The Night is so Moonlit

Note: The Night is so Moonlit is a Ukrainian folk song composed by Mykola Lysenko, a nineteenth century composer, to the lyrics of a poem written by Mykhailo Starytsky, a contemporary of Lysenko’s. It has subsequently become one of Ukraine’s most popular folk songs. This particular performance was dedicated to all brave Ukrainian people, who will never surrender. Their freedom is our freedom. Their lives are our lives!

Lyrics

The night is so moonlit, so starry, so bright

There's so much light you could gather needles

Come, my love, weary with toil

If just for one minute to the grove

Don't be afraid that you'll get your feet wet in the cold dew

I will carry you home, my dear one, I will carry you home

I will carry you home, my dear one, I will carry you home

Don't be afraid to get cold, honey

It's warm, there's neither wind nor clouds,

I will hold you close to my heart, which is as hot as flame

I will hold you close to my heart, which is as hot as flame

The grove is so beautiful, rays scattered all over it, it's as if it's dreaming or lost in its thoughts

Look, on that tall thin aspen a leaf is trembling so playfully.

The sky is deep, all covered in stars - oh this God-given beauty!

The fine dew under the poplar’s twinkles like pearls.

The night is so moonlit, so starry, so bright

There's so much light you could gather needles

Come, my love, weary with toil

If just for one minute to the grove

Come, my love, weary with toil

If just for one minute to the grove