the ukrainians - hopak

[karlmoles65]

Does this make anyone else want to dance like a crazy person?

[dharmaseed]

I love the intro, but could you provide me with a link that would be more folksy?

[nekolovergirl]

My insane Ukrainian cousin told me to listen to this. I'm glad I listened to him for once. Greetings and love from the US.

[Ma007re007czek007]

slava brattia Slaviany! Prikrasnaja musika!

[coltsuperocean10]

@alagodny28 ...yes it is!

[1966NickK]

ya lyooblyoo muzekoo 

[TheScriptureAlone]

I absolutely love my ancestral music. Gets my blood pumping. Since I'm purebred Ukrainian I grew up listening to this stuff. You can feel the passion.

[evilpacman1742]

@alagodny28 It's by British-Ukrainians.

[Vovk3]

@alagodny28

What is that supposed to mean? Do you mean the band? If so, a couple members ARE of Eastern European descent.

[Force10FromMimico]

Slava ukraina chest herom

[psychgoth]

I feel like dancing! :'D

[skandal501]

REAL POWER!!

[ukrdancer]

love this verison. I call it the Rock & Roll Hopak. I think I may have to use it next year in my dance school. Its been a while since we used it.

[PodiumSK]

zdarvím zo Slovenska...parádna muzika!!!! hopa hopa

[13WaTeRga]

Virsky - Hopak / Вірський - Гопак (ukrainian dance)

[GrSfan]

Love it!!! sooo cute!!! :D <3

Thank uuu

[CamomileOfUkraine]

Дякую за гарний настрiй)))))))))))))))

[SparrowFreak]

I feel like starting a Kolomyka. :D

[kachyr]

Чудова Українська Музика!  Щиро Дякую! Вілна Україна Навіки!

[eckmacdonald]

mental! love it

[mmarie0789]

this is epic.

[espanattias]

OOOOOOOOMG!!!! I could Dance all night to this!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPASIBAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[TheWarrog]

In ukranian say "Dyakyu"

Spasiba say russian

[sneighwena]

@TheWarrog what does djakju mean? why don't you say spasiba? just curious!!

[Demixcsn]

@sneighwena

all slavic languages have more in common, some roots in words, syntax rules in writing ... and does not matter how say Dyakyu (ukranian), say Dzyakyu (belorus), say Spasiba (russian), say Dzieki (poland), say díky (czech)... we all geat understand anybody without translator... i think more ...we have one languages Slavic and more more dialekts ... russian, ukranian, poland, czech and other.....

[sneighwena]

@Demixcsn There are many common words but for the word Thank you specifically is interesting. Ukrainian, Polish use the German influenced word Danke. It is not a slavic word. Russian spasiba is understandable as to why they use that word but I do know that at one time Hvala was used by all slavs since it is a proto-slavic word. But where did it come from before that is a mystery - they say maybe old Persian? However all slavs, like you said, would understand this word.

[Demixcsn]

@sneighwena

more russ people say spasibo,

but not understand from where this word go, and what hey real sing,

.... spasibo not russ word and sing - spasi-boh (or now bog (in engl - save god)),

or we have other word ypasibog(h) - very negative now I no wish something

russ analog for spasiba - it is blagadaru and meaning - I give good...

a horo or kolo in ukranian or rus have some to meaning how in Serbs,

I'am speack in this languages, it my languages, i'am great all understand

[sneighwena]

@Demixcsn Nowadays Serbs don't use Horo as they did in my grandmother's time. Now they say Kolo, which means round (as in circel).

[willopimp]

respect from italy

[johnsonmowissij]

respect from Poland

[maxtheham]

hopak is ukraine martal arts dombul

[mjd775]

...brilliant!!! Good work Pete Solowka and friends!!

[indevelopment]

There was a Nike ad I'm sure that featured this... mind you it was thru the Weddoes (of couraw) that I discovered the sheer power of the ballilika

[coltsuperocean10]

indevelopbent, I think you could be right!! Nike advert feauturing Ukrainian athlete Sergei Bubka!!

[irishladdave]

what a great tune, thanks for uploading it here, much appreciated!

[jmp2334]

awesome song. no need for a video. the music here is just perfection.

thnx for the upload.

[Ko7JA]

rusak debil!!! zeluj putinu sraku i shivi v gamne rasiji!

[2009stalker]

bogatir1--заткни хавало! вас руских и так в мире не любят а ты еще хуже делаеш........

[yamitty]

все трое позорники и долбоебы!

[mileystuard]

ive lived in ukraine for 9 years <33333333333

[mjd775]

....I love this tune, I bought the CD way back, but this is the only tune I play, the others seem a bit drap in comparison!! This is awesome!!

[dreaqis]

I love The Ukrainians, too, but you could have at least made an actual video.

[itstheoranges]

unless i'd have put a large amount of effort in, i wouldn't have done the song justice.

and i think music should be an aural, not visual experience.

[chengloki]

Its, music is not just an aural experience. If that is all you get from it, then i feel sorry for you. Music touches all of our senses. Sit back and listen to the "New World Symphony". Just listen to it. Music is our life! It is the finest thing that mankind can claim. Not science, music. =Stefan=

[itstheoranges]

then we all experience music in different ways.

[kobalt699]

Not all music touch our senses. It's in ours how we feel it.

[TheScriptureAlone]

@itstheoranges I agree with you. You don't need visuals. The music speaks for itself and if one cannot feel the music then they are the one with the problem. This was absolutely excellent and it got my heart pumping. Great job!

[itstheoranges]

if you want the mandolin tabs for this just mail me

[DerAnstifter]

@itstheoranges I do, please! Contact me.