Lesia Dychko
SONG CYCLES:
– Moods/ Nastroji/ Настрої: nos. 1 – 3
– Landscapes/ Pejzazhi/ Пейзажі: nos. 4 – 6
– The Eternal Star/ Nez.hasna zorja/ Незгасна зоря: nos. 11 – 18
– Pastels/ Pastel’i/ Пастелі: nos. 20 – 23
– An Enharmonic Song/ Enharmon’ijna pisnja/
Енгармонійна пісня: nos. 24 – 27
– Fate/ Dolja/ Доля: nos. 28 – 31
– Three Winter Etudes/ Try etjudy zymy/
Три етюди зими: nos. 56 – 58
SONG CYCLES:
– Moods/ Nastroji/ Настрої: nos. 1 – 3
– Landscapes/ Pejzazhi/ Пейзажі: nos. 4 – 6
– The Eternal Star/ Nez.hasna zorja/ Незгасна зоря: nos. 11 – 18
– Pastels/ Pastel’i/ Пастелі: nos. 20 – 23
– An Enharmonic Song/ Enharmon’ijna pisnja/
Енгармонійна пісня: nos. 24 – 27
– Fate/ Dolja/ Доля: nos. 28 – 31
– Three Winter Etudes/ Try etjudy zymy/
Три етюди зими: nos. 56 – 58
WORK IN PROGRESS…
WORK IN PROGRESS…
3. In The Silent Darkness Of The Night – N’ichka tykha i temna bula
4. A Winter Fantasy – Zymova fantaz’ija
5. The Branch Of An Apple Tree – Jabluneva hilka
12. An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja
14. Hints Of Spring – Oznaky vesny
19. My Son, My Child – Synu mij, dytyno moja
27. Rain – Doshch
28. To The Nightingale – Do solovejka
30. A Piper’s Tune – Utoptala stezhechku
31. Your Wish Be My Command! – Ja – khochesh – zacharuju l’is
34. Spring Returned To My Soul Once More – Znov povijalo v dushu vesnoju
35. Mother Earth – Zemle, moja
38. Was I Not The Guelder-Rose In The Meadow – Chy ja v luz’i ne kalyna bula
39. An Indelicate Interlude – Pisnja pro Bajdu
40. The Green Gospel – Symphony No. 1. Prelude – Preludio
41. The Green Gospel – Symphony No. 1. Autumn – O’sin’
43. In The Name Of Life – V imja zhyttja
44. About Home – Pisnja pro ridnyj porih
45. A Song About A Song – Pisnja pro pisnju
46. The Beggar-Girl – Zhebrachka
47. A Lullaby To A Small Kyivan – Kolyskova malen’komu Kyjanynu
48. The Lord’s Prayer – Otche nash
50. Eternal Choirs – Khory vichnost’i
51. An Evening In Kyiv – Pisnja pro vechirn’ij Kyjiv
52. Good Tidings – Vesela nam novyna
53. Wax Candles – Svichi voskovi
54. Intermezzo – Fantasy To The Moon – Misjachna Fantaz’ija
55. The Sweetest Eyes – Oj, maju, maju ja ochenjata
57. Epiphany Carols – Shchedrivky
58. The White Snow – Bilyj sn’ih
60. Be Exalted, The Youth Of Spring! – Slavsja, zelena provesno!
61. A Night In The Orchard – N’ich. Sad.
Ukrainian Language Pronunciation 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)
| UKRAINIAN | TRANSLITERATION |
| 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, а | a (as in Italian ‘caro’) |
| Б, б | b |
| В, в | v |
| Г, г | h (as in English ‘house’) |
| Ґ, ґ | g (as in English ‘garden’) |
| Д, д | d |
| Е, е | e (as in Italian ‘mezzo’) |
| Є, є | je (2 sounds as in English ‘yes’) |
| Ж, ж | Zh (a voiced ‘sh’ as in English ‘vision’) |
| З, з | z |
| И, и | y (as in English ‘sit’) |
| І, i | i (as in English ‘sheet’) |
| Ï, ї | ji (2 sounds as in English ‘yeast’) |
| Й, й | j (as in English ‘yet’) |
| K, к | k (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘caro’ |
| Л, л | L, l (see rule 3. above) |
| M, м | m |
| Н, н | n |
| O, о | o (as in Italian ‘oro’) |
| П, п | p (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘posso’) |
| Р, р | r (rolled as in Italian ‘torre’ |
| C, с | s |
| T, т | t (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘tempo’) |
| У, у | u (as in Italian ‘puro’) |
| Ф, ф | f |
| Х, х | kh (as in Scottish ‘Loch’) |
| Ц, ц | ts (as in English ‘nets’) |
| Ч, ч | ch |
| Ш, ш | sh |
| Щ, щ | shch (2 sounds as in English ‘moisture’) ie. ‘sh’ plus ‘ch’ |
| Ю, ю | ju (2 sounds, ‘j’ as in English ‘yes’ plus ‘u’ as in Italian ‘puro’) |
| Я, я | ja (2 sounds, as in English ‘yap’) |
| Ь, ь | ’ = gentle j (as in ‘say’) |
1. On A Sailboat – Na chovn’i
2. An Apple Tree – Jablun’ka
3. In The Silent Darkness Of The Night – N’ichka tykha i temna bula
4. A Winter Fantasy – Zymova fantaz’ija
5. The Branch Of An Apple Tree – Jabluneva hilka
6. A Petite Cloud – Khmarka
7. My Beloved Girl – Kokhana
8. Dream! – Prysnys’!
9. A Fairy Tale – Kazka
10. A Snowdrift – Khuha
12. The Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja
13. The Rain – Doshch
14. Hints Of Spring – Oznaky vesny
16. Intermezzo – Intermetstso
18. A Legacy – Nashchadok
19. My Son, My Child – Weep! Synu mij, dytyno moja – plach!
20. Morning – Ranok
21. Day – Den’
22. Evening – Vechir
23. Night – N’ich
24. Mist – Tuman
25. Sun – Sontse
26. Wind – Viter
27. Rain – Doshch
28. To The Nightingale – Do solovejka
29. A Lullaby – Kolyskova
30. A Piper’s Tune – Utoptala stezhechku
31. FAn Enchanted Forest – Ja – khochesh – zacharuju l’is
32. To My Mother – Materi
33. A Dream – Son
34. Spring Returned To My Soul Once More – Znov povijalo v dushu vesnoju
35. Mother Earth – Zemle moja
36. Cranes – Zhuravl’i
37. Spring – Vesna
38. Was I Not The Guelder-Rose In The Meadow – Chy ja v luz’i ne kalyna bula
39. An Indelicate Interlude – Pisnja pro Bajdu
40. The Green Gospel – Symphony No. 1 – Prelude – Preludio
41. The Green Gospel – Symphony No. 1. Autumn – Os’in’
42. A Memory – Pamjat’
43. In The Name Of Life – V imja zhyttja
44. About Home – Pisnja pro ridnyj porih
45. A Song About A Song – Pisnja pro pisnju
46. The Beggar-Girl – Zhebrachka
47. A Lullaby To A Small Kyivan – Kolyskova malen’komu Kyjanynu
48. The Lord’s Prayer – Otche nash
49. Ode To Kyiv – Oda Kyjevu
50. Eternal Choirs – Khory vichnost’i
51. An Evening In Kyiv – Pisnja pro vechirn’ij Kyjiv
52. Good Tidings – Vesela nam novyna
53. Wax Candles – Svichi voskovi
54. Intermezzo ‘Fantasia To The Moon’ – Intermezzo ‘Misjachna Fantaz’ija’
55. The Sweetest Eyes – Oj maju, maju ja ochenjata
56. Three Winter Etudes – In December – Hrudneve
57. Three Winter Etudes – Epiphany Carols – Shchedrivky
58. Song Cycle – The White Snow – Bilyj sn’ih
59. A Song – Pisnja
60. Be Exalted, The Youth Of Spring! – Slavsja, zelena provesno!
61. A Night In The Orchard – N’ich – Sad
62. Early In Spring – Naprovesn’i
63. Late In Spring – Piznja vesna