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Song: Ти ж мене́ пiдману́ла | You have fooled me
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The original lyrics of this song date back to 1897. Now it is considered to be one of the most popular Ukrainian folk songs. There are many different variations of the song, but all have pretty much the same format. The song is about a girl that sets a date with a young cossack on each day of the week and never shows up. This behaviour drives the young man crazy.
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Ukrainian lyrics and English translation
пíдем ра́зом по барви́нок,
Я прийшо́в, тебе́ нема́,
пiдману́ла, пiдвела́.
We would go together for periwinkles (flowers)
I’ve come but you are not here,
You’ve fooled me, you’ve let me down.
ти ж мене́ пiдвела́,
Ти ж мене́, молодо́го,
з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
Я ж тебе́ пiдману́ла,
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
Я ж тебе́, молодо́го, з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
You’ve let me down
You have driven me, a young guy,
totally crazy.
You’ve fooled me,
You’ve let me down
You have driven me, a young guy,
totally crazy.
поцілу́єш разíв со́рок,
Я прийшо́в тебе́ нема́,
пiдману́ла, пiдвела́.
You would kiss me 40 times,
I’ve come and you are not there,
You’ve fooled me, you’ve let me down.
Твоя́ ма́ти така́ була́,
І сестра́ твоя́ така́
Підману́ла козака́.
Your mother was the same
And your sister is the same
She has fooled the cossack.
пíдем ра́зом по чере́ду,
Я прийшо́в тебе́ нема́,
пiдману́ла, пiдвела́.
We would go together to bring the cows home,
I’ve come but you are not here,
You’ve fooled me, you’ve let me down.
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
Я ж тебе́, молодо́го,
з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
Ти ж мене́ пiдману́ла
ти ж мене́ пiдвела́,
Ти ж мене́, молодо́го,
з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
You’ve let me down
You have driven me, a young guy,
totally crazy.
You’ve fooled me,
You’ve let me down
You have driven me, a young guy,
totally crazy.
пíдем ра́зом на конце́рт,
Я прийшо́в, тебе́ нема́,
пiдману́ла, пiдвела́.
We would go to a concert together
I’ve come but you are not here,
You’ve fooled me, you’ve let me down.
Твоя́ ма́ти така́ бу́ла,
І сестра́ твоя́ така́
Підману́ла козака́.
Your mother was the same
And your sister is the same
She has fooled the cossack.
пíдем ра́зом до крини́ці,
Ти каза́ла у субо́ту
пíдем ра́зом на робо́ту.
We would go together to the well (for water)
You told me on Saturday
We would go together to work.
я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
я ж тебе́, молодо́го,
з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
Ти ж мене́ пiдману́ла,
Ти ж мене́ пiдвела́,
Ти ж мене́, молодо́го,
з ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
I’ve let you down
I have driven you, a young guy,
totally crazy.
You’ve fooled me,
You’ve let me down
You have driven me, a young guy,
totally crazy.
Ти каза́ла, я каза́ла
У недíлю, у недíлю
Пíдем ра́зом, пíдем ра́зом
На весíлля, на весíлля
Я прийшо́в, тебе нема́,
Я й так і знав!
That on Sunday, on Sunday
We would go together, go together
To the wedding, to the wedding.
I’ve come but you are not here, I knew it!
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
Я ж тебе́, молодо́го,
З ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
Ти ж мене́ пiдману́ла,
Твоя́ ма́ти така́ бу́ла,
І сестра́ твоя́ така
Підману́ла козака́.
I’ve let you down
I have driven you, a young guy,
totally crazy.
You’ve fooled me,
Your mother was the same
And your sister is the same
She has fooled the cossack
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
Я ж тебе́, молодо́го,
З ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
Ти ж його́ пiдману́ла,
Ти ж його́ пiдвела́,
Ти ж його́, молодо́го
З ума́-ро́зуму звела́.
I’ve let you down
I have driven you, a young guy,
totally crazy.
You’ve fooled him,
You’ve let him down
You have driven him, a young guy,
totally crazy.
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́,
Я ж тебе́ пiдвела́.
I’ve let you down,
I’ve let you down.


