The song is loosely inspired by the melody and imagery of the well-known folk song Ти ж мене підманула (Pidmanula, pidvela). The lyrics are updated to today's situation :( And the content is in tune with the original melody of the song Їхав козак за Дунай.

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Mischief of Nowar

You promised peace,
but brought the fight.
We saw the dawn,
you stole the light.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

You signed the pact,
then tore it fast,
Your empty vows
could never last.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

You swore to guard,
to keep us strong.
But all your words
were cruel and wrong.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

You sent your hands,
but not to save.
We called for hope,
you dug the grave.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

We gave you hands,
you tied them tight,
We shared our bread
you stole our bite.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

You claimed to bring
the world to peace.
Yet set your war
and let it feast.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

You promised peace,
but brought the fight.
We saw the dawn,
you stole the light.

You tricked, you fooled,
your greed is jeweled,
in mischief schooled,
by blood thirst ruled.

Sirence & Vlas Tenec 2025
The video of the rain comes from Pixabay (Bakhtiyor Sayakulov)

Lyrics for Mischief of Nowar are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Feel free to use and share the lyrics with good intentions. Crediting the author (Rastislav Weber aka Vlas Tenec) is appreciated but not required.