Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy
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"Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy" (Ukrainian: Ще не вмерла України, or "Ukraine's glory has not perished" - literally "Has not died Ukraine's...") is the national anthem of Ukraine. The lyrics constitute a slightly modified original first stanza of the patriotic poem written in 1862 by Pavlo Chubynsky, a prominent ethnographer from the region of Ukraine's capital, Kiev. In 1863, Mykhaylo Verbytsky, a western Ukrainian composer and a Greek-Catholic priest composed music to accompany Chubynsky's text[1]. The first choral performance of the piece was at the Ukraine Theatre in Lviv, in 1864[2]. The song was first the national anthem of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and later the independent post-Soviet Ukraine.
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[edit] Ukrainian People's Republic
In 1917, Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy became the anthem of the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic. However, in 1920, it was banned by the incoming Soviet regime.
[edit] pre-2003 lyrics
| Ukrainian | English transliteration | English translation |
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Ще не вмерла Україна, ні слава, ні воля, CHORUS Станем браття, в бій кривавий, від Сяну до Дону CHORUS А завзятта праця щира свого ще докаже, CHORUS |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrayina, ni slava, ni volya, CHORUS x2 Stanem brattia, v biy kryvavy, vid Sianu do Donu CHORUS A zavziatta pratsia shchyra svoho shche dokazhe, CHORUS |
Ukraine has not perished, neither her glory, nor freedom, CHORUS We'll stand together for freedom, from the Syan to the Don, CHORUS Our persistence and our sincere toils will be rewarded, CHORUS |
The lyrics to Ukraine's national anthem are somewhat similar to those of the Polish, Yugoslavian and Israeli anthems.
[edit] Independent Ukraine
Shche ne vmerla Ukraina was sung as the de facto national anthem at the inauguration of the first President Leonid Kravchuk on December 5, 1991.
Article 20 of the Constitution of Ukraine (June 28, 1996) designates Verbytsky's music as the theme of the national anthem:
The State Anthem of Ukraine is the national anthem set to the music of M. Verbytskyi, with words that are confirmed by the law adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
[edit] Current lyrics
On March 6, 2003, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine adopted the following lyrics, which slightly modified the first stanza of Chubynsky's original words. Instead of stating "Ukraine has not perished, neither her glory, nor her freedom", the concept of Ukraine perishing as a nation has been removed: the opening line now states "Ukraine's glory has not perished, nor her freedom".[3]. Nevertheless, many people continue to sing the original lyrics.
| Ukrainian | English transliteration | English translation |
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Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля, CHORUS x2 |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i slava, i volya, CHORUS x2 |
Ukraine's glory has not perished, nor her freedom CHORUS x2 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Cerkwa.net - Father Mykhailo Verbytsky
- ^ www.nationalanthems.info
- ^ The Law of Ukraine on the State Anthem - Site of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian)
[edit] External links
- MP3 File (Vocal) - Official national anthem of Ukraine (includes some pre-2003 language)
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