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“Shchedryk“ (Ukrainian: Щедрик, from Щедрий вечiр, “Bountiful Evening“) is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's song, known in English as “The Little Swallow“. It was arranged by composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. “Shchedryk“ was originally sung on the night of January 13, New Year's Eve in the Julian Calendar (December 31 Old Style), which is Shchedry Vechir. Early performances of the piece were made by students at Kyiv University. «Schedryk» (Щедрик en idioma ucraniano) es un villancico compuesto en 1916 por el compositor ucraniano Mykola Leontovich. La pieza cuenta la historia de una golondrina que vuela por el centro de un barrio para anunciar que se acerca la próxima primavera. El villancico se suele cantar en la noche del 13 de enero que de acuerdo con el calendario juliano equivale al 31 de diciembre, en el que se celebra la “Tarde de generosidad“. Las primeras interpretaciones fueron realizadas por estudiantes de la Universidad de Kiev
