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.
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Kupala night
Kupala night | Купала на Йвана | Kupala na Ivana
Composer: Ivan 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.
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Long ago
Long ago | Як давно
Composer: Hryhori Kytasty | Григорий Китастий
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
This arrangement for women's choir of a well-known Ukrainian song depicts the immigrant's lament that no other place can replace one's homeland.
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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.
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The flying missive
The flying missive | Летюче віконце | Let'juche vikontse
Composer: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
Lyricist: Vasyl Holoborodko | Василь Голобородько
In this Ukrainian classical choral song, a maiden expresses in a letter that she longs for her beloved, who is far away.
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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.
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Lullaby
Lullaby | Колискова | Kolyskova
Composer: Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj | Іван Богдан Весоловський
Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
A choral arrangement of a Ukrainian lullaby written by popular songwriter Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The boat sails
The boat sails | Пливе човен | Plyve choven
Composer: Mykola Lysenko | Микола Лисенко
The melody of this Ukrainian choral work, composed by Mykola Lysenko and based on a folk theme, evokes the undulating rhythms of a boat.
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