The Forest Song
1914 edition cover | |
| Author | Lesya Ukrainka |
|---|---|
| Original title | Лісова пісня |
| Translators | Tarnawsky, Maxim; Cundy, Percival |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Genre | Féerie |
| Published | 1912 |
| Publisher | Shevchenko Scientific Society (in Ukrainian) Bookman Associates (in English) |
| Publication place | Russian Empire USA |
Published in English | 1950 |
The Forest Song (Ukrainian: «Лісова пісня», romanized: Lisova pisnya, ALA-LC romanization: Lisova pisni︠a︡) is a poetic play in three acts by Lesya Ukrainka. The play was written in 1911 in the city of Kutaisi, and was first staged on 22 November 1918 at the Kyiv Drama Theater. The work is one of the first prototypes of fantasy in Ukrainian literature.