Marina Kirichenko
S prvim danima zime, blagdanskim sajmovima i klizalištima, dolazi i naša omiljena glazba koja će sve staviti u pravo raspoloženje za Božić. Zvona zvone, svijet pjeva. Znate li da je jedna od najpopularnijih božićnih pjesama – “Carol of the Bells” – ukrajinska pjesma?
“Schedryk“, narodna pjesma koju je aranžirao ukrajinski skladatelj Mykola Leontovych, prvi put je izvedena u Kijevu 1916. godine. Godine 1922. izveo ju je i snimio u Carnegie Hallu Ukrajinski nacionalni zbor, pod ravnanjem Oleksandra Koshetza. Kasnije je “Schedryk” adaptiran kao božićna pjesma od strane Petera J. Wilhouskyja. On je također patentirao tekst na engleskom jeziku, koji nema nikakve veze s tekstom na ukrajinskom.
Izvorno, ova tradicionalna narodna pjesma govori o lasti koja dolijeće kako bi obitelji najavila prosperitetnu i sretnu novu godinu. Lastavice zimi? Nemojte se iznenaditi. Prije kršćanstva, ljudi u Ukrajini slavili su Novu godinu u travnju, stoga su simboli i riječi o pticama i budućoj žetvi. Na kraju je ova pjesma postala bitan dio tradicije koju nazivamo “schedruvannia”, tj. tradicije dolaska u kuću na Staru godinu s pjesmom kako bi se domaćinu i obitelji poželjelo sve najbolje.
Pjesma je izvođena u Europi i SAD-u početkom 20. stoljeća u pokušaju predstavljanja Ukrajine u inozemstvu. Bilo je to teško vrijeme za ukrajinski narod koji je 1917. pokušao stvoriti Ukrajinsku Narodnu Republiku, koja je, nažalost, bila kratkog vijeka. Njezina neovisnost je izgubljena od boljševika 1921. godine. Autor “Schedryka”, Mykola Leontovych, ubijen je u vlastitom domu od strane agenta Čeke, sovjetske tajne policije.
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Godine 2024. ruska vojska, kao “pravi” sljedbenik najgorih sovjetskih praksi, uništava Pokrovsk, grad u kojem je Leontovych nekoliko godina radio kao učitelj glazbe.
Ipak, sto godina kasnije melodija i dalje traje, donoseći radost i nadu u najbolje. Pridružite se!
A Ukrainian note in the harmony of Christmas
With the first days of winter, festive markets and ice rinks, there comes our favourite music to put everyone in the right mood for Christmas. Bells are ringing, the world is singing. Do you know that one of the most popular Christmas songs — “Carol of the Bells” — is a Ukrainian song?
“Schedryk”, a folk song arranged by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych, was first performed in Kyiv in 1916. In 1922, it was performed and recorded in Carnegie Hall by the Ukrainian National Chorus, directed by Oleksandr Koshetz. Later on, “Schedryk” was adapted as a Christmas carol by Peter J. Wilhousky. He also patented the lyrics in English, which has nothing in common with the text in Ukrainian.
Originally, this traditional folk chant tells us about a swallow that flies in to proclaim a prosperous and happy new year for the family. Swallows in winter? Do not be surprised. Before Christianity, people in Ukraine celebrated the New Year in April, thus, the symbols and the words of birds and future harvest. Eventually, this song became an essential part of the tradition we call “schedruvannia”, i.e. the tradition to come to a house on New Year’s Eve with a song to wish the host and the family all the best.
The song was performed in Europe and in the USA at the beginning of the XXth century in an attempt to present Ukraine abroad. It was a difficult time for Ukrainian people who tried to create the Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1917, which, regretfully, was short-lived. Its independence was lost to the Bolsheviks in 1921. The author of “Schedryk”, Mykola Leontovych, was killed in his own home by an agent of Cheka, the Soviet secret police.
In 2024, the Russian Army, as a “true” follower of the worst Soviet practices, is destroying Pokrovsk, the city where Leontovych worked for several years as a music teacher.
Nevertheless, one hundred years later the melody is still on, bringing joy and hope for the best. Join in!
A.Karlovic
