Song about the Towel
"Пісня про рушник" | |
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Song | |
Language | Ukrainian |
English title | "Song about the Towel(Rushnyk)" |
Released | 1958 |
Composer(s) | Platon Maiboroda |
Lyricist(s) | Andriy Malyshko |
The Song about the Rushnyk (embroidered towel-cloth) (Ukrainian: Пісня про рушник, romanized: Pisnia pro rushnyk), a song also known as Rushnychok,[1] Ballad to Mother,[1] or "My dear mother" (Ridna maty moya),[2] is a popular Ukrainian song based on a poem by Andriy Malyshko.[3][4] The poem and song recount a lyrical hero whose mother gives him a rushnyk, an embroidered cloth serving as a sort of familial talisman through one's life cycle, draped over religious icons and ritual foods, and also used for handfasting or as a prosperity blessing at weddings.[5][6][7][8]
It was set to music by composer
The song has been translated into a number of languages and is popular within Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian diaspora, as demonstrated by the Ukrainian-Canadian group Rushnychok taking its name from the song.[13] It is dedicated to motherly love and alternately titled "Ballad to Mother."[1]
English lyrics
by
Dearest mother of mine,
Tell me why you aren't sleeping?
Why you woke me to gaze
At the stars up above?
Did you know I was leaving?
Tell me why ... was that why you were grieving,
Was the cloth that you gave me
As a sign of your love?
References
- ^ a b c Ballad to Mother (Rushnychok), retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ Maiboroda, Platon. "Dearest mother of mine - Рідна Мати Моя". www.sheetmusicplus.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Пісня про рушник — Андрій Малишко, повний текст твору". www.ukrlib.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Рідна мати моя | Пісня про рушник". Українська пісня. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Ukrainian Wedding Traditions: Rushnyk | St Volodymyr Cultural Centre and SVCC Banquet Hall". Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Ritual cloth and its importance in tradition explained at Ukrainian Heritage Museum". SaskToday.ca. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Polish Rushnyk Ŗoses | RusClothing.com". www.rusclothing.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Rushnyky: Ritual Cloths of the Cossack Lands of Ukraine". Ukrainian History and Education Center. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Годы молодые (1958) - Літа молодії - информация о фильме (in Russian)
- ^ Songs of the Syabry ensemble (ПЕСНИ Ансамбля СЯБРЫ). Syabry
- ^ Текст, акорди "Пісня про рушник" (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Rushnychok - Volume One, 1973, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ Rushnychok - Volume One, 1973, retrieved 2023-08-14
External links
- English version of the song on YouTube.
- Ukrainian version of the song on YouTube.
- Polish version of the song on YouTube.
- Chinese version of the song on YouTube.
- Yaroslav Alexandrovych Evdokimov on YouTube
- Kharkiv spring'2022