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Kateryna seeks out the father in Russia, only to be rejected again, leading her to leave her child and end her life in a pond.

The song by KRISTONKO (Khrystyna Khrystonko) is a modern musical adaptation of the opening lines of the poem "Kateryna" , written by Ukraine’s national poet, Taras Shevchenko , in 1838. The Core Message Kateryna seeks out the father in Russia, only

While Shevchenko’s original poem was a tragic story of a village girl named Kateryna, the modern version released by KRISTONKO in June 2022 gained massive popularity as a during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It reinterprets Shevchenko’s 19th-century advice as a contemporary call for national identity and caution against those who have historically brought harm to Ukrainian land. The Story Behind the Music only to be rejected again

"Katerina", poem of Taras Shevchenko (translated by John Weir) written by Ukraine’s national poet

The verses KRISTONKO sings are the introduction to a tragic narrative poem and painting by Shevchenko. The poem tells the story of: