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Thread #97435 Message #3889911
Posted By: Mr Red
23-Nov-17 - 05:09 AM
Thread Name: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Subject: RE: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
use the English "translate" clickie -
"Don't go, Hryts"
don't go, Hryts', to the vechornytsi*
because there are girls-witches
she dug potion on sunday
then she rinsed it on monday
she boiled it on tuesday
she poisoned on wednesday
and Hryts' died on thirsday
was buried on friday
and on saturday mother was beating her daughter
"oh why did you poison Hryts', why did you, rotter?"
oh mother, don't pity that dunce
for what does he love two girls at once?
let him to be nor mine nor hers
let him to lie down to earth
that's why i made such to you
so my mom beat me for you
so the requital cathes the scabs
house of oak made of four slabs
reminiscent of Solomon Grundy
There is a fair amount of rhyming in English which wouldn't come from Goggle IMNSHO.
*Vechornytsi - party with music, song, jokes and rituals! A shindig.