Ja w horodeczku / Йа в городечку :: Córy Mary

An Ukrainian carol song, found on the Moldovan-Ukrainian border by the ethnographer Anatoly Iwanicki. The song is about an apple tree that has blossomed and bore fruit in a small town. The parents of the apple tree-girl came to her asking for an apple. The apple tree refused them, and she gave the apple to her beloved. Vocals: Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Beata Kowalska Violin: Bogumiła Majczyno Ocean drum: Çağlar Şahin Mix and mastering: Bolesław "Ren" Rygiel Drawing and animation: Beata Klimowicz-Kowalska   / beaklimowicz   Latin text transcription: 1. Ya v horodechku vynne yabluchko zatsvelo. Y vynne yabluchko, vynne yabluchko vrodylo. 2. Pryyshov do neyi batychko yiyi, Dunayu! Oy urvy, urvy vynne yabluchko, Dunayu! Dunayu-more, dochechko-zore, serdenʹko! 3. Pryyshla do neyi matinka yiyi, Dunayu! Oy urvy, urvy vynne yabluchko, Dunayu! Dunayu-more, dochechko-zore, serdenʹko! 4. — Oy ne vrvu, ne vrvu, mylomu derzhu, Dunayu! Dunayu-more, divchyno-zore, serdenʹko! 5. Pryyshov do neyi mylenʹkyy yiyi, Dunayu! Oy urvy, urvy vynne yabluchko, Dunayu! 6. Myla urvala, na stil poklala, Dunayu! Dunayu-more, serdenʹko-zore, Dunayu!