Verbovaya Doschechka

Verbovaya Doschechka (Cyrillic: Вербовая дощечка; translation: The Willow Board) is an Ukrainian folk song. It became newly popular through the 1964 adaptation of Miroslav Skorik for the soundtrack of Sergei Parajanov's movie Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.

The Song

Ukrainian	Transliteration	English translation
Вербовая дощечка, дощечка, Біля мого мостечка, мостечка. На все поле леліє, леліє, Звідки милий приїде, приїде? Звідки милий приїде, приїде? Що Насточці привезе, привезе? Червонії чоботи, чоботи, До ліпшої роботи, роботи. Вербовая дощечка, дощечка, Біля мого мостечка, мостечка...	Verbavaya doschechka, doschechka, Bilja maha mostechka, mostechka. Na vse pale lelije, lelije, Zvidki milji prijde, prijde? Zvidki milji prijde, prijde? Sto nastotschki priveze, priveze? Tshervanij tshoboti, tshoboti, Do lipshoj roboti, roboti. Verbavaya doschechka, doschechka, Bilja maha mostechka, mostechka...	The willow board, board, By my little bridge, bridge. On the field it lies, it lies, When will a cute boy come by, come by? When will a cute boy come by, come by? What will he bring, bring? Red boots, boots, For better work, work. The willow board, board, By my little bridge, bridge...

Adaptations and cover versions

Miroslav Skorik's Ivan & Palagna, as track 12 of the soundtrack of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
A Hawk and a Hacksaw's Wedding Theme (Ukraine), as track 4 of their album You Have Already Gone To The Other World
Poltava Pedagogic University Choir's adaptation Вербовая дощечка
Veryovka Choir's adaptation Вербовая дощечка
Chur (ЧУР) 's Folk metal adaptation Verbovaya Doschechka
Christina Tshervenjuk (Христина Червенюк) 's adaptation Вербовая дощечка

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