Christmas carol “News Spread Around the World”
This Christmas carol describes news on Jesus birth by Mary the Virgin in manger. She has covered him with hay, asked a God to send gifts to this host. So three kings came from Eastern lands and gave gifts and worship to Jesus Christ. A star shone in the sky, and Angels came to Maria the Virgin. They sing songs to her, Lord’s bride and bring a joy to her.
Ukrainian Folk Song “And My Dear Wants Varenyky (Boiled Dough)”
This is a joke song.
The husband asks his black-eye browed wife to boil varenyky for him. However, the wife answers that the wood has to be chopped. Husband asks her to chop the wood. She replies that she does not have strength enough to do it. Then he offers her to die. She asks with whom he will spend rest of his life. He answers that he will do it with godmother. Finally, wife agrees to boil varenyky to him, but he asks her not to play with him a games.
Ukrainian Folk Song “And Girl Has Sold a Hen”
And girl has sold a hen and has bought a pipe for kozak. So, she has bought a pipe for hen, as she had loved him truly. And girl has sold a comb and has bought a flint for kozak. So, she has bought a flint for comb, as she had loved him truly. And girl has sold a skirt and has bought a sponge for kozak. So, she has bought a sponge for skirt, as she had loved him truly. And girl has sold pork fat and has bought a steel for kozak. So, she has bought a steel for pork fat, as she had loved him truly. And girl has sold her soul and has bought tobacco for kozak.. So, she has bought tobacco for soul, as she had loved him truly.
Christmas Carol “St. Mykola is Sitting at the Edge of the Table”
St. Mykola is sitting at thee of the table, Christmas Eve and good evening to all kind people!
So he has bowed his head and dropped his tear, Christmas Eve and good evening to all kind people!
And from that tear Danube has overflowed, Christmas Eve and good evening to all kind people!
And in that Danube Christ has bathed, Christmas Eve and good evening to all kind people!
Christmas Carol “Black Cloud is Twisting Outdoors”
Black cloud is twisting outdoors, and carol-singer is stomping on the site. Please let him in so he will sing a carol song. And pies were “sitting” in the oven, so he took a glance onto them. Then he has sharpened a stick, took pies one by one and became full. And there were no pies in the oven, he went upstairs to cockloft for pork fat. But he failed to find pork fat as he has fallen down the ladder and hit himself. Black cloud is twisting outdoors, and carol-singer is stomping on the site. Please let him in so he will sing a carol song.
Childish Schedrіvka «Schedrіvka Has Singed Her Songs».
Schedrіvka has singed her songs and leaned on the window, has been asking the aunt to bring to the window all baking that she has made – either varenyk or pie- to bring them threshold to her. Schedrіvk-vedrik, please bring us varenyk, pies with pears so you to be healthy! Schedrіvka-schedrіvochka, horilka (Ukrainian vodka) is tasty with honey, not so good without it, please give us five-copeck coin. And five-copeck coin is different, please give us golden rouble. Schedrіvk-vedrik, please bring us varenyk, pies with pears so you to be healthy! We have signed shedrivka songs, and received tapes for that. We will plait them and will go dancing. Schedrіvk-vedrik, please bring us varenyk, pies with pears so you to be healthy!
Spring Song «And I will Go to the River „
And I will go to the river, and stand on the bridge. So I will wash and whiten a shirt for my dear. So I have washed and pressed it and began to swingle it. Then a cuckoo flew and began to cuckoo. So, girl, stop swingling the shirt and let’s go to the yard for singing a spring song.
Carol “In the Filed, on the Mound”
So a herd of horses was walking on the mound. Christmas Eve, good evening. There was one buckskin horse among others. Christmas Eve, good evening to you! So young Pavel has replied that he will catch and saddle this horse and will go to China-town. Christmas Eve, good evening to you!
Spring Song “A Knitted Wheel”
A knitted wheel had been fixed above the hedge and has seen many miracles. Girls have been crossing the forest in colourful shirts as poppies. Shirts became shining and forest was set into fire. So girls started carrying water in a bucket extinguishing the fire. So every girl has as much truth as much water in the bucket. In the place where footbridge was in fire, Galya girl was walking. Guu!!
Ukrainian folk song “Baked Piggy”.
Baked piggy has bulged, do not touch it – it is of my father. Do not touch it – it is of my father, yet it is small and very expensive. Yet it is small and very expensive, do not touch his tail – just keep jumping gently.
