""Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" is a Ukrainian patriotic march, written by the composer Stepan Charnetskii in 1914, in honor and memory of the Sich Riflemen. In Eastern Slavic cultures, Viburnum opulus or kalyna often represents the beauty of a young woman.
Viburnum opulus is referenced throughout Ukrainian folklore."
The first new song recorded and released by Pink Floyd in 28 years, the one-off track "Hey, Hey, Rise Up" was inspired by a video of Andriy Khlyvnyuk - whose band BoomBox had performed with David Gilmour in 2015 - singing the Ukrainian folk song "Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" while on the front lines in Kyiv against the Russian invasion
[Opening choral parts]
Ой у лузі червона калина похилила...
Ой у лузі червона калина похилилася
Чогось наша гарна Україна зажурилася
А ми тую червону калину підіймемо
А ми нашу славну Україну, хей, хей, розвеселимо
А ми нашу славну Україну, хей, хей, розвеселимо
[Guitar Solo]
(Хей, хей)
Ой у лузі червона калина похилилася
Чогось наша гарна Україна зажурилася
А ми тую червону калину підіймемо
А ми нашу славну Україну, хей, хей, розвеселимо
А ми нашу славну Україну, хей, хей, розвеселимо
[Romanization]
[Opening choral parts]
Oy oo loozі chyervona kalina pokhilila...
Oy oo loozі chyervona kalina pokhililasya
Choguosʲ nasha harna Ookrayina zaʐoorilasya
A mi tooyo chyervonoo kalinoo pіdіymyemo
A mi nashoo slavnoo Ookrayinoo, khyey, khyey, rozvyesyelimo
A mi nashoo slavnoo Ookrayinoo, khyey, khyey, rozvyesyelimo
[Guitar Solo]
(Khyey, khyey)
Oy oo loozі chyervona kalina pokhililasya
Choguosʲ nasha harna Ookrayina zaʐoorilasya
A mi tooyo chyervonoo kalinoo pіdіymyemo
A mi nashoo slavnoo Ookrayinoo, khyey, khyey, rozvyesyelimo
A mi nashoo slavnoo Ookrayinoo, khyey, khyey, rozvyesyelimo
[English Translation:]
[Opening choral parts]
Oh, in the meadow a red viburnum has bent down lo...
Oh, in the meadow a red viburnum has bent down low
For some reason, our beautiful Ukraine is in sorrow
And we'll take that red viburnum and we will raise it up
And we shall cheer for our glorious Ukraine, hey, hey
And we shall cheer for our glorious Ukraine, hey, hey
[Guitar Solo]
(Hey, hey)
Oh, in the meadow a red viburnum has bent down low
For some reason, our beautiful Ukraine is in sorrow
And we'll take that red viburnum and we will raise it up
And we shall cheer for our glorious Ukraine, hey, hey
And we shall cheer for our glorious Ukraine, hey, hey