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'The Cossack Rode beyond the Danube') is one of the most famous Ukrainian folk songs. It was written by the Ukrainian philosopher and poet Semen Klymovsky. Under the name "Schöne Minka" it also became popular in Germany. [1] The German title comes from the first words of a poem by Christoph August Tiedge, "Schöne Minka, ich muß scheiden ...
In Ukraine, however, the song was met with a mixed reception, with denunciations of the song and persecution of its listeners. BBC News Ukrainian suggested that this was a result of Pavlychko's brief period as a soldier of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. [6] Despite this, however, "Two Colours" has persisted, and was frequently cited after ...
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of traditional, folkloric, folk-inspired popular music, and folk-inspired European classical music traditions.. In the 20th century numerous ethnographic and folkloric musical ensembles were established in Ukraine and gained popularity.
Using the four notes and the original folk lyrics of a well-wishing song he found in an anthology of Ukrainian folk melodies, Leontovich created a new work choral work. [1] The four-note melody over a minor third of the chant was used by as an ostinato theme in several arrangements Leontovich composed. "Shchedryk" is the most famous of all his ...
Ostap Veresai, the most famous Ukrainian kobzar of the 19th century, and his wife Kulyna. Although most instrumental dance music in Ukraine can be sung to, there exist in Ukraine a group of professional folk musicians who sing to their own accompaniment.
What A Moonlit Night (Ukrainian: Ніч яка місячна, romanized: Nich yaka misiachna) is a Ukrainian song composed by kobzar Andriy Voloshchenko and Vasyl Ovchynnikov with lyrics from a poem by Mykhailo Starytsky. [1] [2] Mykola Lysenko wrote the music for it, as an aria included in the opera, based on Mykola Gogol's story "The Drowned ...
Chervona ruta — Rhododendron myrtifolium plant The song and its melody was written by a 19-year-old student of the Chernivtsi Medical Institute, Volodymyr Ivasyuk. [1] [2] Volodymyr was inspired by a collection of "kolomyikas" (author of the collection was Volodymyr Hnatyuk), traditional folk songs/dances of Pokuttia and Prykarpattia, found in his father's library [3]
Oy Vershe Miy, Vershe (Ukrainian: Ой верше мій, верше, transl. "Oh Mountain, My Mountain") — a Lemko folk song. It is one of the most popular Lemko songs, holding a special place among the most performed Ukrainian songs. The song belongs to the category of family and wedding songs. [1]