Song about the Towel
The Song about the towel-cloth also known as "Ridna maty moya" is a popular Ukrainian song based on a poem by Andriy Malyshko as the remembering confession of a lyrical hero where his mother is giving him a towel-cloth as a sign of a life path.
It was set to music by composer Platon Maiboroda for the soundtrack of the 1958 Soviet film Young Years where it was performed by Oleksandr Taranets. The song was later popularized by Dmytro Hnatyuk, who is most often associated with this song. It has since been sung by such singers as Kvitka Cisyk, Yaroslav Evdokimov, Aleksandr Malinin, Alla Pugacheva, Igor Krutoy, Syabry, and Renata Babak.
The song is translated in number of languages and is popular within Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian diaspora. It is dedicated to the Motherly Love.by Stepan Ludwig Pasicznyk
