Carol of the Bells/ Shchedryk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TFrO8c_kVQ

So we are singing this song for our concert tomorrow. It has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs. I love the dark cold feel of it. I like my music with darkness. :-) Anyway, this song was composed by Mykola Leontovych and the lyrics were written by Peter Wilhousky. It is supposedly based on a Ukrainian Folk song "Shchedryk." Can anyone (like one of my Russian or Ukrainian friends) link me too a good version of the original folk song.

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Carol of the Bells/ Shchedryk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TFrO8c_kVQ

So we are singing this song for our concert tomorrow. It has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs. I love the dark cold feel of it. I like my music with darkness. :-) Anyway, this song was composed by Mykola Leontovych and the lyrics were written by Peter Wilhousky. It is supposedly based on a Ukrainian Folk song "Shchedryk." Can anyone (like one of my Russian or Ukrainian friends) link me too a good version of the original folk song.

Answer

1) Performed in Lviv (Ukraine) by native ukranians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBDFMD5kLvc&feature=colike
http://youtu.be/H-GXJpwgYIQ
2) I think in this one you can hear the words clearly, but the music has been arranged/changed (sorry, I'm not good at music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx51wbYMIuc&feature=colike

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Hello, Tanya!  This is a beautiful Ukrainian song!  I love her so much!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9WKhijDhg&feature=channel&list=UL

Несе Галя воду, коромисло гнеться,
За нею Іванко, як барвінок в'ється.
За нею Іванко, як барвінок в'ється.

Галю ж моя Галю, дай води напиться,
Ти така хорошая, дай хоч подивиться.
Ти така хорошая, дай хоч подивиться.

Вода у ставочку, піди, тай напийся,
Я буду в садочку, прийди подивися.
Я буду в садочку, прийди подивися.

Прийшов у садочок, зозуля кувала,
А ти ж мене Галю, тай не шанувала.
А ти ж мене Галю, тай не шанувала.

Стелися, барвінку, буду поливати,
Вернися Іванку, буду шанувати.
Вернися Іванку, буду шанувати.

Скільки не стелився ти не поливала,
Скільки не вертався ти не шанувала.
Скільки не вертався ти не шанувала.

Несе Галя воду, коромисло гнеться,
За нею Іванко, як барвінок в'ється.
За нею Іванко, як барвінок в'ється.

Answer

http://youtu.be/IMTHbZ0Rf4s

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