Tymko (Tomasz) Padura, also Padurra, ( uk, Тимко Падура; 21 December 1801 – 20 September 1871) was a Polish Romantic poet
of the so-called
Ukrainian school, musician-
torban
The torban ( ua, Торбан, also ''teorban'' or ''Ukrainian theorbo'') is a Ukrainian musical instrument that combines the features of the Baroque lute with those of the psaltery. The Тorban differs from the more common European bass lute ...
ist, and composer-songwriter. He was born into patriotic Polish noble family.
Padura's ballad of
Ustym Karmaliuk
Ustym Yakymovych Karmaliuk (also Karmelyuk, uk, Устим Якимович Кармалюк (Кармелюк)) (March 10, 1787 – October 22, 1835) was a Ukrainian outlaw who fought against the Russian administration and became a folk hero to ...
"Beyond Siberia The Sun Rises" ("За Сибіром cонце cходить") achieved extraordinary popularity in 19th century Ukraine. It became a
folk-song
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...
. He may also have written the song "
Hej Sokoły", which is very popular in both Ukraine and Poland.
He was born in
Illintsi
Illintsi (, ) is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of Illintsi Raion, until 2020 one of the ''raions'' (districts) of the oblast. Population:
Not far from the town the Ilyinets crater is located.
Hist ...
and died in
Koziatyn
Koziatyn ( uk, Козятин; also referred to as Kozyatyn, pl, Koziatyn, russian: Каза́тин) is a town in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Koziatyn Raion (district), the town ...
(then in the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
, now in
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 ...
). He participated in the
November Uprising.
References
See also
1801 births
1871 deaths
19th-century classical composers
19th-century male musicians
19th-century Polish male writers
19th-century Polish poets
19th-century Ukrainian poets
Composers for lute
Composers for torban
Historicist composers
Kobzarstvo
Polish lutenists
Polish male classical composers
Polish male poets
Polish Romantic composers
Romantic poets
Torbanists
Ukrainian classical composers
Ukrainian male poets
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