Za Ukrainu
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| "Za Ukrainu" | |
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| Song by Sokoly | |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| English title | "For Ukraine" |
| Genre | Patriotic song |
| Composer(s) | Yaroslav Yaroslavenko |
| Lyricist(s) | Mykola Voronyi |
"Za Ukrainu" (Ukrainian: За Україну, or "For Ukraine") is a Ukrainian patriotic song. In 1991 was a candidate to be adopted as the anthem of Ukraine.
Background
[edit]The song was written by Mykola Voronyi, a prominent Ukrainian poet, civil activist, politician, and one of the founders of the Central Rada.[1] Voronyi was from a former serf-peasant family and was eventually murdered by the Soviet regime as a socially dangerous element.[2] He was posthumously rehabilitated by the Kirovohrad Oblast Court.[2]
Two similar melodies on a lyrics by Mykola Voronyi "For Ukraine!" were created by Lviv composers Bohdan Vahnyanin (1886-1940) and Yaroslav Yaroslavenko (1880-1958). The melody performed nowadays slightly differs from both of them.[3]
The song later in the beginning of 1990's was popularized by the Ukrainian folk-band Sokoly led by Ivan Matsyalko from Lviv Oblast. The song also is considered as the alternative Ukrainian anthem, unofficially. It was popular among the Ukrainian Army in the struggle against the Soviets.
pre-2003 lyrics
[edit]| Ukrainian | Roman transliteration | English translation |
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За Україну ПРИСПІВ Ганебні пута ПРИСПІВ О, Україно! ПРИСПІВ Вперед же, браття! ПРИСПІВ |
Za Ukrainu PRYSPIV Hanebni puta PRYSPIV O, Ukraino! PRYSPIV Vpered zhe, brattia! PRYSPIV |
For Ukraine CHORUS The shameful bonds CHORUS Oh, Ukraine, CHORUS Then, charge, oh brothers! CHORUS |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ упорядник О. Кузьменко (2005). Співаник "Стрілецькі пісні" (in Ukrainian). Інститут народознавства НАН України. p. 72.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "…З порога смерті… Письменники України — жертви сталінських репресій: Микола Вороний". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Слова, текст, акорди "За Україну" (О, Україно! О, рідна Ненько) - Соколи, Іван Мацялко - Українські пісні". www.pisni.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
External links
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| "Za Ukrainu" song performed by Ukrainian musicians | |
 Chorea Kozacky | |
| Veryovka ensemble |
- Lyrics (in Ukrainian)
- Lyrics and guitar's notes (in Ukrainian)
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