Digital archive of folklore

of Sloboda Ukraine and Poltava Region
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2709
Genres:
52
Performers:
602
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0:00 00:54
100
Melanka walked, carrying cornflowers+22

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New Year Carol (Shchedrivka)
Mykhailivka, Kotelevskyi District00:54

Меланка ходила,
Васильки носила,
Васильку, мій татку,
Пусти мене в хатку,
Я жита не жала,
Чесний хрест держала,
Золоту тарілку,

0:00 00:16
100
She baked bread for Peter
Midsummer (Kupala)
Mykhailivka, Kotelevskyi District00:16

На Петра хліб пекла,
А на Йвана вибирала,
Іван, Івашенько!

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Ornament
с. Задонецьке, Зміївський район, Харківська
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Digital Archive of Folklore of Sloboda Ukraine and Poltava Region is an online home for the authentic musical folklore of the eastern regions of Ukraine.

The site features the best examples of traditional music: carols, shchedrivky, chumak songs, spring songs, Cossack songs, and lullabies. All materials are created to preserve and popularize the intangible cultural heritage of the eastern regions of Ukraine.

We encourage the widest use of the materials on the site for educational, research, and educational purposes, provided that the source is cited.

The site presents the best examples of traditional music: carols, schedrivkas, Chumat songs, freckle songs, Cossack songs, lullabies. All materials were created to preserve and popularize the intangible cultural heritage of the eastern regions of Ukraine.

We encourage the widest possible use of the materials posted on the site for educational, research and educational purposes, provided that the source is referenced.