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.
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The stork
The stork | Лелека | Leleka
Composer: Judif Rozhavska | Юдіф Рожавська
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
This Ukrainian choral folk song evokes longing for the homeland through the imagery of storks that fly away only to return the following season.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oh, my songs
Oh, my songs | Ой співаночки мої | Oj spivanochky moji
Composer: Stanyslav Lyudkevych | Станислав Людкевич
This Ukrainian choral folk song reflects on the memories of the songs of youth and of lost love.
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The green grove
The green grove | В гаю зелененькім | V haju zelenen'kim
Arranger: Filaret Kolessa | Філарет Колесса
This Ukrainian folk song, arranged for women's choir, depicts a bucolic scene of a stream by the woods as a backdrop for young love.
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