The Song about the ''Rushnyk'' (embroidered towel-cloth) ( uk, Пісня про рушник, translit=Pisnia pro

rushnyk A rushnyk or rushnik (russian: рушник, ручник, uk, рушник, be, ручнік, ručnik, rue, ручник) is a decorative and ritual cloth. Made of linen or cotton it usually represents woven or embroidered designs, symbols ...

), a song also known as Rushnychok, Ballad to Mother, or "My dear mother" (), is a popular Ukrainian song based on a poem by

Andriy Malyshko Andriy Samiylovych Malyshko ( uk, Андрій Самійлович Малишко; born in Obukhiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire - died 17 February 1970 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) was a Soviet and Ukrainian poet, translato ...

. The poem and song recount a lyrical hero whose mother gives him a ''

'', an embroidered cloth serving as a sort of familial talisman through one's life cycle, draped over religious icons and ritual foods, and also used for

handfasting Handfasting is a traditional practice that, depending on the term's usage, may define an unofficiated wedding (in which a couple marries without an officiant, usually with the intent of later undergoing a second wedding with an officiant), a ...

or as a prosperity blessing at weddings. It was set to music by composer

Platon Maiboroda Platon Ilarionovych Maiboroda ( uk, Платон Іларіонович Майборода; 1 December 1918 – 8 July 1989) was a Soviet and Ukrainian composer and educator. Maiboroda, whose brother Heorhiy Maiboroda was also a composer, studied ...

(a native of the

Poltava Region Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

) for the soundtrack of the 1958

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

film ''Young Years'' ( uk, Літа молодії) where it was performed by Oleksandr Taranets. The song was later popularized by Dmytro Hnatyuk, who is most often associated with this song. It has since been sung by such singers and groups as Kvitka Cisyk, Yaroslav Evdokimov,

Aleksandr Malinin Aleksandr Nikolaevich Malinin (russian: Александр Николаевич Малинин, born Vyguzov, russian: Выгузов; 16 November 1958) is a Russian singer who was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1997. Career Malinin was bo ...

, Alla Pugacheva, Igor Krutoy,

Syabry Syabry ( be , Сябры – Friends) is a Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a l ...

Renata Babak Renata Babak (February 4, 1934 in Kharkiv, Ukraine – December 31, 2003 in Silver Spring, Maryland) was a Ukrainian mezzo-soprano who defected to America from the Bolshoi Opera in 1973. Rushnychok Rushnychok (Ukrainian: РУШНИЧОК) was a Ukrainian-Canadian four-person music ensemble from Lachine, Quebec, Canada actively performing from 1969 to 1980 and later for small audiences. Considered the best Ukrainian diaspora The Ukrainian ...

. The song has been translated into a number of languages and is popular within

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

as well as the

Ukrainian diaspora The Ukrainian diaspora comprises Ukrainians and their descendants who live outside Ukraine around the world, especially those who maintain some kind of connection, even if ephemeral, to the land of their ancestors and maintain their feeling of Uk ...

, as demonstrated by the

Ukrainian-Canadian Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born pe ...

group

Rushnychok Rushnychok (Ukrainian: РУШНИЧОК) was a Ukrainian-Canadian four-person music ensemble from Lachine, Quebec, Canada actively performing from 1969 to 1980 and later for small audiences. Considered the best Ukrainian diaspora The Ukrainian ...

taking its name from the song. It is dedicated to motherly love and alternately titled "Ballad to Mother."

English lyrics

Stepan Pasicznyk Stepan Pasicznyk ( uk, Степан Пасічник, ; born 1963) is a musician, songwriter and translator of Ukrainian and Irish descent from Luton, Bedfordshire. He was accordionist and co-songwriter for the albums ''Vorony'' and ''Kultura'' ...

(United Kingdom)

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