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Ukrainian Lemko song
The song "Zelena Lishchynal" is a Ukrainian folk song originally from the Lemko region. The Lemkos lived on the picturesque slopes of the Carpathians, covered with fir, spruce, and beech. Hazel also grew there.
The hazel tree has always been a special symbol for Lemkos - it portended wealth and fertility. Hazel nuts were also used for wedding ceremonies, they were hung on a hiltsia (wedding tree) and given to the newlyweds so that they would have many children.
The appearance of the image of a green hazel in the song becomes a symbol of a young girl who has become a woman and become pregnant out of wedlock. This development of the life scenario was considered tragic in Ukrainian culture. Pokrytky (as such women were called) were subject to condemnation, expulsion from the community, and sometimes could even be stoned to death. But are we the ones to judge?
lyrics
Зелена ліщина орішки зродила,
Не раз мене мамця про козака била!
Била мене мати і ще буде бити,
Поки я престану козака любити!
А я не престану поки не достану
Личка рум'яного, гарненького стану!
Над водою стою, і в воду дивлюся,
Таку думку маю, піду утоплюся!
Не топися, дівча, не губ свою душу,
Хоц би била найбідніша, а тя взяти мушу!
Мамо моя, мамо, рідна моя мати,
Подумайте собі за кого мня дати!
Зелена ліщина орішки зродила,
Не раз мене мамця про козака била!
Била мене мати і ще буде бити,
Поки я престану козака любити!
А я не престану поки не достану
Личка рум'яного, гарненького стану!
Над водою стою, і в воду дивлюся,
Таку думку маю, піду утоплюся!
Не топися, дівча, не губ свою душу,
Хоц би била найбідніша, а тя взяти мушу!
Мамо моя, мамо, рідна моя мати,
Подумайте собі за кого мня дати!
Хаааа-ааа-ааа (9)
Ра-на-на-на-на
О гей я! (5)
Зе-ле-на лі-щи
Го-ріш-ки зро-ди
Не раз ме-не ма
Про ко-за-ка би
Би-ла ме-не ма
І ще бу-де би
Пок я не прис-та
Ко-за-ка лю-би
Речетатив:
А я не престану поки не достану
Личка рум'яного, гарненького стану!
Над водою стою, і в воду дивлюся,
Таку думку маю, піду утоплюся!
Не топися, дівча, не губ свою душу,
Хоц би била найбідніша, а тя взяти мушу!
Мамо моя, мамо, рідна моя мати,
Подумайте собі за кого мня дати!
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