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Core message The speaker (a young woman) has just discovered that her “милий” (beloved) is involved with someone else. A friend (“друга”) tells her where he walks; she reacts with a mix of denial (“Не маю до них діла” – I have nothing to do with them) and bitter resignation. She harnesses the horse herself, knowing his family (“рід йому знаю”), while acknowledging the rumor that he now has “другу” (another girl). The emotional climax is the quiet, crushing realization of betrayal.

Central theme Jealousy, discovery, and frozen sorrow in young love. The song uses classic Ukrainian folk devices:

• Nature as emotional mirror — the willows in the field killed by frost (“Вбили їх мороз”) become a direct image of the singer’s own “дрібні сльози” (tiny tears). Cold, stiff, lifeless — exactly how her heart feels.
• The horse and road — recurring symbols across earlier pages (harnessing, departure, journeys). Here the horse is no longer a romantic image; it has become the vehicle that will carry her beloved away to another.
• The “other” — the rival girl appears repeatedly in the notebook (previous stanzas mention “друга”, “дівчина”, mothers advising against certain matches, etc.). Fidelity vs. betrayal is the emotional engine of the whole collection.

How it fits the broader notebook The pages we have translated form a coherent songbook of village romance: longing, parting, maternal/friend advice, tears, willows, frost, horses, and the pain of a “милий” who may be unfaithful or simply leaving. Page 60 is not a new song but a later verse in that same emotional arc — the moment the singer moves from hopeful waiting (earlier stanzas) to the painful knowledge that “he has another.”