“When There Is Harmony in the Family…”: From Hryhorii Skovoroda to Epigraphic Embroidery

This article focuses on the famous folklorized text De zghoda v rodyni, tam myr i tyshyna, shchaslyvi tam liudy, blazhenna storona (“When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there, these people are happy and this land is blessed”), mainly on its genesis and connection with Hryhorii Skovoroda. At the first sight, its authorship is clear and easy to identify. It seems obvious that these lines come from the play Natalka Poltavka by Ivan Kotliarevskyi, who was, in his turn, deeply influenced by Hryhorii Skovoroda. However, the folklorization of this verse, which is, subsequently, of great research interest, has caused numerous misattributions of the authorship. The article illustrates the folklorization of these famous lines with concrete examples of epigraphic embroideries listed on the author’s Interactive Online Index of Folklore Formulas (Epigraphic Embroidery) .


Introduction
When there is harmony in the family, Peace and quiet are there, These people are happy And this land is blessed.
Hryhorii Skovoroda → Ivan Kotliarevskyi → A Ukrainian folk song Given as an epigraph to this article, this verse is quite often used likewise. Every now and again various authors (journalists, teachers, cultural actors, etc.) put the mentioned poetry at the beginning of their posts about family holidays or other events and topics connected with the rules of home behaviour. It is noteworthy that one curious moment stands out in all these mentions. There is no consensus on the authorship of these lines.
Not without reason have I indicated above three points which seem to be the main sources of this verse having originated one from another. They are Hryhorii Skovoroda, 1 Ivan Kotliarevskyi and a Ukrainian folk song (this connection may be

"When There Is Harmony in the Family…": Attribution of This Text in Different Sources. Mentions of it as Poetry by Hryhorii Skovoroda
A decade earlier, at the Jubilee International Forum Hryhorii Skovoroda as the Theme of our Time (dedicated to the 290th anniversary of Skovoroda), Viktor Pasak, a member of the Ukrainian Peace Council Presidium, delivered an interesting presentation where he cross-referenced the statutory mission of the Ukrainian Peace Council with Skovoroda's works. It is very revealing that in his solemn speech Pasak has selected this very verse from among other many poetries by the great philosopher. In his opinion, the extract from the Council Statute stating "joining efforts of the public to establish peace and harmony in Ukraine and abroad, spiritual unity of the nation, educating young people for peace, patriotism, formation of a conflict-free and peace-loving psychology" seems to come from the lines "When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there, these people are happy and this land is blessed." Naming Hryhorii Skovoroda as the author of the above-mentioned verse, Pasak emphasized that the Ukrainian philosopher united us even centuries after. 2 Here, it should be pointed out that there are many papers employing the name of Skovoroda and this verse to illustrate the need to bring people together, in a more or less global sense.
In the same vein as the call for integrity of the state, there are some scenarios of school festivals. For example, the words which are attributed to Skovoroda are When there is harmony in the family, When there is peace, and there is not war, Those people are happy, and this land is blessed.

God blesses them, God sends good to them
And God lives with them for centuries!
Here, Skovoroda is defined as the author of these lines. The situation was analogous in many other cases. On the same date, a celebration of the Family Day was held in Novoukrainka (Kirovohrad region). The epigraph to this event was identical, as was its authorship. 5 A similar case took place in Svitlovodsk (the same region) three years later. The opening remarks to that event were exactly the same, as the two previous epigraphs. 6 In 2020, three years after the last-mentioned event, there was a website  (Lviv region), and yet with the same epigraph. 8 The five cases above contain a bridge between the literal and metaphorical meanings of the word "family." Here, this poetry is perceived as an appeal to live together with one's next-of-kins. The emphasis is put, however, on the statement that our country consists of many families, so "peace and harmony" within one's immediate family equates to "peace and harmony" within the whole state (of course, if there is an overwhelming number of such close-knit families).
In some interpretations, the projection of this phrase may also be focused on one specific family. To this end, it might be interesting to consider staging of the famous Kaidasheva Simya (Kaidash's Family) play by Ivan Nechui-Levytskyii. 9 The description of the performance of this play contrasts Kaidash's family as a well-known personification of family scandals and quarrels against the wise instruction by Skovoroda: "And somewhere the words of Hryhorii Skovoroda are heard as the echo: 'When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there, these people are happy and this land is blessed. '" 10 Also, some posts citing these lines may be devoted to real families living in the same place and time with us. For example, an article about a married couple of artists says that it is hard to find a family which is generally consistent with these standards.
Nonetheless, such families exist. At the end of the article, its author, Vira Kulova, admits that, thinking about this couple, she recalls "the words of Skovoroda from the poetry which has already become a folk song" and then quotes it. 11 Above all, it is valuable for us that two sources of these lines are indicated by the journalist and author of the paper. According to Kulova, they are "Hryhorii Skovoroda" and "a folk song," with the latter having been obviously derived from the former. However, nothing is mentioned in respect of the intermediary for them. In the next chapter, we will try to fill this gap. "When There Is Harmony in the Family…":

Attribution of this Text in Different Sources. Mentions of it as a Poetry from Natalka Poltavka play (1819) by Ivan Kotliarevskyi
Attributing the lines "When there is harmony in the family…" to Kotliarevskyi (more precisely, to his play Natalka Poltavka, 1819) as the primary source is as wide-spread as relating them to Skovoroda. No less representative than the above-mentioned Pasak's speech on a special occasion (2012) testifying that the author of the verse about "harmony in the family" was Skovoroda is another case attributing its authorship to Kotliarevskyi. It is about the official anthem of Poltava city (verse by Leonid Vernyhora), approved by Poltava City Council in 2010. The second verse of this anthem says:

Kotliarevskyi bequeathed
The law protecting us: When there is peace and harmony in the family, The land is blessed there. 12 As in the case of the solemn speech by Pasak at the Jubilee International Forum Hryhorii Skovoroda as a Slogan of the Time, Poltava's anthem gives pathos to these lines, highlighting that this message has a power to unite people through centuries. The only difference is that Vernyhora's text of the anthem refers to Kotliarevskyi as the consolidating author, whereas the previous example assigns this role to Skovoroda.
Similarly, the celebration events dedicated to the International Family Day and the related posts may contain the same lines as an epigraph, although with Kotliarevskyi's authorship 13 (as distinguished from several above examples attributing the authorship to Skovoroda). The same applies to the Ukrainian Family Day, which is celebrated on 8 July. Some of the related posts also contrast the lines that we are exploring (attributed to Skovoroda) and the immediate pleasures and selfish interests of the Kaidash's family. 14 As one of the present-day options, various activities preaching domestic bliss can include presentation slides disseminated widely through the Internet. They also differ by the attributed author: this may be Kotliarevskyi 15 or Skovoroda. It is also important to note that the lines considered in the current paper are so significant that they have entered our contemporary literature as a symbol of true family values. For instance, reviewing the play Shliub za Oholoshenniam (Marriage by Announcement) by Valerii Kanivets, Tetiana Virchenko comments on its final part with ends with an aria from the play Natalka Poltavka by Kotliarevskyi. According to Virchenko, these lines, sounding as an affirmation of the need for family harmony and the interdependence between happy family life and human happiness in general, reflect the core message of the author. 16 Using this verse in literature as a well-known symbol comes as no surprise in view of the fact that it was widely popular among Ukrainian public, including families of writers. It can be evidenced by various memoirs. Thus, Sofiia Tobilevych, in her book Moi stezhky i zustrichi (My Paths and Meetings) (1957), talks her husband and outstanding Ukrainian writer Ivan Karpenko-Karyi. She recalls that his mother "taking to heart a famous verse from Natalka: 'When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there, these people are happy and this land is blessed,' she spun her life lace," 17 based on home and family values. Karpenko-Karyi's wife also highlights how popular the songs from that play were by saying that his "father and mother loved and knew by heart all the songs from Natalka Poltavka, which at that time was often played by Ukrainian troupes that popularized them among more or less intelligent people in Ukraine." 18 Also, similar memoirs exist about another outstanding Ukrainian figure and military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych. He used to sing and play the piano: "Shukhevych's tenants remembered that when disputes broke out, Roman sat at the piano to play and sing from Natalka Poltavka: 'Where there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet,' after which all the quarrels stopped." 19 In the cases above, the source of this verse is Natalka Poltavka is attributed to Ivan Kotliarevskyi. At the same time, the two latter cases do not specify the author of the play Natalka Poltavka, since it is assumed to be widely known. Moreover, some authors citing these famous lines indicate neither Kotliarevskyi's name, nor the title of the play (Natalka Poltavka). These attributes are implied when the drama's characters are listed as the main authors of the poetic lines: "Everything then ends with a declaration of consent, and together with Natalka, Terpelykha and Vybornyi, we may sing: 'When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there, these people are happy and this land is blessed. '" 20 In this particular passage, we can observe the song beginning to folklorize. On the one hand, the author is not identified. On the other hand, the presence of the author is implied. Another example demonstrating the starting phase of the folklorization of the verse is a popular article by Oleksii Sokyrko ironically reflecting on Ukrainians as a nation of state officials. He does mention Kotliarevskyi in his publication, although it is not the personality of the outstanding writer, but his nationality, which is Ukrainian, that is emphasized here. Sokyrko opposes permanent trash talks among the top state officials to the words about "harmony in the family." However, he doubts that these lines were written by a Ukrainian, like Kotliarevskyi, as he claims that Ukrainians are prone to anarchy. In other words, the emphasis here is on Ukrainian mentality. 21 The section below focuses on the folklorization of the verse on "harmony in the family."

of it as a Folk or Folklorized Text
Even such a curious case, as attributing the words on "harmony in the family" to the outstanding Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, the Kobzar, may be viewed as a peculiar instance of folklorization. In 2018, Shevchenko Readings event was held in Poltava Art Lyceum named after Sofiia Rusova. A brief summary of the event included an epigraph which consisted of this very verse, but which stated Taras Shevchenko as its author. 22 From the viewpoint of a literary researcher, this is just a mistake. However, from the perspective of a folklorist, the above case offers clear evidence of two important things. Firstly, the analyzed text is a folk song of literature origin. Secondly, this folk song of literature origin is so folklorized that a reverse process started. What does it mean? It seems that Taras Shevchenko is so widely known as a "folk poet" in Ukrainian culture that some people may associate all songs of literary origin with his works.
The proof of the folklorization (and the high level of this process) can be found in a variety of the so called "first textbooks" of the first half of the 20th century. They  (1947); 26 etc. A thorough analysis of these editions reveal that the verse about "harmony in the family" was used without indicating the authorship in them. At the same time, some other texts which are also presumably folklorized did mention the authorship of the same verse. Thus, we can suggest that at that time the level of folklorization was really higher for the verse on "harmony in the family" than for the other texts containing references to the authorship. Also, more than a hundred years ago, a prominent Ukrainian writer and educator Stefan Kovaliv offered a scenario for school children (the 2nd school year) to promote fraternal unity. To deliver the central message, the teacher should demonstrate the famous parable about a broomstick. At first, children are proposed to break a broom.
However, the task, although easy it may seem, proves to be impossible. No one can bend a whole bunch of sticks. Then, the children are asked to untie the broom and break each stick separately. And now the task turns out to be quite easy. The moral of the fable is that people should stick together and support each other. When they do so, they are invincible. Fragmentation always leads to weakness and failure. Finally, Kovaliv recommends summing up this idea with "a well-known song: 'When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there… '" 27 In the previous section, we have already raised the issue of the circulation of the song in different groups of population, including the elite and families of future outstanding personalities, such as writers and political leaders. Top Ukrainian opera singers are not an exception. In her biographic novel about Solomiia Krushelnytska, Valeriia Vrublevska (1986) says that the family of the outstanding Ukrainian opera actress used to sing "mainly folk and also popular songs of literary origin," and the latter also listed the song "When There Is Harmony in the Family…" 28 In Vrublevska's book, this song is quite precisely defined as that of literary origin. However, the primary author is not specified. It is interesting that different sources identifying the analyzed verse as a folklore (or folklorized) one may also specify its genre or subgenre. In various sources, these genres / subgenres differ. For example, another text on Solomiia Krushelnytska, written by Mykhailo Skoryk ("Additions to the Biography of Solomiia Krushelnytska-Riccioni," 2012), place the song "When There Is Harmony in the Family…" in a list of "Galician romances." 29 Still, it also mentions the same text as "an ancient song," 30 "one of Ukrainian songs by an unknown, but a talented author" 31 or as "a patriotic song," 32 or even not a song at all, but "a folklore proverb." 33 However, in most cases when the authorship is not indicated the genre is not defined either. Instead, these lines are often cited as a cult of marital fidelity, 34 or even more universally -as a sort of motto and spiritual commandment of the Ukrainian people. 35 The following examples, in which this phrase has almost become a common noun, may also present evidence of high folklorization. Both in the past and present, abstracts from this verse have been used as headings or titles for entire articles. Thus, Alla Barbinova designed a course program within the education project "You and Me  Family" (2017). 36 The unit which is allocated five academic hours of the program is titled "When There Is Harmony in the Family, Peace and Quiet Are There, These People Are Happy and This Land Is Blessed." Also, an article with the title "When Peace in Family" 37 was published in 1940, giving advice to spouses on how to live a happy married life. It was published in The Svoboda Ukrainian daily newspaper, issued in Jersey City and New York.

Are a Happy
Notably, these lines are very extensively used by Ukrainian diaspora abroad. In 1989, for instance, the same periodical (The Svoboda) printed an advertisement of a ceremonial Ukrainian dish kolyvo. Explaining the symbolic meaning of its ingredients (wheat is faith, poppy is hope, and honey is love), the text ended up with the words "When there is harmony in the family, peace and quiet are there." 38 Ukrainians of Canada, as it can be noticed, also like this verse very much 39 and consider it to be "a traditional Ukrainian folk song." 40 They also sing it as a song of unity at the end of a celebration. 41 In this regard, it would be interesting to explore the perception of these words as a so-called formula of "home." 42 Many researchers note the extraordinary attachment of Ukrainians to their native land. This is recognized to be a mental feature of our nation. It can even be suggested that the real life for Ukrainians fully starts only after they return to their homeland. 43 Concluding this, the authors also cite the same verse about "harmony in the family." 44  context of the "home" formula as Ukrainians' mental trait are relevant, it perfectly makes sense that diaspora Ukrainians (mainly, Canada) love to sing it so much when celebrating their big holidays.
In that sense, however, the analyzed verse is not only a symbol of unity for Ukrainians abroad, but also an acute manifestation of feeling homesick.

The Influence of Hryhorii Skovoroda on Ivan Kotliarevskyi and Folklore
According to school textbooks, all songs (a total of twenty-two songs) included in the play Natalka Poltavka by Ivan Kotliarevskyi are usually divided into four groups by their origin. They are (1) songs written by the author himself; (2) songs of folklore origin, but modified by the author; (3) songs of literary origin, but modified by the author; and (4) folk songs introduced in the play almost unchanged. The song that interests us -"When There Is Harmony in the Family" -belongs to the first group from the above. 45 At the same time, one should also understand that all these divisions are rather relative. Speaking about another famous song "Kozhnomu Mistu Zvychai i Prava" (Every City Has its Own Traditions and Rights), it can be noticed that this one refers to the third group which consists of "songs of literary origin, but changed by the author." 46 It is well-known that this is Kotliarevskyi's reinterpretation of Skovoroda's verse. At the same time, Kotliarevskyi completely changed the meaning of the original work.
As for the song "Where There Is Harmony in the Family," to some extent, it has also been influenced by Skovoroda's works. The strong influence of the Ukrainian philosopher on Kotliarevskyi can be traced in the works of famous scholars at the first half of the 20th century.
Thus, Hrushevskyi metaphorically concluded that not only the characters of the Natalka Poltavka play, but Kotliarevskyi himself "looks at life with an eye of a skovorodynets." 47 Rusov stated that Skovoroda "has reflected on the worldview of Kotliarevskyi, 'Every City Has Its Own Traditions and Rights,' but also emphasizing in his immortal play one of Skovoroda's ideas that it is easy to do good." 48 Yefremov articulated the same idea even more clearly: "Skovoroda's ideological influence affected the works of Kotliarevskyi, whose entire literary activity can be considered a practical example of Skovoroda's theoretical thesis… Skovoroda's philosophical abstractions resulted in Kotliarevskyi's concrete form of literary activity in the language of the native people." 49 Modern researchers also underline this influence. 50 In doing so, they call Kotliarevskyi "Skovoroda's successor." 51 In this context, the paper title "How a Diamond of Hryhorii Skovoroda Became a Brilliant of I. Kotliarevskyi" (by Valentyn Chemerys, 2009)

Also, the influence of Skovoroda on Kotliarevskyi can be traced in education
sphere. Citing the considered verse, Myroslav Stelmakhovych notes: "Skovoroda's thoughts on public education and its ideals were developed in the works by Ukrainian writers of subsequent generations. Regarding the main feature of a family, Kotliarevskyi expressed the ideal of folk education in the words that have become catchy phrases." 53 From the folkloristic point of view, it is important to note one curious detail. Let me cite one more sentence from the above paper. This is "When lovers get together, the difficulties of life do not seem so terrible, because where there is harmony in the family, the hardest thing becomes easy." 54 As Stelmakhovych claims, he finds the foundations of public education in folklore songs. He also considers the phrase "where there is harmony in the family" as an abstract from the song. Namely here, however, he uses it as a folklore saying (not as a folk song!). Such processes are known as diffusion of genres in folklore. It means that one and the same text (or variants of this text) may change its functions according to the context and, as a result, shift from one genre to another.
A similar case can be found in the above-mentioned paper "To Give Joy to People" (2006) by Vira Kulova. At the end of the article, she also mentions the lines about "harmony in the family" as "Skovoroda's words from the verse which has already been a folk song." Nonetheless, in the first paragraph, Kulova applies this very text as a folk saying: "It is rare to meet a family where… there is 'harmony in the family, peace and quiet... '" 55 We can also watch the actual use of these words as a proverb, followed with a description that this is a song (unlike the previous two examples, in this case it is considered as a song from Natalka Poltavka) in the review "Natalka Poltavka in Siverskodonetsk" (2015) by Volodymyr Semystiaha. It is evidenced in the following statement: "The main aim and idea are old and irrefutable: without harmony in the family, village, town and society in general, one will not be happy. When the choir sings at the end of the performance: 'When there is harmony in the family, When there is peace and quiet, Those people are happy, And this land is blessed, God blesses them, God sends good to them And God lives with them for centuries!' local theatergoers supported them." 56 The origin and genre of the target verse could be debated much further, but the influence of Skovoroda on it (through the works of Kotliarevskyi) cannot be denied.
The folklorization of the verse about "harmony in the family" is undoubted and obvious, too. The level of folklorization was so high, that these lines also integrated into the phenomenon of epigraphic embroidery. We will consider the same verse as represented in the embroidery in the next section.

Rushnyks (Embroidered Towels) with the Famous Lines "When There Is Harmony in the Family…"
Epigraphic embroidery includes all textiles (mainly, rushnyks, if speaking about Ukrainian traditions) with inscriptions. This phenomenon was wide-spread as a folk culture craft from the end of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. In some areas, this tradition has been preserved till our days. The list of inscriptions (folklore formulas) which are typical for embroidery is rather limited. One can find this list in the Interactive Online Index of Folklore Formulas (Epigraphic Embroidery). 57 The Index is continually enriched with new materials which usually fit into the existing list of the embroidered verbal formulas. "When There Is Harmony in the Family, Peace and Quiet Are There" is on the list of the embroidered verbal formulas of the Index. To date, there are six embroidered samples that best fit this formula in the Index. 58 Let us take a closer look at them.
The first sample is an epigraphic rushnyk with the inscription "When there is peace and quiet, those people are blessed and this land is happy" ("Hde mir i tishyna blazheni tam liudy shchaslyva storona"). The second sample is also an embroidered towel. This one contains the words "When there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" ("De zghoda v  On the contrary, the third sample is not a rushnyk, but a tablecloth embroidered in 1937. In the center of this tablecloth, the words "When there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" ("De zghoda v semeistvy tam mir y tyshyna shchaslyvy tam liude blazhena storona / 1937 rik") are embroidered along the perimeter of a square in the central part. The year 1937 is also indicated.
Photo 3. The epigraphic rushnyk with the lines "When there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" (Rivne region, 1937 About the same age is the fourth sample which i another rushnyk made in 1936. The embroidered words are almost identical: "When there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" ("De zghoda vrodyni tam myr tyshyna shchaslyvi tam liudy blazhenna storona / 1936").
Photo 4. The epigraphic rushnyk with the lines "When there is harmony in the family, when there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" (unknown region (allegedly, the west of Ukraine), 1936). Ukrainian

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The fifth sample is an embroidered towel, too. Unfortunately, we can see only one side of it containing the end of the phrase: "…Those people are happy and this land is blessed" ("…Shchaslyvi

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The sixth example is a rushnyk with the phrase "When there is harmony in the family, there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" ("De zghoda v semeistve de myr i tyshyna shchaslyvi tam liude blazhenna storona") which is stored in the Ukrainian Wedding Museum in the village of Velyki Budyshcha (Poltava region). Nowadays, some newlyweds may visit this museum on their wedding day to perform folk rituals. In the context of investigating the pragmatics of this verbal formula on rushnyks, it is important that this sample is used for contemporary wedding rituals.
Photo 6. The epigraphic rushnyk with the lines "When there is harmony in the family, when there is peace and quiet, those people are happy and this land is blessed" (Poltava region). 63 What is interesting about all these embroidered samples containing one and the same verbal formula is that no single correct interpretation of them exists. For example, similar to the last one, the second sample is also considered as a wedding towel. However, it does not perform this function now, but it is sold as a "1930s hand embroidered traditional cotton wedding rushnyk." As rushnyks are widely used in wedding ceremonies, lines about "harmony in the family" really fit there as a sermon for a bride and a groom. Meanwhile, the third sample, which is a tablecloth, is rather perceived as a constant advice and not just as a wedding attribute. A dining table is a place which brings relatives together. Being embroidered on a tablecloth, these very lines may be interpreted as a daily reminder about true family values.
No consensus exists regarding the origin of the embroidered inscriptions mentioned above, either. The signature under the tablecloth exhibit says that the words, embroidered by Olha Tolos great-grandmother in 1937, "belong to the famous Ukrainian philosopher Skovoroda." 64 Nonetheless, Yevheniia Storokha interestingly comments on the same embroidered words (in the article having the same title "When

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"Kudy poikhaty nedaleko vid Poltavy: tsikavi mistsia Poltavskoi oblasti [What to visit near Poltava: interesting places in Poltava region], " Dovkola, accessed November 18, 2022, https://dovkola.media/kudy-poikhaty-nedaleko-vid-poltavy-tsikavi-mistsiapoltavs-koi-oblasti/. This item in the Index: http://volkovicher.com/baza-danih-i-zaneyi-beztalannu-gospoda-molyite/4-r-ya/de-zgoda-v-semejstve-de-myr-y-tyshynashhaslyvy-tam-lyude-blazhenna-storona/. 64 Hanna Dykun, "U Rivnenskomu instytuti." There Is Harmony in the Family," 2014): "Throughout the whole nineteenth century and nowadays there is still a tradition to give the newlyweds rushnyks with embroidered Natalka and Petro and the words which are liked by everyone: 'When there is harmony in the family… '" 65 The ideas from this paper, by the way, are massively distributed in the Internet. 66 In other words, the origin of this inscription is stated to be the Natalka Poltavka play. Furthermore, the author claims that there were rushnyks with the embroidered main characters of the play. At the present time, the Index does not contain the above-described towels containing these words and also the figures of Natalka and Petro from Kotliarevskyi's play. However, all the visual components of the samples presenting this verbal formula noticeably differ. For instance, they include items with floral ornament (the first, third and sixth samples), floral and geometrical ornament (the second sample), two angels (the fourth sample), and two pigeons (the fifth sample).
All this diversity of visual components, interpretations of meaning, usage and origin prove again that the verse "When there is harmony in the family, When there is peace and quiet, Those people are happy, And this land is blessed" has been highly folklorized. As it can be seen, the huge impact of Skovoroda on Kotliarevskyi and folklore is an indisputable fact.

Conclusion
On the one hand, the authorship of the analyzed verse seems to be obvious. On the other hand, misattributions of this particular text have always been a challenge for researchers.
To put it differently, the widespread phenomenon of the so-called misattribution of this or that authorship to a concrete text takes this issue to an entirely new level. To a great extent, such cases may testify to the folklorization of a certain text. The poetry lines "When there is harmony in the family, When there is peace and quiet, Those people are happy, And this land is blessed" are commonly used as an epigraph for different texts, events, and posts about them. From a folklore point of view, the supposed authors of this text are Skovoroda, Kotliarevskyi, and even Shevchenko.
Likewise, the inclusion of these lines in the embroidered form on Ukrainian textiles points to the high level of their folklorization. The very fact of embroidering such inscriptions on rushnyks and tablecloths in the first half of the 20th century, by