Ty Zh Mene Pidmanula or Pidmanula, Pidvela is a popular humorous Ukrainian folk song, first mentioned in 1897. The name literally translates as "you tricked me and let me down".
There are many different variations of the song, but all have pretty much the same format. Traditionally, it is about a man complaining to his girlfriend because she tells him she will meet him somewhere on each day of the week. Each day, the person shows up and his girlfriend does not.
The tune is adopted from another famous Ukrainian song, "Yikhav Kozak za Dunai".
Example of lyrics
editUkrainian lyrics | Transliteration | English translation |
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Ти казала в понедiлок |
Ty kazala v ponedilok |
You have told me that on Monday |
Performances
editThe song has been performed and arranged by many singers and groups in and outside of Ukraine. Some of the personalities that have recorded the song:
- Duet "Dva Kolyory"[1]
- Dmytro Hnatyuk[2]
- Yaroslav Evdokimov
- Sergei Lemeshev[3]
- VIA Gra[4]
- Choir of Michael Turetsky[5]
- Kalevala, folk metal group from Russia.
- Trio Mandili, a folk girl group from Georgia
- Ahmed Má Hlad, a Czech klezmer-punk band.
References
edit- ^ umka.com.ua (in Ukrainian)
- ^ umka.com.ua (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Сергей Лемешев at mp3.ru Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ ВИА ГРА: Ти ж мене підманула! (in Russian)
- ^ ozon.ru Track 13 of CD1 from the album "Великая музыка" (Great music) (in Russian)
External links
edit- Ukrainian website dedicated to the song (in Ukrainian)
- Description on umka.com (in Ukrainian)