[REMIX] Shchedryk (Choral mix)

Very slow tempo, solemn and ritual, Orchestral foundation with low strings drone, deep sustained brass, monumental harmonic weight, Main lead voice is female soprano, pure and distant, carrying the melody with long sustained notes, Choirs layered gradually: low male choir grounding the piece, mixed choir expanding the harmony, high female choir creating a canon illusion, Lead soprano vocalises climb into inhuman high registers, piercing and floating above the mass, almost non-corporeal, Frequent orchestral breaths where voices fade and strings and brass hold tension without rhythm, Repetition of key choral phrases to build trance-like intensity, No percussion except very distant, sparse timpani, Atmosphere ancient, sacred, slow-moving, hypnotic, unresolved ending, The music focus on breath, resonance, vertical harmony, and slow transformation rather than melody

Прилетіла ластівочка,
(A swallow has flown in,)

Стала собі щебетати,
(It began to chirp softly,)

Господаря викликати.
(Calling out to the master of the house.)

Вийди, вийди, господарю,
(Come out, come out, master,)

Подивися на кошару.
(Take a look at your sheepfold.)

А-а-а-а,
І-і-і-і,
О-о-о-о.

Прилетіла ластівочка,
(A swallow has flown in,)

Стала собі щебетати,
(It began to chirp softly,)

Там овечки покотилися.
(There the ewes have lambed.)

Вийди, вийди, господарю,
(Come out, come out, master,)

Подивися на кошару.
(Take a look at your sheepfold.)

А-а-а-а-а,
І-і-і-і-і.

А ягнички народились,
(And the little lambs have been born,)

В тебе товар весь хороший.
(All your livestock is fine and healthy.)

Будеш мати мірку грошей,
(You will have a full measure of wealth,)

Хоч не гроші, то полова.
(If not money, then grain and chaff.)

А-а-а,
І-і-і,
Е-е-е.

В тебе жінка чорноброва,
(You have a dark-browed wife,)

Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка.
(Shchedryk, shchedryk, little song of generosity.)Прилетіла ластівочка,
(A swallow has flown in,)

Стала собі щебетати,
(It began to chirp softly,)

Господаря викликати.
(Calling out to the master of the house.)

Вийди, вийди, господарю,
(Come out, come out, master,)

Подивися на кошару.
(Take a look at your sheepfold.)

А-а-а-а,
І-і-і-і,
О-о-о-о.

Прилетіла ластівочка,
(A swallow has flown in,)

Стала собі щебетати,
(It began to chirp softly,)

Там овечки покотилися.
(There the ewes have lambed.)

Вийди, вийди, господарю,
(Come out, come out, master,)

Подивися на кошару.
(Take a look at your sheepfold.)

А-а-а-а-а,
І-і-і-і-і.

А ягнички народились,
(And the little lambs have been born,)

В тебе товар весь хороший.
(All your livestock is fine and healthy.)

Будеш мати мірку грошей,
(You will have a full measure of wealth,)

Хоч не гроші, то полова.
(If not money, then grain and chaff.)

А-а-а,
І-і-і,
Е-е-е.

В тебе жінка чорноброва,
(You have a dark-browed wife,)

Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка.
(Shchedryk, shchedryk, little song of generosity.)

(English translation adapted from this traditional Ukrainian shchedrivka. I hope it remains faithful to the spirit of the original. I welcome any suggestions to help refine the translation.)

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Прилетіла ластівочка, (A swallow has flown in,) Стала собі щебетати, (It began to chirp softly,) Господаря викликати. (Calling out to the master of the house.) Вийди, вийди, господарю, (Come out, come out, master,) Подивися на кошару. (Take a look at your sheepfold.) А-а-а-а, І-і-і-і, О-о-о-о. Прилетіла ластівочка, (A swallow has flown in,) Стала собі щебетати, (It began to chirp softly,) Там овечки покотилися. (There the ewes have lambed.) Вийди, вийди, господарю, (Come out, come out, master,) Подивися на кошару. (Take a look at your sheepfold.) А-а-а-а-а, І-і-і-і-і. А ягнички народились, (And the little lambs have been born,) В тебе товар весь хороший. (All your livestock is fine and healthy.) Будеш мати мірку грошей, (You will have a full measure of wealth,) Хоч не гроші, то полова. (If not money, then grain and chaff.) А-а-а, І-і-і, Е-е-е. В тебе жінка чорноброва, (You have a dark-browed wife,) Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка. (Shchedryk, shchedryk, little song of generosity.)Прилетіла ластівочка, (A swallow has flown in,) Стала собі щебетати, (It began to chirp softly,) Господаря викликати. (Calling out to the master of the house.) Вийди, вийди, господарю, (Come out, come out, master,) Подивися на кошару. (Take a look at your sheepfold.) А-а-а-а, І-і-і-і, О-о-о-о. Прилетіла ластівочка, (A swallow has flown in,) Стала собі щебетати, (It began to chirp softly,) Там овечки покотилися. (There the ewes have lambed.) Вийди, вийди, господарю, (Come out, come out, master,) Подивися на кошару. (Take a look at your sheepfold.) А-а-а-а-а, І-і-і-і-і. А ягнички народились, (And the little lambs have been born,) В тебе товар весь хороший. (All your livestock is fine and healthy.) Будеш мати мірку грошей, (You will have a full measure of wealth,) Хоч не гроші, то полова. (If not money, then grain and chaff.) А-а-а, І-і-і, Е-е-е. В тебе жінка чорноброва, (You have a dark-browed wife,) Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка. (Shchedryk, shchedryk, little song of generosity.) (English translation adapted from this traditional Ukrainian shchedrivka. I hope it remains faithful to the spirit of the original. I welcome any suggestions to help refine the translation.)

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