Publications tagged: Alexander J. Motyl

Taras Shevchenko's poem

"My Testament" 

"Zapovit" / "Iak umru to pokhovaite"

("Заповіт" / "Як умру, то поховайте"),

1845, Pereiaslav (Переяслав)

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander John Motyl (Олександр Мотиль) is a Ukrainian-American historian, political scientist, poet, writer, translator and painter.

Taras Shevchenko, "Testament" ​
"Zapovit" / "Iak umru to pokhovaite"
("Заповіт" / "Як умру, то поховайте"),
1845, Pereiaslav (Переяслав)

Translated by Alexander J. Motyl

 

Selections from poetry of Taras Shevchenko which were translated into English and published in "Ukrainian Literature: A Journal of Translations" issues. Translations were performed by Michael M. Naydan, Boris Dralyuk and Roman Koropeckyj.