Ivanko, Ivanko.
IVANKO, IVANKO
Ivanko, oh, my love,
From th’ other side of clove,
From th’ other side of clove,
I’d go to you over,
I’d go to you over,
Th’ water took th’ flyover.
The walkway is fragile,
The water is frigid,
And, I am very young,
The plank can easily break,
The plank can easily break,
To drown is not big fun.
Ivanko, my sweetheart,
Come over, when it’s dark,
Come over, when it’s dark,
I’ll let you know, when’s the best,
And I will well, well test,
When my folks go to rest.
If, on the fence, there’s shuck,
The parents’re home- bad luck!
The parents’re home- bad luck!
But, if there is some hay,
But, if there is some hay,
Bravely tread your way.
Translation from Ruthenian into English by Ivan Petryshyn
Ivanko, th’ heart of mime,
Come to us on the sly,
Come to us on the sly
Ivanku, Ivanku,
Z druhoj strany jarku,
Z druhoj strany jarku,
Pišla bym do tebe,
Pišla bym do tebe,
Vzala voda lavku.
Lavočka toneňka,
Voda studeneňka,
A ja molodeňka,
Hodna sa zlomyty,
Hodna sa zlomyty,
Žaľ mi sja vtopyty.
Ivanku, serdeňko,
Pryjdy do nas tajkom,
Pryjdy do nas tajkom,
Dam ja tobi znaty,
Koly piduť spaty,
I ňaňko i maty.
Na ploťi soloma,
Ne jdy, stari doma,
Ne jdy, stari doma,
A jak bude sino,
A jak bude sino,
Možeš pryjty smilo.
Ivanko, oh, my love,
From th’ other side of clove,
From th’ other side of clove,
I’d go to you over,
I’d go to you over,
Th’ water took th’ flyover.
The walkway is fragile,
The water is frigid,
And, I am very young,
The plank can easily break,
The plank can easily break,
To drown is not big fun.
Ivanko, my sweetheart,
Come over, when it’s dark,
Come over, when it’s dark,
I’ll let you know, when’s the best,
And I will well, well test,
When my folks go to rest.
If, on the fence, there’s shuck,
The parents’re home- bad luck!
The parents’re home- bad luck!
But, if there is some hay,
But, if there is some hay,
Bravely tread your way.
Translation from Ruthenian into English by Ivan Petryshyn
Ivanko, th’ heart of mime,
Come to us on the sly,
Come to us on the sly
Ivanku, Ivanku,
Z druhoj strany jarku,
Z druhoj strany jarku,
Pišla bym do tebe,
Pišla bym do tebe,
Vzala voda lavku.
Lavočka toneňka,
Voda studeneňka,
A ja molodeňka,
Hodna sa zlomyty,
Hodna sa zlomyty,
Žaľ mi sja vtopyty.
Ivanku, serdeňko,
Pryjdy do nas tajkom,
Pryjdy do nas tajkom,
Dam ja tobi znaty,
Koly piduť spaty,
I ňaňko i maty.
Na ploťi soloma,
Ne jdy, stari doma,
Ne jdy, stari doma,
A jak bude sino,
A jak bude sino,
Možeš pryjty smilo.
