Why did you grow black, green lea? I grew black due to the blood spilt for freedom. Brave citizens of Zaporozhye covered the ground be their bodies for four miles away. By midnight I was covered by the ravens They peck kazaks’ eyes, But don’t wanna peck corpses. I, green, grew black And for your freedom I will be green again But you will never come back to freedom, You will sing songs to me And curse your freedom.