The running brook
The running brook | Тече вода з-під явора | Teche voda z-pid javora
Composer: M. Kolodub | М. Колодуб
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This Ukrainian choral folk song is about a small brook that winds through hills and pastures.
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High mountain pastures
High mountain pastures | Ой високі полонини | Oj vysokij polonyny
Arranger: H. Zhukovsky | Г. Жуковський
This boisterous Ukrainian choral folk song joyously celebrates the beloved fields, rivers and mountains of the Hutsul region of the Carpathians.
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The cherry orchard by my house
The cherry orchard by my house | Садок вишневий коло хати | Sadok vyshnevyj kolo khaty
Composer: Yakiv Stepovyj | Яків Степовий
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This Ukrainian choral song depicts a bucolic scene with birds singing in the orchard while a family sits down to supper.
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A dream
A dream | Ой ходить сон | Oj khodyt' son
Arranger: V. Kalenychenko | В. Калениченко
This soothing lullaby, typical of Ukrainian choral folk music, evokes the spirits of Sleep and Sweet Dreams.
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The bright moon
The bright moon | Місяць яснесенький | Misjats' jasnesen'kij
Composer: I. Nedilsky | І. Недільський
Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
In this choral arrangement of a Ukrainian lullaby, a mother wishes that her baby son enjoy pleasant dreams while he sleeps beneath the moonlight.
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O hear me, my compatriot
O hear me, my compatriot | Чи чуєш мій друже | Chy chujesh mij druzhe
Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович
This Ukrainian choral marching song depicts a soldier rallying his compatriots to continue the fight for Ukraine’s freedom.
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The cherry orchard
The cherry orchard | Садок вишневий | Sadok vyshnevyj
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This Ukrainian choral song depicts a bucolic scene with birds singing in the orchard while a family sits down to supper.
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On a small green hill
On a small green hill | На зеленому горбочку | Na zelenomu horbochku
Composer: Alexander Nekrasov | Олександр Некрасов
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
The lyrics to this playful Ukrainian choral folk song about a little house perched on a green hill was composed by poet Lesia Ukrainka at age 14.
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The wind blows gently
The wind blows gently | По діброві вітер виє | Po dibrovi viter vyje
Composer: Pavlo Tychyna | Павло Тичина
Arranger: Hryhory Veriovka | Григорій Верьовка
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко
This ballad of love and loss is set to a poem by Taras Shevchenko and arranged for women’s voices by composer and choral conductor Hryhory Veriovka.
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Gentle spring nights
Gentle spring nights | Лагідні веснянії ночі зористі | Lahidni vesnjaniji nochi zorysti
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
A Ukrainian choral song about romantic spring evenings.
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To you Ukraine
To you Ukraine | До тебе, Україно | Do tebe Ukrajino
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка
This classical Ukrainian choral song extolls one's love for Ukraine while lamenting its woes and struggles for freedom.
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