<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Taras Shevchenko's Zapovit </title> <link rel=StyleSheet href="ukraine_ac.css" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- A { text-decoration: none; } --> </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="detectbrowser.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> if ( video_detect1 == true ) { document.location = "zapovit_p.htm"; } </script> </head> <body><!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/ukr_main_menu_e.lbi" --> <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align=center height=20 nowrap> <a href="ukrnez.htm" class="ukrmenu1">&nbsp;Independence&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center height=20 nowrap> <a href="le_ind.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Comments&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="el_ind.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Elections&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukroly.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Olympics&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukrcur.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;History&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukrne.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;News Events&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukrfoot.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Football&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukrfdi.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;FDC&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukrpic.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Gallery&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="ukquiz.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Quiz&nbsp;</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td class = "bk3333cc" align=center nowrap> <a href="frame.htm" class="ukrmenu">&nbsp;Home</a> </td> <td align="left" class = "sepmenu"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td align=center nowrap> <a href="frameu.htm" class="ukrmenu2">&nbsp;YKP&nbsp;</a> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- #EndLibraryItem --><div id=div_headergap> </div> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" > <tr> <td valign=top ><a href="ukrnez.htm"><img src="images/back_page3a.png" width="30" height="32" alt="" border=0></a></td> <td align="left" ><img src="images/1.gif" width="5" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td valign="top" ><img src="images/shev4a.jpg" width="392" height="570" align="center" border="0" alt="" style="display: block;" class=rounded-corners3> </td> <td align="center" valign=top> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="400" class=vahwfs5zarc1 height=570> <tr > <td align="left"><img src="images/1.gif" width="40" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td align="left" width=360> <p> Zapovit - Taras Shevchenko - 1845 <p> When I am dead, bury me<br> In my beloved Ukraine,<br> My tomb upon a grave mound high<br> Amid the spreading plain,<br> So that the fields, the boundless steppes,<br> The Dnieper's plunging shore<br> My eyes could see, my ears could hear<br> The mighty river roar. </p> <p> When from Ukraine the Dnieper bears<br> into the deep blue sea<br> The blood of foes ... then will I leave<br> These hills and fertile fields <br> I'll leave them all and fly away<br> To the abode of God,<br> And then I'll pray .... But till that day<br> I know nothing of God. </p> <p> Oh bury me, then rise ye up<br> And break your heavy chains<br> And water with the tyrants' blood<br> The freedom you have gained.<br> And in the great new family,<br> The family of the free,<br> With softly spoken, kindly word<br> Remember also me. <br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td align="left" ><img src="images/1.gif" width="30" height="1" border="0" alt=""> </td> <td align="center"><img src="images/1.gif" width="1" height="200" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>