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In Ukrainian, in the vernacular,
in the language of his people
infusing his words with power,
not the language of the oppressors,
boldly speaking in his native tongue…
 
The same with Jesus, our Savior,
in words accessible, common,
speaking in the vernacular, in Aramaic,
the language of his people, the Jews,
not the language of the empire, of Rome…
 
Equally subversive, radical, intimate,
defiant against power, evil, but,
for his own people so authentic,
not the revolutionaries, planted,
like tares with the wheat…
 
So too now, in truth, in Russia,
a moment of choice, cathartic,
those who speak of freedom,
Do they see the hypocrisy,
of their own nation state…
 
Shevchenko’s authentic witness
the longing of his people,
speaking in the vernacular,
his faithfulness to his homeland,
his prayers in bold Ukrainian…
 
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Edited November 24, 2025
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v5
 
Edited December 28, 2024
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-ukrainian-in-aramaic-v4.html
Edited November 23, 2024
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/in-ukrainian-in-aramaic-v3.html
The Russian radicals looked down on the poems of
Shevchenko, because they were written in Ukrainian
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Written and posted September 29, 2024
Break in twain your fetters
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
 
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