Respublika

Features many traditional songs that have influenced Ukrainians down the centuries. Also contains Ukrainianised versions of two Sex Pistols' songs!

Tracks

  1. Ty Zh Mene Pidmanula (You deceived me) 2.55
  2. Anarkhiya (Anarchy in the UK) 3.06
  3. Chervona Rozha Troyaka (Three red roses) 2.48
  4. Horila Sosna (The pine tree was burning) 4.21
  5. Arkan (The Lasso) 4.07
  6. Oi Vydno Selo (You can see the village) 2.25
  7. Srebrenica 3.57
  8. Stoyit Yavir Nad Vodoyu (The maple tree stood at the water's edge) 5.37
  9. Oi Na Hori (On the hill) 3.01
  10. Tsilkom Vakantnyy (Pretty Vacant) 4.01
  11. Reve Ta Stohne Dnipr Shyrokyy (The broad River Dnieper roars and moans) 0.53
  12. Nalyvaimo Brattya (Let's fill up our drinking cups, brothers) 2.56
  13. O Ukraino (Oh Ukraine) 3.28

Song lyrics

Transliterations of the Ukrainian-language songs for you to sing along!

Ty zh mene pidmanula

1
ty kazala, v ponedilok
pidem razom po barvinok
ya pryyshov, tebe nema
pidmanula, pidvela

CHORUS
ty zh mene pidmanula
ty zh mene pidvela
ty zh mene, molodoho
z uma - rozumu zvela

2
ty kazala, u vivtorok
potsiluyesh raziv sorok
ya pryyshov, tebe nema
pidmanula, pidvela

CHORUS

3
ty kazala, u seredu
pidem razom po cheredu
ya pryyshov, tebe nema
pidmanula, pidvela

CHORUS

4
ty kazala, u chetver
pidem razom po shchavel'
ya pryyshov, tebe nema
pidmanula, pidvela

CHORUS

Anarkhiya

1
ya ne antykhryst
ya ye anarkhist
ne znayu, shcho khochu, ale znayu yak
ya khochu vbyvat' perekhozhykh
bo te, shcho prahnu ya - anarkhiya!

ne khrin sobachyy!

2
anarkhiya kolys' shche, mozhe
v tsiy krayini peremozhe
spynyu ya rukh i skasuyu tsiny
tvoyi maybutni mriyi - mahazyny
bo te, shcho prahnu ya - anarkhiya!

3
Z usikh shlyakhiv, shcho vedut' do mety
Naylipshyy - miy i nayhirshyy - miy
Korystayu z vorohiv
Korystayu z anarkhiyi
Bo te, shcho prahnu ya - anarkhiya!

Tse - yedynyy shlyakh!

Chervona rozha troyaka

1
chervona rozha troyaka
muzha ya mala
mala ya muzha
muzha ya mala
pyyaka

2
vin nits ne robyt', til'ky p'ye
yak pryyde dodomu
dodomu pryyde
pryyde dodomu
mene b'ye

3
ne byy m'ya, muzhu, ne lyakay
bo pokynu dity
dity pokynu
a sama ya pidu
za Dunai!

4
a yak na choven sidala
bilov khustynkov
khustynkov bilov
bilov khustynkov
makhala

5
"Vernysya, zhinko, dodomu
bo horshky ne myti
a mysky pobyti
hore zh mene zhyty
samomy!

6
"Vernysya, zhinko, vernysya
bo plachut' dity
bo dity plachut'
bo plachut' dity
za tobov."

Horila sosna

1
horila sosna, palala
pid neyu divka stoyala

2
pid neyu divka stoyala
rusyavu kosu chesala

3
oi kosy, kosy vy moyi
dovho sluzhyly vy meni

4
bil'she sluzhyt' ne budete
pid bilyy vel'on pidete

Arkan

Ne pospishayte!

Oi vydno selo

1
oi vydno selo, shyroke selo pid horoyu
oi tam yidut' nashi Sichoviyi Stril'tsi do boyu
yide, yide viys'ko - kriz' shyroke pole
khloptsi zh bo to khloptsi, yak sokoly!

CHORUS
kha-kha, kha-kha
kha-kha-kha-kha-kha-kha, hey!
divchino, rybchyno, chornobryvko moya
vyydy, vyydy, vyydy, vyydy
chym skorishe do vikna
khloptsi zh bo to khloptsi, yak sokoly!

2
oi vydno selo, shyroke selo pid horoyu
oi tam yidut' nashi Sichoviyi Stril'tsi do boyu
poperedu yidut' starshi otamany
khto okhotu maye, khay yde z namy

CHORUS
kha-kha, kha-kha
kha-kha-kha-kha-kha-kha, hey!
divchino, rybchyno, chornobryvko moya
vyydy, vyydy, vyydy, vyydy
chym skorishe do vikna
khto okhotu maye, khay yde z namy

3
oi vydno selo, shyroke selo pid horoyu
oi tam yidut' nashi Sichoviyi Stril'tsi do boyu
a khto pide z namy, bude slavu maty
my ydem za vkrayinu voyuvaty

CHORUS
kha-kha, kha-kha
kha-kha-kha-kha-kha-kha, hey!
divchino, rybchyno, chornobryvko moya
vyydy, vyydy, vyydy, vyydy
chym skorishe do vikna
my ydem za Vkrayinu voyuvaty!

Srebrenica

1
poturnakiv u Srebrenitsi
oi, polyahly tsili vulytsi
yikh voyakiv zahin tam boronyv
vsikh oddav na zhyn, mov baraniv
to buv zahin slavnykh ukrayintsiv
u-er-es-er-ivtsiv, yunakiv - smilyvtsiv

u-er-es-er
ser, chy ne ser?

2
mitsno splyat' u mohyli
bosnyaky yikh ubyly
bo usersya, bo usersya smilyvets'
kozak - u-er-es-er-ivets
to buv zahin slavnykh ukrayintsiv
u-er-es-er-ivtsiv, yunakiv - smilyvtsiv

Stoyit yavir nad vodoyu

1
stoyit yavir nad vodoyu
v vodu pokhylyvsya
na kozaka pryhodon'ka
kozak zazhuryvsya

2
ne khylysya, yavoron'ku
ty shche zelenen'kyy
ne zhurysya, kozachen'ku
ty shche zh moloden'kyy

3
ne rad yavir khylytysya
voda korin' myye!
ne rad kozak zhurytysya
ta serden'ko nyye

4
vin poyikhav v Moskovshchynu
ta tam i zahynuv
svoyu ridnu Ukrayinu
naviky pokynuv

5
"Budut' ptashky prylitaty
kalynon'ku yisty
budut' meni prynosyty
z Ukrayiny visti!"

Oi Na Hori

1
oi na hori tsyhany stoyaly

CHORUS
stoyala, dumala tsyhanochka moloda
tsyhanochka moloda

2
odyn tsyhan ne p'ye, ne hulyaye

3
vin tsyhanku svoyu vyhlyadaye

4
oi tsyhanko, yake v tebe hore

5
yide mylyy za syneye more

Tsilkom vakantnyy

1
bezhluzdo nas pytaty - chasu ne hay
tozh pamyatay i ne pytay
nas ne tsikavyt' sens tvoyikh bid
my same vyyshly na obid

CHORUS
my tsilkom, my tsilkom vakantni

2
nas ne zaproshuy - nas vdoma nema
ta ne vdavay, bo tse - darma
ne viryu u maru, bo vse - real'no
tozh het' komentari - otsi banal'ni

CHORUS

teper, i nam plyuvat'  

Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyy

reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyy
serdytyy viter zavyva
dodolu verby hne vysoki
horamy khvyli pidiyma

Nalyvaimo brattya

1
nalyvaimo, brattya, kryshtalevi chashi
shchob shabli ne braly, shchob kuli mynaly
holivon'ky nashi!

2
shchoby Ukrayina povik ne plakala
shchoby nasha slava, kozats'kaya slava
povik ne propala

3
a kozats'ka slava kroviyu polyta
sichena shablyamy, rubana mechamy
shche y sl'ozamy vmyta

4
nalyvaimo, brattya, poky shche ye syly
poky do skhid sontsya, poky do pokhodu
surmy ne surmyly

O Ukrayino

1
o Ukrayino - o lyuba nen'ko
tobi virnen'ko prysyahnem
sertsya krov i lyubov
vse tobi viddaty v borot'bi
za Ukrayinu, za yiyi volyu
za chest' i slavu, za narod

2
yaremni puta my vzhe porvaly
i zruynuvaly tsars'kyy tron
z-pid yarem i tyurem
de buv hnit, idem na vol'nyy svit
za Ukrayinu, za yiyi volyu
za chest' i slavu, za narod

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