ukrainian folk songs have always been favourites with Vesnivka. This is one example from Vesnivka's music archives of folk songs that have been specially written or arranged for women's voices.