A popular Ukrainian song was sung in the New York subway: the video quickly spread across the Internet

An unusual performance took place in the New York subway - the National Honored Academic Choir of Ukraine "Dumka" performed the song "Oh, there is red viburnum in the blue."

An impromptu performance took place on August 23 in honor of the Day of the Flag of Ukraine, but the video with it hit the Internet in early September. The video, which lasts a little less than a minute, shows how the Dumka artists professionally perform a Ukrainian composition in a subway car, and some passengers sing along with them.

The song “Oh, in the middle of the red viburnum” has become a symbol of the unity of Ukrainians in the fight against Russian invasion. Since the beginning of the war, it has been covered by modern Ukrainian bands, performed by Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and even the cult band Pink Floyd.

The song itself is over 100 years old. Despite the fact that many consider it folk, she has a very specific author. In 1914, it was written by Stepan Charnetsky based on the last verse of the XNUMXth-century Cossack song “The steep banks were pouring out”. After that, it was slightly supplemented and changed by other authors and musicians. A new wave of popularity came to the composition after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.