Artist: Drudkh
Lyrics author: Олександр Олесь |
Kolys' zdavavsya ty meni orlom pidtyatym
I v poli kynutym v ahoniyi skonat'...
Ochyma stezysh ty za vorohom proklyatym,
Shcho chtiv tebe nohoyu roztoptat'.
Ty hnivom dyshesh i horysh, a ne konayesh...
Shchob vpytys', sharpayesh kihtyamy po zemli,
Odnym krylom hrakiv ty vidbyvayesh
I sam lezysh na zlamanim kryli...
Kolys' zdavavs' meni ty lycarem prekrasnym,
Shcho lih v stepu na kameni spochyt'...
Ty vazko spysh i marysh boyem shchasnym,
A voroh tviy zmiyeyu vze sychyt'...
Narode miy! I ty – orel, vnochi pidtyatyi,
I chom ne lycar ty, zachoplenyi v polon?!
O orle miy, miy veletnyu krylatyi,
O lycar miy, pokaranyi za son!..
Chomu z ty, orle miy, z orlamy ne litayesh,
A kryla veslamy volochysh po zemli?!
Chomu z ty, lycar miy, na herc' ne vystupayesh,
A vitrom zalibno holosysh na rilli?!
I shcho orel, koly yoho orlyna zhraya
Ne rve z zemli v blakyt' yasnoho dnya,
I shcho za lycar ty z usmishkoyu lokaya,
Bez hordych dum, bez chesti i im’ya?!