Tymko Padura

Tymko Padura^[a] (21 December 1801 – 20 September 1871, born Tomasz) was a Romantic poet^[1] of the Ukrainian school, musician-torbanist, and composer-songwriter.

Tymko Padura
Тимко Падура
Born	Tomasz Padura (1801-12-21)21 December 1801 Illintsi, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Died	20 September 1871(1871-09-20) (aged 69) Koziatyn, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
Occupations	Poet Torbanist Composer Songwriter

Family heraldry (Sas)

Padura's ballad of Ustym Karmaliuk "Beyond Siberia The Sun Rises" ("За Сибіром cонце cходить") achieved extraordinary popularity in 19th century Ukraine. It became a folk-song. He may also have written the song "Hej Sokoły", which is very popular in both Ukraine and Poland.

He was born in Illintsi and died in Koziatyn (then in the Russian Empire, now in Ukraine). He participated in the November Uprising.^[1]

Notes

1. • Ukrainian: Тимко Падура, romanized: Tymko Padura
   • Polish: Tomasz Padura
   • Russian: Фома Падура, romanized: Foma Padura
   • Sometimes given as Padurra