Pidmanula Pidvela (song)
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Pidmanula Pidvela is a popular humorous Ukrainian folk song
. The name literally translates as "you tricked me and let me down".
There are many different variations of the song, but all have pretty much the same format. Traditionally, it is about a guy complaining to his girl because she tells him she will meet him somewhere on each day of the week. Each day, he shows up and she doesn't. Then the guy says in the chorus "you tricked me, you let me down. You’re making me, a young man, lose my mind."
Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of ethnic , folkloric, folk inspired popular and folk inspired classical traditions....
. The name literally translates as "you tricked me and let me down".
There are many different variations of the song, but all have pretty much the same format. Traditionally, it is about a guy complaining to his girl because she tells him she will meet him somewhere on each day of the week. Each day, he shows up and she doesn't. Then the guy says in the chorus "you tricked me, you let me down. You’re making me, a young man, lose my mind."
Example of lyrics
| Ukrainian lyrics | Transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|
Ти казала в понедiлок Пiдем разом по барвiнок Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. Chorus: Ти ж мене пiдманула, Ти ж мене пiдвела, Ти ж мене молодого З ума-розуму звела. Ти казала у вiвторок Поцiлуєш разiв сорок Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) Ти казала у середу Пiдем разом по череду Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) Ти казала у четвер Пiдем разом на концерт Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) Ти казала у пятницю Пiдем разом по суниці Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) Ти казала у суботу Пiдем разом на роботу Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) Ти казала у недiлю Пiдем разом на весiлля Я прийшов, тебе нема, Пiдманула, пiдвела. (chorus) |
Ty kazala v ponedilok pidem razom po barvinok Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. Chorus: Ty zh mene pidmanula, Ty zh mene pidvela, Ty zh mene molodoho Z uma-rozuma zvela. Ty kazala u vivtorok Potsiluyesh raziv sorok Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) Ty kazala u seredu Pidem razom po cheredu Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) Ty kazala u chetver Pidem razom na kontsert Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) Ty kazala u piatnytsyu Pidem razom po sunytsi Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) Ty kazala u subotu Pidem razom na robotu Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) Ty kazala u nedilyu Pidem razom na vesillya Ya pryishov tebe nema, Pidmanula, pidvela. (chorus) |
You have told me that on Monday We'll gather periwinkles together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down Chorus: You tricked me, You let me down, You're making me, a young man, Lose my mind. You have told me that on Tuesday You will kiss me forty times I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Wednesday We'll wrangle up the cattle together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Thursday We'll go to the concert together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Friday We'll gather strawberries together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Saturday We'll go to work together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Sunday We'll go to the wedding together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) |
Performances
The song is extermely popular has been performed and arranged by many singers and groups in and outside of Ukraine. Some of the personalties that have recorded the song:- Duet "Dva Kolyory"
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