Lesia Dychko

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Music Scores – Original Publication x 63 songs

Music Scores With Transliteration Of Texts x 63 songs

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Literal Translations & Transliterations x 60 songs

1. Cycle – Moods – On A Sailboat – Na chovn’i

2. Cycle – Moods – An Apple Tree – Jablun’ka

3. Cycle – Moods – In The Silent Darkness Of The Night – N’ichka tykha i temna bula

4. Cycle – Landscapes – A Winter Fantasy – Zymova fantaz’ija

5. Cycle – Landscapes – The Branch Of An Apple Tree – Jabluneva hilka

6. Cycle – Landscapes – A Petite Cloud – Khmarka

7. My Beloved Girl – Kokhana

8. Cycle – A Fairy Tale – Dream – Prysnys’

9. Cycle – A Fairy Tale – A Fairy Tale – Kazka

10. Cycle – A Fairy Tale – A Snowdrift – Khuha

12. Cycle – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja

13. Cycle – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja – The Rain – Doshch

14. Cycle – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja – Hints Of Spring – Oznaky vesny

16. Cycle – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja – Interlude – Intermezzo

18. Cycle – An Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja – A Legacy – Nashchadok

19. My Son, My Child – Synu mij, dytyno moja

20. Cycle – Pastels – Morning – Ranok

21. Cycle – Pastels – Day – Den’

22. Cycle – Pastels – Evening – Vechir

23. Cycle – Pastels – Night – N’ich

24. Cycle – An Enharmonic Fantasy – A Mist – Tuman

25. Cycle – An Enharmonic Prelude – Sun – Sontse

26. Cycle – An Enharmonic Pastorale – Wind – Viter

27. Cycle – An Enharmonic Scherzo – Rain – Doshch

28. Cycle – Fate – Dolja – To The Nightingale – Do solovejka

29. Cycle – Fate – Dolja – A Lullaby – Kolyskova

30. Cycle – Fate – Dolja – A Piper’s Tune – Utoptala stezhechku

31. Cycle – Fate – Dolja – Your Wish Be My Command! – 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. Preludio

41. The Green Gospel – Symphony No. 1. Autumn

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 – Fantasy To The Moon – Misjachna Fantaz’ija

55. The Sweetest Eyes – Oj, maju, maju ja ochenjata

56. Song Cycle – In December – Hrudneve

57. Song Cycle – 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

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)

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 x 60 songs

1. Moods – On A Sailboat – Na chovn’i

2. Moods – An Apple Tree – Jablun’ka

3. Moods – In The Silent Darkness Of The Night – N’ichka tykha i temna bula

4. Landscapes – A Winter Fantasy – Zymova fantaz’ija

5. Landscapes – The Branch Of An Apple Tree – Jabluneva hilka

6. Landscapes – 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 – Cycle – The Eternal Star – Nez.hasna zorja

13. The Eternal Star – Cycle – The Rain – Doshch

14. The Eternal Star – Cycle – Hints Of Spring – Oznaky vesny

16. The Eternal Star – Cycle – Intermezzo – Intermetstso

18. The Eternal Star – Cycle – A Legacy – Nashchadok

19. My Son, My Child – Weep! Synu mij, dytyno moja – plach!

20. Pastels – Cycle – Morning – Ranok

21. Pastels – Cycle – Day – Den’

22. Pastels – Cycle – Evening – Vechir

23. Pastels – Cycle – Night – N’ich

24. An Enharmonic Song Cycle – Mist – Tuman

25. An Enharmonic Song Cycle – Sun – Sontse

26. An Enharmonic Song Cycle – Wind – Viter

27. An Enharmonic Song Cycle – Rain – Doshch

28. Fate – Cycle – To The Nightingale – Do solovejka

29. Fate – Cycle – A Lullaby – Kolyskova

30. Fate – Cycle – A Piper’s Tune – Utoptala stezhechku

31. Fate – Cycle – An 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

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. Christmas Carol – Good Tidings – Vesela nam novyna

53. Christmas Carol – 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