Yulii Meitus
WORK IN PROGRESS…
WORK IN PROGRESS…
2. An Unforgettable Moment – Nezabutnje
3. Greetings To You – Pryvit tobi
5. Thunder! The Time For Good Approaches – Hrymyt’! Blahodatna pora nastupaje
8. Time Drifts Down A Clear River – Chas plyve holuboju rikoju
9. A Drooping Sunflower – Nakhylenyj sonjashnyk
10. Dance For Me, Gypsy Girl – Zatantsjuj men’i, tsyhanko
11. One Silent Night – Noche tykha
12. A Humorous Song – Zhart’ivlyva pisen’ka
13. For My Fatherland – Do Bat’kivshchyny
14. As You Fell On The Battlefield – Koly ty vpav na pol’i boju
15. Where Are You, I See Clouds In The Blue Yonder – De ty, bachu khmary v blakyt’i
16. Like The Song Of The Nightingale – Tse bulo, jak spivav solovej nad rikoju
17. The Sun’s Generous Ray – Rozsypaje sontse shchedroju rukoju
18. The Linden Tree – Vy znajete jak lypa shelestyt’
19. Your Song Vanishes In The Sea Mist – V tuman’i mors’komu znykaje tvij spiv
22. Fleeting Youthful Days – Volossja
23. On A Tall Guelder-Rose – Na kalyn’i vysokij
25. A Red Camomile – Chervona romashka
27. A Short Ballad – Malen’ka balada
28. From The San River To The Don – Vid Sjanu do Donu
30. The Tears Of Anxious Roses – Sl’iz’my trojandy u zhurbi
31. The Fire Of Battle – Vohon’ borot’by
32. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – At A Moment Of Gloom – V khvylynu sumu
33. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – They Moored At The Bank – Prychalyly pid bereh
34. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – A Meeting With Yaryna – Zustrich z Jarynoju
35. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – A Capricious Soul – Pro Perebendju
36. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – Purple Rays Of Light – Sontse stele purpurovi pasyky
38. Cycle ‘Kobzarevi’ – ‘For A Minstrel’ – A Cloud In The Pale Blue Sky – Khmaryna v nebi holubim
40. I Pluck At Seven Strings – S’im strun ja torkaju
41. My Love For You Is Lost – Ja ne kokhaju tebe
42. I Do Not Regret My Love For You – Nezhal’ men’i, shcho ja tebe kokhaju
43. Against Hope, I Hope – Het’te, dumy, vy, khmary os’inn’i
45. Oh, Beloved Land! – Zemle ridna!
46. Willingly Affronted – Obrazhajsja na mene jak khochesh
47. The Pleasure Of Inexplicable Joy – Jak khoroshe rad’ity
49. A Village Sonnet – S’il’s’kyj sonet
51. Expectations – Spod’ivannja
52. Seize The Day! – Od sela do sela
53. My Commital – Ja zarytyj u zemlju lezhav
54. Pain And Weariness No More – Zabudu vse – i bil’ i vtomu
55. The Fragrance Of Spring Grasses – Zelenyj viter, pakhnut’ travy
64. Your Heavenly Smile – Je zhinky, nemov z’irky nebesn’i
65. With A Song In My Heart – Dvi dol’i
66. Why Be So Proud – Choho ty mnoju tak hordujesh
67. A Song From The Grove – Zaspivaly sady
68. Eternal Love – Oboje ljubymo navik
69. The Mountain Winds – Na skal’i pid vitrom hir
70. Song Cycle – ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – A Mother – Maty
71. Song Cycle – ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – Truth – Pravda
72. Song Cycle – ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – A Ballad – Balada
73. The Ash Tree’s Farewell – Ohljadaje ostann’i vahony
74. I Pine For You – Ja ne nezduzhaju
75. Reflections (I) – Pro shcho zadumalas’, divchyno (I)
76. An Untroubled Night – Bezturbotnaja n’ich
77. A Lamenting Violin – Biljave d’ivcha
79. The Bloody Valley Of Salno – V dolyn’i Salno
80. The Joy Of True Love – Jakshcho ty ljubysh
83. For The Sake Of Peace – Za myr
84. Naughty Girl – Koly b maty ne byla
87. I Embrace Beauty – Ne vidrikajus’ ja n’i vid choho
88. A Song For My Beloved – Pisnja dlja kokhanoji
90. A Maiden’s Song – Pisnja d’ivchyny
91. So Many Suitors – Obranets’
92. Swiftly Forgotten Woes – Shchastja
93. The Lark’s Return – Vesna ljuds’kost’i
94. With Whom Should I Share My Tears… – Teche voda v synje more
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)
| 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. A Dream (I) Son (I)
2. An Unforgettable Moment – Nezabutnje
3. Greetings To You – Pryvit tobi
5. Thunder! The Time For Good Approaches – Hrymyt’! Blahodatna pora nastupaje
6. A Dream (II) – Son (II)
7. Brothers – Pobratym
8. Time Drifts Down A Clear River – Chas plyve holuboju rikoju
9. A Drooping Sunflower – Nakhylenyj sonjashnyk
10. Dance For Me, Gypsy Girl – Zatantsjuj men’i, tsyhanko
11. One Silent Night – Noche tykha
12. A Humourous Song – Zhart’ivlyva pisen’ka
13. For My Fatherland – Do Bat’kivshchyny
14. As You Fell On The Battlefield – Koly ty vpav na pol’i boju
15. Where Are You, I See Clouds In The Blue Yonder – De ty, Bachu khmary v blakyt’i
16. Like The Song Of the Nightingale – Tse bulo, jak spivav solovej nad rikoju
17. The Sun’s Generous Ray – Rozsypaje sontse shchedroju rukoju
18. The Linden Tree – Vy znajete jak lypa shelestyt’
19. Your Song Vanishes In The Sea Mist – V tuman’i mors’komu znykaje tvij spiv
20. Spring – Vesna
21. Love (І) – Ljubov (І)
22. Fleeting Youthful Days – Volosja
23. On A Tall Guelder-Rose – Na kalyn’i vysokij
24. A Pine Tree – Sosna
25. A Red Camomile – Chervona romashka
26. Xenia – Ksenja
27. A Short Ballad – Malen’ka balada
28. From The San River To The Don – Vid Sjanu do Donu
29. Over The Sea – Nad morem
30. The Tears Of Anxious Roses – Sl’iz’my trojandy u zhurbi
31. The Fire Of Battle – Vohon’ borot’by
32. At A Moment Of Gloom – V khvylynu sumu
33. They Moored At The Bank – Prychalyly pid bereh
34. A Meeting With Yaryna – Zustrich z Jarynoju
35. A Capricious Soul – Pro Perebendju
36. Purple Rays Of Light – Sontse stele purpurovi pasyky
38. A Cloud In The Pale Blue Sky – Khmaryna v nebi holubim
40. I Pluck At Seven Strings – S’im strun ja torkaju
41. My Love For You Is Lost – Ja ne kokhaju tebe
42. I Do Not Regret My Love For You – Nezhal’ men’i, shcho ja tebe kokhaju
43. Against Hope, I Hope – Het’te, dumy, vy, khmary os’inn’i
44. A Wave – Khvylja
45. Oh, Native Land – Zemle ridna
46. Willingly Affronted – Obrazhajsja na mene jak khochesh
47. The Pleasure Of Inexplicable Joy – Jak khoroshe rad’ity
48. Love (ІІ) – Ljubov (ІІ)
49. A Village Sonnet – S’il’s’kyj sonet
50. The Sea – More
51. Expectations – Spod’ivannja
52. Seize The Day! – Od sela do sela
53. My Commital – Ja zarytyj u zemlju lezhav
54. Pain And Weariness No More – Zabudu vse
55. The Fragrance Of Spring Grasses – Zelenyj viter, pakhnut’ travy
57. A Starling – Shpak
58. A Waterfall – Vodopad
64. Your Heavenly Smile – Je zhinky, nemov z’irky nebesn’i
65. With A Song In My Heart – Dvi dol’i
66. Why Be So Proud – Choho ty mnoju tak hordujesh
67. A Song From The Grove – Zaspivaly sady
68. Eternal Love – Oboje ljubymo navik
69. The Mountain Winds – Na skal’i pid vitrom hir
70. Song Cycle ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – A Mother – Maty
71. Song Cycle ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – Truth – Pravda
72. Song Cycle ‘A Mother’ – ‘Maty’ – A Ballad – Balada
73. The Ash Tree’s Farewell – Ohljadaje ostann’i vahony
74. I Pine For You – Ja ne nezduzhaju
75. Reflections (I) – Pro shcho zadumalas’, d’ivchyno (I)
76. An Untroubled Night – Bezturbotnaja n’ich
77. A Lamenting Violin – Biljave d’ivcha na panel’i
79. The Bloody Valley Of Salno – V dolyn’i Salno
80. The Joy Of True Love – Jakshcho ty ljubysh
81. Cornflowers – Vasyl’ky
83. For The Sake Of Peace – Za myr
84. A Naughty Girl – Koly b maty ne byla
85. A Lullaby – Kolyskova
87. I Embrace Beauty – Ne vidrikajus’ ja n’i vid choho
88. A Song For My Beloved – Pisnja dlja kokhanoji
90. A Maiden’s Song – Pisnja d’ivchyny
91. So Many Suitors – Obranets’
92. Swiftly Forgotten Woes – Shchastja
93. The Lark’s Return – Vesna ljuds’kost’i
94. With Whom Should I Share My Tears… – Teche voda v synje more
95. Tears Of Joy – Ja zabuv shcho j plachut’ z pots’ilunku
115. Rustling Poplars – V temrjavi nochi topol’i tripochut’