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Oy zasvity, maty, svichku

Hasenky (Poltavs'ka oblast)


Lyrics

Oi zasvity, maty, svichku,
Oi postav na stoli,
Nekhai liudy ta y podyvliatsia,
Chy para y meni.

Ta y zasvityla maty svichku,
Oi ne yasno horyt.
Z kym liubylas ta y rozluchylas –
Serdenko y bolyt.

Ta y z kym liubylas – rozluchylas,
Oi serdenko bolyt,
Z kym ne znalasia – ta y povinchalas,
Treba v sviti zhyt.





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Location

Birthplace of the Performers



Performers

Chyrka Oleksandra Danylivna (1935)
Hasenko Hanna Fedorivna (1936)
Krasʹko Halyna Yukhymivna (1939)
Mykolayenko Nadiya Mykhaylivna (1965)
Mykolayenko Tetyana Oleksandrivna (1938)
Podolyaka Anastasiya Mykhaylivna (1934)
Zadorozhnya Nina Hryhorivna (1938)




Information

Themes and Motifs:

Forced marriage
Departure


Genre:

Songs of the rites of passage
   Farewell to the family
   Wedding songs


Context of performing:

Ritual and customary folklore
  The Wedding




Participants

Collectors:

Both Miklos


Descriptors:

Natalka Khomenko


Date of collecting:

2017-05-16



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