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Gather me to your bosom,
my mother, my Ukraina…
Bury me high on a hillside,
in the black soil, my home,
high above the Dnipro…
 
Let me rest in my homeland,
Let me feel her sweet caress,
In the black soil of Ukraine,
until I fly up to my Father,
to my eternal rest…
 
Bring me from the foreign lands,
to my dearest Ukraina…
Bring me home to my mother,
to her bosom, her black soil,
high above the Dnipro…
 
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Edited December 1, 2025
lay my body – v4
 
after poem, “lay my body”,
based on the poem, “Zapovit”, “The Testament”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited November 1, 2024
Don't forget your mother – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/dont-forget-your-mother-v2.html
after poem, “Don't forget your mother”,
based on the poem, “The Epistle”,
1 John 4:20
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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