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Oj gop, gopaka!

Language: Ukrainian

Oj gop, gopaka!
Poljubila kozaka,
Ta rudogo, ta starogo —
Likha dolja taka.
[I]di zh dole, za zhurboju,
A ti, starij, za vodoju,
A ja — tak do shinku.
Vip’ju charku, vip’ju drugu,
Vip’ju tretju na potukhu.
P’jatu, shostu, ta j k[i]nec'.
P[i]shla baba u tanec',
A za neju gorobec'
Vikrutasom-vikhiljasom…
Molodec' gorobec'!
Starij rudij babu kliche,
A ta jomu dul[i] tiche:
“Ozhenivsja, satano,—
Zarobljaj zhe na pshono;
Treba d[i]tok goduvat',
Treba d[i]tok odjagat'.
A ja budu dobuvat',
A ti, starij, ne gr[i]shi,
Ta v zap[i]chku kolishi,
Ta movchi, ne dishi”.

“Jak bula ja molodoju prepodobniceju,
Pov[i]sila khvartushinu nad v[i]konniceju;
Khto jde — ne mine,
To kivne, to morgne.
A ja shovkom vishivaju,
V kvatirochku vigljadaju:
Semeni, [I]vani,
Nad[i]vajte zhupani,
Ta khod[i]mo poguljajmo,
Ta sjademo zasp[i]vajmo”.


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Set in Russian, a translation of Lev Aleksandrovich Mey (1822-1862) RUS

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.

Gopak

Language: Russian

 Goj! gop, gop, gopaka!
 Poljubila kazaka,
 Tol'ko staryj da ne djuzhij,
 Tol'ko ryzhij, neukljuzhij,
 Vot i dolja vsja poka! Goj!
 Dolja sledom za toskoju,
 A ty staryj za vodoju,
 A sama to ja v shinok
 Da khvachu sebe krjuchok,
 A potom vsjo chok da chok, vsjo chok da chok.
 Charka pervaja kolom, a vtoraja sokolom,
 Baba v pljas poshla vkonec,
 A za neju molodec,
 Staryj, ryzhij, babu klichet,
 Tol'ko baba kukish tychet.
 Kol' zhenilsja, satana,
 Dobyvaj-zhe mne pshena,
 vot chto!
 Nado detok pozhalet', nakormit' i priodet'.
 Vot kak!
 Dobyvaj, smotri, byt' khudu,
 A ne to sama dobudu!
 Slysh' ty!
 Dobyvaj zhe, staryj, ryzhij,
 Dobyvaj skorej, besstyzhij!
 Chto, vzjal!
 Tol'ko, staryj, ne greshi,
 Kolybel'ki kolyshi,
 Kolybel'ki, staryj, kolyshi,
 vot tak!
 Kak byla ja molodoju
 da ugodniceju,
 Ja povesila perednik
 nad okonniceju,
 I v okoshechko kivaju,
 v pljal'cakh shelkom vyshivaju.
 Goj, Semeny vy, Ivany,
 nadevajge-ka kaftany,
 Da so mnoj guljat' pojdjomte!
 Da prisjadem, zapojomte!
 Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! Goj! 
 Goj, gop, gop, gopaka!
 Poljubila kazaka,
 Tol'ko staryj da ne djuzhij,
 Tol'ko ryzhij, neukljuzhij,
 Vot i pravda vsja poka. Goj!


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Note on Transliteration

Authorship Based on

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.