Songs

Oy lyulichky, lyuli,
Naletily huli,
Staly dumat' i hadat',
Chym Ivanka hoduvat'.

Khyti, khyti, a konyky v zhyti,
Nikomu vyhnaty, til'ky Mykyti,
A Mykyta ne hulya, cherevychky popravlya.

Kuy, kuy, chobitok,
Poday, babo, molotok,
Ne podasy molotok –
Ne pidkuyu chobitok.
Kyn' kopiyechku na tarilochku.

Soroka-vorona na prypichku sydila,
Ditkam kashku varyla, ts'omu dam,
Ts'omu dam, ts'omu dam, ts'omu dam,
A ts'omu ne dam, tsey drov ne rubav, v lis ne khodyv,
Borshchu y kashi ne varyv.
Hay-hay, poletily, na holovku sily.

Ladky-ladusi, de buly v babusi,
A sho yily – kashku, a sho pyly – brazhku,
Kashku poyily, brazhku popyly, hey-hey, poletily,
Na holovku sily.

Vyydi, vyydi, sonechko
Na popove polyechko.
Tam divchatka hrayut,
Tebe vyhlyadayut,
Horilochku pʺyut,
Tobi ostavlyayut.

Idi, idi, doshchyku,
Navarymo borshchyku,
U novomu horshchyku.
Tobi – kasha, meni – borshch,
Shchob hustishy padav doshch.

Tovchu, tovchu mak, mak,
Za stupoyu dyak, dyak.
– Choho, dyevko, plachesh?
– Machukha nabyla.
Dala kusok sala,
A myshka vkhopyla.
– A de zh taya myshka?
– Koloda prybyla.
– A de zh ta koloda?
– Chervy potochili.
– A de zh tyye chervy?
– Kury pokl'ovali.
– A de zh tyye kury?
– Shulyaky pobrali.
– A de zh tyye shulyaky?
– More potopylo.
– A de zh teye more?
– Tsyats'kamy* zaroslo.
– A de zh tyye tsyats'ky?
– Devochki porvali.
– A de tyyi devochki?
– Zamuzh poddavali.
– A de zh tyye molodychki**?
–Poshli v lyes po sunychky.
– A de toy lyesochok?
– Sokyrka zrubala.
– A de ta sokyrka?
– V more upala.
– A de zh teye more?
– Kvyetochkami zaroslo.
– A de zh tyye kvyetochky?
– Dyevochki porvali.
– A de zh tyye devochki?
– Panychi pobrali***.
– A de tyyi panychi?
– Sydyat' doma na pechi,
Da yedyat' kalachi.
A ya vstala unochy,
Da y poyela kalachy.

*kvitamy – variant
**brusnychky – variant

Tovche maty mak, mak,
Za stupeyu dyak, dyak.
– Choho, dyache, plachesh?
– Machukha nabyla,
Dala kryshku khliba,
Myshka vkhopyla.
– A de taya myshka?
– Koloda prybyla.
– A de ta koloda?
– Chervy potochyly.
– A de tyyi chervy?
– Kury poklyuvaly.
– A de tyyi kury?
– Shulyaky pobraly.
– A de tyyi shulyaky?
– More potopylo.
– A de teye more?
– Tsyats'kamy* zaroslo.
– A de tyyi tsyats'ky?
– Divchata porvaly.
– A de tyyi divky?
– Panychi pobraly.
– A de tyyi panychi?
– V Symenykhy na pechi.
A ya vstala unochi,
Ta y poyila kalachi.

*Tsyats'ky = kvity

Hu-hu,
Sedyt' holub na dubu,
Prilyetyela synitsa,
Vasyl'ova sestritsa:
– Oy Vasylyu, Vasylyu,
Udar babu po lobu,
Nekhay baba kotytstsa,
Po bolotu mostytstsa,
A v boloty husi,
Poshli do Marusi,
A v Marusi halki,
Smoloviye lavki,
Yak syev – prykipyev,
Vyecheraty ne skhotyev,
Pruz okentse vtekav,
Zhupaninu podrav,
Hudziki pohubiv,
Krasnu dyevku polyubiv.

Skache horobyeyko
Po toku, po toku,
Rozhanyaye
Toloku, toloku.
Yak zhe nam, yak zhe nam
Pechenoho khlyeba,
Yak zhe nam, yak zhe nam,
Hanna, ne treba.

Tovche baba mak, mak,
Pud stupoyu dyak, dyak.
– Choho, dyache, plachesh?
– Machukha nabyla.
Vzyala kryshku khlyeba –
Myshka y ukhopyla.
– A de zh taya myshka?
– Pud kolodkoyu.
– A de zh ta kolodka?
– Chervy roztochyli.
– A de zh tyye chervy?
– Myshi* poklyuvali.
– A de zh tyye myshi*?
– Na lyes polyetali.
– A de zh tyye lyesy?
– Sokyrka zrubala.
– A de zh ta sokyrka?
– Y u more potala.
– A de zh teye more?
– Kvetochkamy zaroslo.
– A de zh tyye kvetochky?
– Panychye porvali.
– A de zh tyye panychi?
– Spekli babu na pechi.
Posidaly na pisochku,
Porizaly po kusochku,
Prosym: "Dayte nam!"
A my kazhem: "Malo nam!"