Dmytro Klebanov

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Music Scores – Original Publication – Ukrainian Text x 45 songs

Music Scores – Original Publication – Russian Text x 27 songs

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Ukrainian Language Transliteration Chart

The Audio Spoken Texts of the songs will help to clarify the rules below.

1. ‘j’ and the apostrophe ’ are pronounced similar to the ‘y’ in English: ‘yes’, ‘say’:

e.g. jabluko (apple), haj (grove), junyj (young),

e.g. n’i (no), d’ido (grandpa), l’ito (summer), z’irka (star) , ts’i (these),
horyt’ (it burns)

N.B. When the apostrophe follows the unvoiced consonants: ‘s’, ‘t’ and ‘ts’, the apostrophe will also be unvoiced:

e.g. dyvljus’ (I look), s’im (seven), t’i (those), ts’i (those) – as the ‘s’, ‘t’ and ‘ts’ are voiceless consonants, the following apostrophe is also voiceless, ie. a whispered, unvoiced ‘j’.

2. z.h compared with zh:
(i) z.h = ‘z’ + ‘h’ – 2 separate sounds
(ii) zh = voiced ‘sh’ as in vision – 1 sound

3. Ukrainian L

2 ways of pronouncing L in Ukrainian:

In the transliterated clusters: La, Le, Lo, Lu and Ly (pronounced as in English: sit – see chart below for Ukrainian И, и), L is pronounced further back in the mouth,
eg. as in English bottle;

The same applies if L is the last letter in a word or syllable, eg. zal (hall), pyl (dust), ry-bal-ka (fishing),
Even when the L is preceded by ‘i’, eg. rozd’il (chapter)

L is pronounced forward in the mouth as in English in 2 cases:

  • When followed by the letter ‘i’ as in leap, eg. L’ito (summer), L’ikar (doctor)

  • When followed by an apostrophe, eg. bil’ (pain), zhal’ (pity)

UKRAINIANTRANSLITERATION
Imagine pronouncing all
consonants as in Italian,
ie. less aspiration. All
vowels are pure, similar
to Italian. No
diphthongs
Examples taken from Italian
or English languages.
А, аa (as in Italian ‘caro’)
Б, бb
В, вv
Г, гh (as in English ‘house’)
Ґ, ґg (as in English ‘garden’)
Д, дd
Е, еe (as in Italian ‘mezzo’)
Є, єje (2 sounds as in English ‘yes’)
Ж, жZh (a voiced ‘sh’ as in
English ‘vision’)
З, зz
И, иy (as in English ‘sit’)
І, ii (as in English ‘sheet’)
Ï, їji (2 sounds as in English ‘yeast’)
Й, йj (as in English ‘yet’)
K, кk (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘caro’
Л, лL, l (see rule 3. above)
M, мm
Н, нn
O, оo (as in Italian ‘oro’)
П, пp (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘posso’)
Р, рr (rolled as in Italian ‘torre’
C, сs
T, тt (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘tempo’)
У, уu (as in Italian ‘puro’)
Ф, фf
Х, хkh (as in Scottish ‘Loch’)
Ц, цts (as in English ‘nets’)
Ч, чch
Ш, шsh
Щ, щshch (2 sounds as in English ‘moisture’) ie. ‘sh’ plus ‘ch’
Ю, юju (2 sounds, ‘j’ as in English ‘yes’ plus ‘u’ as in Italian ‘puro’)
Я, яja (2 sounds, as in English ‘yap’)
Ь, ь = gentle j (as in ‘say’)

Audio Spoken Texts x43 songs

1. Art – Cycle – Each Morning I Arise And Remember – Vrants’i ja vstaju hadaju

2. Art – Cycle – I Strolled In The Wild Grove – V haju, na dykij stezhyn’i

3. Art – Cycle – Rest Your Hand On My Heart, Friend – Poklady lysh ruku na sertse, druh

4. Art – Cycle – I Feared The Dark – Spershu ja pit’my bojavsja

5. Art – Cycle – A Loving, Otherworldly Image – Kokhan’i rysy nezemn’i

6. Art – Cycle – White Lilies – Ja v chashu l’il’iji bilu

7. Art – Cycle – A Wedding Day – Zahraly orkestry rano

8. Art – Cycle – A Withered Heart – Fialky holubykh ochej

9. Solitude – Oj, odna ja, odna – Ой, одна я, одна

10. Blosssoms In The Valley – Zatsvila v dolyn’i

11. Should Your Spirit Age – Buvaje, inod’i staryj

12. The Cove – Nad Dn’iprovoju sahoju

13. Surrender Your Heart To Me – U peretyku khodyla

14. Swiftly Pass The Years – Nenache stepom chumaky – Неначе степом чумаки

15. The Three Roads – Oj, try shljakhy shyrokiji

16. A Monastic Hymn – Himn chernechyj

17. A Wallachian In Venice – Volokh u Venets’iji

18. A Village Polka – S’il’s’ka pol’ka

20. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Fate’s Disdain – Ne dobryj zhart z’ihrala z namy dolja

21. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – An Intoxicating Voice – Napytys’ holosu tvoho

22. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Will We Meet Again Ne znaju, chy pobachu vas, chy n’i

23. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Acacias Blossoming In The Cold – Jak kholodno! Akats’ija tsvite

24. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – The Birth Of An Autumn Day – Os’inn’ij den’ berezamy pochavs’

25. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Forever In My Thoughts – I jak teper tebe zabuty

26. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – I Ail For You – Ja duzhe tjazhko vamy vidbol’ila

27. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Secret Thoughts – Rozkazhu tobi dumku tajemnu

28. Fate’s Disdain – Cycle – Seize The Day – Vzyskuj prozhyt’ nesujetno i dzvinko

29. Traces Of Spring – Oznaky vesny

30. The Madonna Of The Sistene – S’ikst’ins’ka Madonna

31. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – Dear Mother – Matusja – Soprano

32. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – Bread – Khl’ib – Bass

33. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – A Sailor’s Grave – Mohyla morjaka – Bass & Soprano

34. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – The Landscape – Pejzazh – Soprano

35. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – Desire – Bazhannja – Bass

36. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – A Confession – Pryznannja – Bass

37. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – А Wedding Song – Ves’il’nja pisnja – Soprano & Bass

38. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – Beyond The Red Hill – Za chervon’im burtom – Soprano

39. Songs For Soprano & Bass – Cycle – Cliffs Facing The Breeze – Skel’i v povitrja letjat’ – Soprano & Bass

42a. A Song About A Petrel – Pisnja pro Burevisnyka (Part I)

42b. A Song About A Petrel – Pisnja pro Burevisnyka (Part II)

43. Let The Bells Ring Out! – Byj, dzvone byj!