Laboratorium Pieśni (Song Laboratory) is a group of female singers from Pol… Read Full Bio ↴Laboratorium Pieśni (Song Laboratory) is a group of female singers from Poland, created in 2013.
Using traditional, polyphonic singing they perform songs from all over the world, mainly: Ukraine, Balkans, Poland, Belarus, Georgia, Scandinavia and many other places. They sing a capella as well as with shaman drums and other ethnic instruments (shruti box, kalimba, flute, gong, zaphir and koshi chimes, singing bowls, rattles etc.), creating a new space in a traditional song, adding voice improvisations, inspired by sounds of nature, often intuitive, wild and feminine.

Sztoj Pa Moru
Laboratorium Pieśni Lyrics

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Што й па мору, што й па мору
Што й па мору, мору сіняму
Што й па мору, мору сіняму

Там плавала, там плавала
Там плавала стада белых лебядзей
Там плавала стада белых лебядзей

Са малымі, са малымі
Са малымі лебядзятамі
Са малымі лебядзятамі

Адкуль узяўся, адкуль узяўся,
Адкуль узяўся, шыза-белы арол
Адкуль узяўся, шыза-белы арол

Разбіў стаду, разбіў стаду
Разбіў стаду ўсё па сіняму мору
Разбіў стаду ўсё па сіняму мору

Белы пушок, велы пушок
Белы пушок па пад небейку пайшоў
Белы пушок па пад небейку пайшоў

Шыза пер'е, шыза пер'е
Шыза пер'е па зялёнаму лужку
Шыза пер'е па зялёнаму лужку

А хто ж тое, а хто ж тое
А хто ж тое шыза пер'е сабярэ
А хто ж тое шыза пер'е сабярэ

Збярэ пер'е, збярэ пер'е

Збярэ пер'е красна дзевіца
Збярэ пер'е красна дзевіца

Overall Meaning

The song "Sztoj Pa Moru" by Laboratorium Pieśni is a traditional Belarusian folk song that reflects upon the beauty of the sea and the wildlife that resides within it. The repetitive lyrics "Sho j pa moru" act as a refrain throughout the song, which emphasizes the importance and the central theme of the sea. The singer tells us about the herds of white swans who roamed freely upon the sea, including their young ones. However, this serenity is interrupted by the arrival of a white "arol," who crashes into the herd of swans, causing them to scatter.

The song goes on to describe the path that the arol takes, describing its white feathers as they float down from the sky and land on the grass. The singer then wonders who will gather these feathers, which leads to the conclusion of the song. The last verse describes a young maiden who has gathered the feathers of the arol, symbolising that beauty can still be found even after destruction.

Overall, "Sztoj Pa Moru" is a contemplative and evocative song about the power and beauty of nature and about our place in it. The song carries with it a sense of longing and wonder, exploring both the joy and the sorrow of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Што й па мору, што й па мору
What's out there in the sea, what's out there in the sea?

Што й па мору, мору сіняму
What's out there in the blue sea?

Там плавала, там плавала
There floated, there floated

Там плавала стада белых лебядзей
A herd of white swans floated there

Са малымі, са малымі
With their little ones, with their little ones

Са малымі лебядзятамі
With their little cygnets

Адкуль узяўся, адкуль узяўся,
Where did it come from, where did it come from

Адкуль узяўся, шыза-белы арол
Where did that white eagle come from

Разбіў стаду, разбіў стаду
Broke up the herd, broke up the herd

Разбіў стаду ўсё па сіняму мору
Broke up the herd all over the blue sea

Белы пушок, велы пушок
White fur, big fur