Old Ukrainian Foxtrot -- Ти з любови собі не жартуй, B. Vesolovsky

Bohdan Vesolovsky / Богдан Весоловський (1915-1971) was a popular Ukrainian songwriter and composer of tangos, foxtrots, waltzes and rumbas. He was born in Vienna, studied law and music in Lviv, and performed in the city’s celebrated Yablonsky band. After World War II he ended up in Canada where he eventually became head of the Ukrainian Service of Radio Canada International in Montreal. This track is taken from an LP of his songs recorded in North America in the 1960s which I preserved on a cassette. I’ve translated the song into English and the Ukrainian and English texts are provided below. Ти з любови собі не жартуй (фокстрот) Як почуєш серця зов, Як заграє скорше кров, Не турбуйся, не лякайся, Бо це любов, А любов - це річ дивна, Незбагнута, чарівна, Їй опертися не в силі Ні ти, ні я... Ти з любови собі не жартуй І з моїх почувань не шуткуй, Бо що сталось мені, може статися й тобі, І за це ти мене не винуй,
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