Verbovaya Doshchechka
The Willow Board (Ukrainian: Вербова дощечка, romanized: Verbova doshchechka) is a Ukrainian folk song that is traditionally sung during an ancient traditional Ukrainian spring game called the Willow Board (Ukrainian: Вербова дощечка, romanized: Verbova Doshchechka) also known under many other alternative Ukrainian names such as Noise (Ukrainian: Шум, romanized: Shum), via Bridges (Ukrainian: Мостами, romanized: Mostamy), Bug (Ukrainian: Жук, romanized: Zhuk or Ukrainian: Жучок, romanized: Zhuchok), Goalkeeper (Ukrainian: Воротар, romanized: Vorotar) etc.[1][2]
The song became newly popular in Ukraine in the late 1960s through the 1965 rendition of the song by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk as used in the soundtrack of Sergei Parajanov's film in Ukrainian Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
The Song
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| Ukrainian | English transcription | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| Вербова дощечка, дощечка, | Verbova doščečka, doščečka, | The willowood plank, plank, |
References
[edit]- ^ Шум // Українська мала енциклопедія: 16 кн. у 8 т. Упорядник: професор Євген Онацький. Буенос-Айрес: Накладом Адміністратури УАПЦ в Аргентині. 1967. Т. 8, кн. 16: Літери Уш — Я. С. 2098. (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Вербова дощечка // Українська мала енциклопедія: 16 кн. у 8 т. Упорядник: професор Євген Онацький. Буенос-Айрес: Накладом Адміністратури УАПЦ в Аргентині. 1967. Т. 1, кн. 2: Літери В— Г. С. 140. (in Ukrainian)
External links
[edit]- Adaptations and cover versions
- A Hawk and a Hacksaw's rendition (music) of Вербова дощечка (under the title 'Wedding Theme Ukraine') sung by an unknown choir (vocals), as is heard in track 4 of their album You Have Already Gone To The Other World
- Myroslav Skoryk's rendition (music) of Вербова дощечка (under the title 'Ivan & Palahna') sung by an unknown choir (vocals), as is heard in track 12 of the unofficial soundtrack of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
- Anatoliy Avdiyevskyi's rendition (music) of Вербова дощечка sung by Veryovka Choir (soloist: Natalka Velychko)
- Anatoliy Avdiyevskyi's rendition (music) of Вербова дощечка sung by Poltava Pedagogic University 'Kalyna' Choir
- Sergei Parajanov's rendition of Вербова дощечка
- Hrystyna Chevereniuk's adaptation Вербова дощечка
- Chur's folk metal adaptation Вербова дощечка