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Marusia Churai (1626-1689) was a legendary Ukrainian Baroque composer, poet, and singer. She has become a motif in Ukrainian literature and her songs are championed in Ukrainian music.

A native of Poltava, this short-lived talent is regarded as the author and subject of the well-known Ukrainian folk song "Oi Ne Khody Hrytsiu Tai na Vechornytsi" (Hryts, Don't Go to the Village Dances).

The legend about Marusia Churai was formed under the influence of 19th century literary works such as the novel "Marusia, Malorosiiskaia Sapfo" (Marusia, the Littlerussian Sapho) by C. Shaknovsky (1839). Many writers used the theme of "Hryts" in their works: M. Starytsky's play "Oi Ne Khody, Hrytsiu" (1892), V. Samiilenko's drama Churaivna (1894), O. Kobylianska's novel "V Nediliu Rano Zillia Kopala" (She Gathered Herbs on Sunday Morning 1909), I. Mykytenko's drama Marusia Churai (1935), L. Kostenko's novel in verse Marusia Churai (1979), and others.

Franz Liszt composed "Ballade d'Ukraine," a piano piece on the theme of "Hryts." The song "Oi Ne Khody Hrytsiu" was translated into Polish (1820), Czech (1822), German (1827), French (1830), English (1848) and other languages.

Two other songs are attributed to Marusia Churai: "Kotylysia Vozy z Hory" (The Wagons Were Rolling Downhill) and "Za Svit Staly Kozachenky" (The Kozaks Were Ready to March at Dawn).

This legendary composer and singer is pictured on a Ukrainian postage stamp in February 2000.

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