Publications tagged: Poems

«Beneath the Flames» by Brian Buch is a five movement work for chorus and orchestra based on the poetry of Taras Shevchenko and the folk music of Ukraine. Dedicated to the people and country of Ukraine, who have had to endure unimaginable hardships since the Russian invasion of their country. This is a recording of the premiere from Lviv on March 14th, 2024 by the KLK Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ferdinando Nazzaro.

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem
Tsykl poeziy «V kazemati»
««Ne kydaj materi»,– kazaly...» /
««Ne kydaj materi»,– kazaly, a ty pokynula, vtekla...»
(««Не кидай матері»,– казали...» /
«Не кидай матері»,– казали, а ти покинула, втекла...)
In a prison cell, 1847.

Translated by Irina Zheleznova.

 

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem
«I mertvy`m, i zhy`vy`m, i nenarozhdenny`m zemlyakam moyim…» /
           "I smerkaye, i svitaye, den` bozhyj mynaye"
(«І мертвим, і живим, і ненарожденним землякам моїм…» /
              "І смеркає, і світає, день божий минає")
Vyunishcha, December 14, 1845.

Translated by Irina Zheleznova.

 

 

 

"“The Caucasus” is remarkably complex in its shifting rhythms and emotional registers. Moving from intimate, lyrical rumination, to grievances against divine and political authority, it employs biting political sarcasm and elevated prophetic ardor. The opening passage evokes the image of the mythical rebel Prometheus, eternally suffering at the claws of a ruler-sent eagle, yet indestructible in his vitality—a symbol of the undying pursuit of goodness, liberty, and humanity. In the sections that follow, the poet turns to the horrors of war and oppression and challenges both God and the world order. Mimicking the “superior” voice of the colonizer, Shevchenko exposes the brutality, avarice, and hypocrisy of Russian imperialism..." (Taras Koznarsky)

 

Taras Shevchenko, "The Caucasus​​"
"Kavkaz" / "Za goramy` gory`, hmaroyu povy`ti...
("Кавказ" / "За горами гори, хмарою повиті...")
Pereyaslav, November 18, 1845.

Translated by Alyssa Dinega Gillespie.

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem
"Divychii nochi" / "Rozplelasia husta kosa azh do poiasa"
("Дівичії ночі" / "Розплелася густа коса аж до пояса")
St. Petersburg, May 18, 1844.

Translated by Iryna Zheleznova.

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko' poem
"Prychynna" / "Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyi"
("Причинна" / "Реве та стогне Дніпр широкий")
1837, S-Petersburg, (C.-Петербург)

 

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem
"Prychynna" / "Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyi"
("Причинна" / "Реве та стогне Дніпр широкий")
1837, S.- Petersburg, (C. - Петербург)

Translated by Irina Zheleznova.

 

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko, the poem "The Princess"
"Kniazhna" ("Княжна"), поема

("Zore moia vechirniaia,
Ziidy nad horoiu..."
"Зоре моя вечірняя,
Зійди над горою...")

Orsk Fortress, 1847
Nizhny Novgorod,1858.

Translated by Olga Shartse.

 

"sands of time run out
and yet they gather sandbags
to protect their poet:
he once shored up their language
against winds of destruction"

(Gabriel Rosenstock)

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko, "Calamity Once More"​

"Mii Bozhe mylyi, znovu lykho!"

("Мій Боже милий, знову лихо!")

1859, S.- Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург)

(Translated by Gabriel Rosenstock)

 

 

 

Gabriel Rosenstock — poet, tankaist, haikuist, novelist, essayist, playwright, author/translator of over 180 books, mostly in Irish (Gaelic). Rosenstock is one of the foremost poets in Ireland in both English and Irish. He also writes haikus and he works as translator and as assistant editor for an Irish-language publishing house. He writes primarily in Irish and is the author or translator into Irish of over one hundred books. He is member of several literary societies and organisations, such as the Innti group and Aosdána.

 

"A poet in Kharkiv is standing under bombs.
But a poet in Kharkiv is watching over the world.
Keep silent! Keep silent!
Sirens warn in Kharkiv.
But a poet in Kharkiv is a sign of a word."

(Kurama)

 

Taras Shevchenko, poem "Naimechka or The Servant"
"Naymychka" (Наймичка"), поема
("U nedilyu vrantsi-rano pole vkrylosya tumanom..." /
"У неділю вранці-рано поле вкрилося туманом...")
Pereyaslav, November 13, 1845.

Translated by Alexander Jardine Hunter

 

 

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

Translated by Alexander Jardine Hunter

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko, the poem "The Housemaid"
"Naymychka" (Наймичка"), поема
("U nedilyu vrantsi-rano pole vkrylosya tumanom..." /
"У неділю вранці-рано поле вкрилося туманом...")
Pereyaslav, November 13, 1845.

Translated by Olga Shartse

 

Taras Shevchenko, "The Caucasus​​"
"Kavkaz" / "Za goramy` gory`, hmaroyu povy`ti...
("Кавказ" / "За горами гори, хмарою повиті...")
Pereyaslav, November 18, 1845

Translated by John Weir

 

 

 

 

Poem of Taras Shevchenko
"Thoughts of mine, О thoughts of mine"
"Dumy moji, dumy moji, lykho meni z vamy!"
("Думи мої, думи мої, лихо мені з вами")
[1839, S.-Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem
"The Heretic" / "Bad neighbours came and sat afire"
("Єретик" / "Запалили у сусіда нову добру хату")
Village Maryinske, October 10, 1845

Translated by John Weir

 

 

 

 

Taras Shevchenko's poem

"My Testament" 

"Zapovit" / "Iak umru to pokhovaite"

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

1845, Pereiaslav (Переяслав)