Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol) Songtext / Lyric

Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka

Pryletila lastivochka

Stala sobi shchebetaty

Hospodarya vyklykaty

"Vyydy, vyydy, hospodaryu

Podyvysya na kosharu

Tam ovechky pokotylys?

A yahnychky narodylys?

V tebe tovar ves? khoroshyy

Budesh? maty mirku hroshey

V tebe tovar ves? khoroshyy

Budesh? maty mirku hroshey

Khoch ne hroshey, to polova

V tebe zhinka chornobrova"

Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka

Pryletila lastivochka






[Translation:]

Shchedryk, shchedryk, a shchedrivka (New Year's carol)



A little swallow flew (into the household)

And started to twitter

To summon the master

"Come out, come out, O master (of the household)

Look at the sheep pen

There the ewes are nestling

And the lambkin have been born

Your goods (livestock) are great

You will have a lot of money, (by selling them)

Your goods (livestock) are great

You will have a lot of money, (by selling them)

If not money, then chaff: (from all the grain you will harvest)

You have a dark-eyebrowed (beautiful) wife"

Shchedryk, shchedryk, a shchedrivka

A little swallow flew