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11. Ремінерко він уйду
Верок замастив ся
Тоді ж моя половочко
Що маю робити.

12. Чорни мої скажи мої
Наль мені за вами
Як гадаю вас сердечно
Вмию ся сльозами.

13. Як гадаю той потічок
Гай зелененький
Де я грав ся і вмивав ся
Як я був маленьки.

14. Прийди світа дайди свій
Всі дороги знаю
До котрого села прийду
Все коханку маю.

Непеши

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11. The little strap he will put on
The ceiling got covered
Then my little half
What am I to do.

12. My black ones, my pines
Grief for me because of you
When I remember you heartily
I will wash myself with tears.

13. When I remember that stream
Green grove
Where I played and washed myself
When I was little.

14. Come light, set your own
I know all roads
To which village I will come
I always have a sweetheart.

Nepeshi

Core message and central theme: This is a deeply nostalgic folk-style lyric (пісня) about lost innocence, childhood joy, and the ache of adult longing. The speaker is overwhelmed by memories of a carefree past—playing and washing in a green grove by a little stream—now contrasted with present sorrow and separation from a beloved (“коханку”). The core emotional pivot is the pain of time passing: the innocent “маленьки” (little one) has grown into someone who now weeps at the recollection and desperately wishes to return or reunite.

Key themes:

  • Nostalgia and the passage of time – the green grove and stream symbolize pure, unspoiled youth.
  • Romantic longing and separation – the sweetheart is both a memory and a distant hope.
  • Melancholy resignation mixed with hope – the final lines suggest the speaker still believes they can find their love again (“Все коханку маю”).