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.
Beyond the courtyard
Beyond the courtyard | Ой, там за двором | Oj, tam za dvorom
Composer: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський
This piece is an example of Ukrainian Christmas choral music known as shchedrivky, with its theme of giving thanks for a bountiful year.
Time is passing
Time is passing | Минає час | Mynaje chas
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyracist: Petro Hrynchyshyn | Петро Гринчишин
In this Ukrainian choral song, the singer longingly recalls lost youth and opportunity.
Heartbreak
Heartbreak | Розпука | Rozpuka
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
In this Ukrainian song, arranged for women's choir, a heartbroken woman laments her lost love.
Cornflowers bloom by my house
Cornflowers bloom by my house | Коло мої хати зацвіли блавати | Kolo moji khaty zatsvily blavaty
Arranger: Yuri Korchynsky | Юрій Корчинський
In this Ukrainian choral folk song, a woman bewails to her friends that her parents wish to marry her off to someone she does not love.
In the forest, on the nut tree
In the forest, on the nut tree | Ой у лісі, на горісі | Oj, u lisi, na horisi
Arranger: I. Syvokhina | І. Сивохіна
This Ukrainian choral folk song depicts a scene of young lovers meeting in an idyllic setting.
Kupala night
Kupala night | Купала на Йвана | Kupala na Ivana
Composer: I. Zakharzhevski | І. Захаржевський
A choral arrangement of Ukrainian folk music celebrating the summer solstice and rituals of Kupala, which have their roots in pagan times.