46. Пісня.
1. Гонитъ мене голововка
Вреновкати тружу
Самъ не знаю не ліганъ
За кимъ серцемъ тружу
2. Ой відай то ти дівчино
Моі тули причина
Що від тебе не доходить
Надъна новина.
3. Мам(гд) то дівка
Мам то брови
Мам то очи чорні
Мам то лико румянное
У(ев) слова виборні.
46. Song.
1. It torments me, my little head
To toil in worry
I myself do not know, I do not lie down
For whom my heart yearns
2. Oh tell me you girl
My longing is the reason
That from you there does not come
Any news.
3. I have (gd) that girl
I have those eyebrows
I have those black eyes
I have that rosy cheek
And (ev) choice words.
The core of Song 46 is the narrator’s intense lovesickness and restless torment caused by thoughts of his beloved. His “little head” (голововка) drives him to constant worry; he cannot sleep or rest because he receives no news from her. He directly addresses the girl, pleading for clarity about the silence, while idealizing her beauty (black eyes, rosy cheeks, fine eyebrows) and her eloquent, “choice” words.
The central theme is classic Ukrainian folk romantic yearning — the pain of separation or unanswered love, blended with vivid praise of the girl’s physical and verbal allure. It follows the traditional motif of the pining lover (common in Ukrainian “чорні брови, карії очі” songs), where emotional suffering and idealized admiration go hand in hand. The tone is melancholic yet tender, capturing the universal ache of longing mixed with hopeful idealization.
