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Cântă Cucu-n Bucovina
"Cântă cucu-n Bucovina" or "Cântă cucu în Bucovina" () is a Romanian folk song, more precisely a doină, composed in 1904 by . The lyrics are original, while the melody is a modified Bukovinian mourning song. Mandicevschi composed it at the request of Spiru Haret for the 400th anniversary of the death of Prince of Moldavia Stephen the Great, which was commemorated in Putna (then in Austria-Hungary and now in Romania) in the same year. The song is also known as "Cântă cucul, bată-l vina" (), "Bucovină, plai cu flori" (), "Cântec pentru Bucovina" () and "Cântec despre Bucovina" (). Famous singers of the song include , Grigore Leșe and Valentina Nafornița Valentina Nafornița (also spelled ''Naforniță''; born 10 June 1987) is a Moldovan operatic soprano. She is best known for her interpretation of Mozart and bel canto repertoire. Childhood and studies Nafornița was born in Cuhnești, Moldov .... The song was sung in 2022 by a children's choir at the An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucovina Romania Ukraine
Bukovinagerman: Bukowina or ; hu, Bukovina; pl, Bukowina; ro, Bucovina; uk, Буковина, ; see also other languages. is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both).Klaus Peter BergerThe Creeping Codification of the New Lex Mercatoria Kluwer Law International, 2010, p. 132 The region is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided between Romania and Ukraine. Settled initially and primarily by Romanians and subsequently by Ruthenians (Ukrainians) during the 4th century, it became part of the Kievan Rus' in the 10th century and then the Principality of Moldavia during the 14th century. The region has been sparsely populated since the Paleolithic, with several now extinct peoples inhabiting it. Consequently, the culture of the Kievan Rus' spread in the region, with the Bukovinian Church administered from Kyiv until 1302, when it passed to Halych metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
