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Judgement Day ~ Про страшний суд

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“Ultimately, the focus of the kobzar repertoire is on the great essential things: Death, Judgment, Truth and Falsehood, Heaven and Hell. The apocalyptic imagery of the Last Judgement was a favourite theme among the kobzars. The version recorded here, which I learned from Hryhory Kytasty, combines musical themes and verses from three songs in the Demutsky collection. Later I added a few final verses from a recording by Shtokalko.” ~ Julian Kytasty, 2015

 

Lyrics

(English translation by Julian Kytasty below)

Когда час приходить, треба помірати,
Хоч яке багатство – треба покидати,
Час-година упливає, страшний суд приближає,
Готуймося всі!

Як Господь хрест покаже благовірним ясний,
В той же час, християне, всім нам буде страшно,
Очі будем закривати, бо великий страх будем мати,
Як сойде Господь!

Ой когда конець віку ся кінчається,
Ой тогда страшний суд приближається.

Ой вже плачмо ми всі, возридаємо,
На безсмертний час розмишляємо.

Конець віка прийде, страшний суд наступить.
А хто добре вчинить, Царствія доступить.

Готуймося всі! Готуймося всі!
Покаймося! Покаймося всі!

 


 

When the time comes, one must die,
One must abandon all wealth and property,
The days, the hours quickly flow by,
Judgment Day approaches.

 

Let us all prepare!
When the Lord’s shining cross
Appears to the faithful
All us Christians will know fear,
We will close our eyes and tremble
When Christ descends.

 

O let us all weep, let us wail,
Let us contemplate eternity,
When the End Times come to a close,
When Judgment Day draws near.

 

Time will end, the Last Judgment will follow,
And those who do good shall be admitted to the Kingdom

 

Rivers of fire shall rage,
And sweep all foul sinfulness into hell,
And not spare a single sinful soul
When the Lord comes down!
Repent! Repent! Repent! Let us all repent!

 

Songs of Truth

  • Guardian Angel ~ Ангел-хранитель
  • O Holy God ~ Святий Боже
  • The Flood ~ Потоп
  • Savradym ~ Сaврaдим
  • Captive’s Lament
  • The Lazy Wife ~ Кисіль
  • Khoma and Yarema ~ Про Хому і Ярему
  • To Every City Its Customs & Laws (Skovorodyns’ka) ~ Всякому городу нрав і права (Сковородинська)
  • Song of Truth ~ Про Правду
  • Bondarivna (ballad) ~ Про Бондарівну (балада)
  • Kozachok ~ Козачок
  • The Noble Woman ~ Про дворянку
  • Metelytsia ~ Mетелиця
  • Judgement Day ~ Про страшний суд
  • The Sinner at the Gates of Heaven ~ Множество аз согреших

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To purchase Songs of Truth, please contact:

Marcia Ostashewski, PhD

Canada Research Chair in Communities and Cultures

Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology

Department of History and Culture

Cape Breton University

marcia_ostashewski[at]cbu.ca

word&imageCredits

Producer: Marcia Ostashewski

Director, The CoMM Lab; Canada Research Chair in Communities & Cultures

~ With special thanks to Dr. Andrij Hornjatkevyč for consultation~

Recording, Mixing & Mastering: Christopher Jones

Concept & Art Design, Photo Enhancement: Darene Roma Yavorsky

Creative Director, The Word & Image Studio

Produced in partnership with the

Centre for Cape Breton Studies at Cape Breton University

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