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Klieckaja bitva (Klieck Battle of 1506)

Poetical narrative, 1582.
The lyrics are by Maciej Stryjkowski, 'Kronika Polska, Litewska, Żmudzka i wszystkiej Rusi' ('The Chronicle of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia and all Russia') 1582, translation from Polish by A. Dzitrych. Music is folk from the BNT chrestomathy: Ballads (Book I, Minsk, 1977). The text and melody adaptation by Zmicier Sasnoŭski.
Maciej Stryjkowski (1547–1593) – one of the most famous Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth historians of the second half of XVI. He was the author of patriotic poesy on Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth history. Polish, Lithuanian, Sagmotia and all Russia Chronicles – the first printed history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania brought the greatest glory to him as to a historian and a poet. The value if Chronicles is that its author was a witness of many wars described by himself and many battles he took part in.

Tam za rečkaj, za rakoj nie duža hlybokaj
Dy niamala ŭ bierahach ŭ bierahach šyrokaj
ŭ bierahach šyrokaj
 
Vojska liutaje tatar pačalo spyniacca
Kab litvie paškodzić da raki prabracca
da raki prabracca
 
Michal Hlinski bačyŭ most užo hatovy
Da litvy pramoviŭ hetakija slovy
hetakija slovy
 
“Kab Ajčynu-maci mužna ratavali
Dy tataraŭ liutych mužna vajavali!”
mužna vajavali
 
Našy jak udaryli raptam na tataraŭ
Zvon i hrom niasiecca nieba lijecca žaram
nieba lijecca žaram
 
Tam z atradam Hlinski ŭlasnym prytaiŭsia
Ad padstrelu druhi koń pad im zavaliŭsia
pad im zavaliŭsia
 
Jon na inšaha ŭskačyŭ nie zvažaŭ ni mala
Tak jak hietmanu i ŭsim rycaram prystala
rycaram prystala
 
Tam pahancaŭ navakol chutka akružyli
Dy jak pruccie šeraham šeraham zkasili
šeraham zkasili
 
Preč tatary pabiehli chto jak uciakaje
A litva imčycca ŭslied smiela dahaniaje
smiela dahaniaje
 
Dy siače ŭ chrybty im bje dzidy zapuskaje
Kroŭ chliupoča, lijecca pa travie splyvaje
pa travie splyvaje
 
Huk i kryk nad poliem pa liasnych razlohach
Poŭna trupaŭ u race pa šliachach-darohach
pa šliachach-darohach
 
Tak Litva tataraŭ bila mardavala
Až da Capry da raki da raki zahnala
da raki zahnala
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