Oy nelyubyye, vorohy,
Ne perekhod'te doroh[y].
Da nekhay pereyde Hospod' Boh,
Shche y Prechystaya Svatay[a],
Da yiyi matinka rodnay[a].
/ Spivayut' dorohoyu, yak molodyy ide po molodu. /
Pryyekhav Vasyl'ko do novoho dvora,
A yoho Halochka ne rozchesana.
Vypustyv konyka na rannyu rosu,
Da nekhay Halochka rozcheshe kosu.
Vzhe toby, konyku, po rosy ne khodyt',
Vzhe tobi, Hannochko, kosy ne nosyt'.
/ Spivayut' bilya vorit, koly pryyshly zabyraty molodu. /
Lyetyat' halochky y u try sharochky,
Zozul'ka popered[u].
Idut' druzhechky y u try radochka,
Hannochka popered[u].
/ Molodu vbyrayut' do shlyubu. /
Bride is being dressed up for the wedding
Groom’s retinue goes to get the bride
Songs of the rites of passage
Wedding songs
Ritual and customary folklore
The Wedding
Alla Kovalʹchuk
Both Miklos
Myroslava Vertiuk
Yuriy Kovalʹchuk
Myroslava Vertiuk
2018-05-30