Ms. Edgren's class song is "Minka." It is a song from the Ukraine. The Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe that is relatively new as an independent country. It became independent again with the disillusionment of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is slightly smaller than Texas and has over 45 million people. They have had to deal with a lot of political and economic instability. Most people in the Ukraine are Christian. You may have seen their famous Easter eggs before. They are marked with wax and dyed to create interesting patterns. A very famous composer named Tchaikovsky is from Ukraine. The class will sing the song in Ukrainian. Here are the lyrics, a pronunciation guide, and the translation of the text:
Lyrics:
Tizh men-ye pid-ma-nu-la
Tizh men-ye pid-ve-la
Tizh men-ye mo-la-do-va
Zu-ma, ra-zu-ma zve-la
(repeat)
Pronunciation:
teezh mehn-eh peed-mah-noo-lah
teezh mehn-eh peed-veh-lah
teezh mehn-eh moh-loh-doh-vah
tzoo-mah, ehzroh-zoo-moo zhveh-lah
(repeat)
Translation:
You're the one who's let me down
You're the one who has betrayed me
I so young and innocent and
You drove me insane
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