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Lesya Ukrainka Quotes (1871-1913)
Poet, Activist, Playwright
About Lesya Ukrainka
Lesya Ukrainka (born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February O.S. 13 February 1871 – 1 August O.S. 19 July 1913) was Ukrainian poet, playwright and translator, political, social and feminist activist.
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“Ні! Я жива! Я буду вічно жити!
Я в серці маю те, що не вмирає.
• Translation: No! I live! I will live forever! I have a heart that does not die.”
Я в серці маю те, що не вмирає.
• Translation: No! I live! I will live forever! I have a heart that does not die.”
“Ні, я хочу крізь сльози сміятись,
Серед лиха співати пісні,
Без надії таки сподіватись,
Жити хочу! Геть, думи сумні!
• Translation: Yes, I will laugh despite my tears,
I’ll sing out songs amidst my misfortunes;
I’ll have hope despite all odds,
I will live! Away, you sorrowful thoughts!”
Серед лиха співати пісні,
Без надії таки сподіватись,
Жити хочу! Геть, думи сумні!
• Translation: Yes, I will laugh despite my tears,
I’ll sing out songs amidst my misfortunes;
I’ll have hope despite all odds,
I will live! Away, you sorrowful thoughts!”
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Volodymyr Yermolenko, 2021 on Lesya Ukrainka
“Lesya Ukrainka set Ukrainian culture free from the image of provinciality imposed on it by discourse of the Russian Empire around the turn of the 20th century.”
About Lesya Ukrainka
Lesya Ukrainka (born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February O.S. 13 February 1871 – 1 August O.S. 19 July 1913) was Ukrainian poet, playwright and translator, political, social and feminist activist.