National anthem of Ukraine
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The national and state anthem of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державний Гімн України), known by its official edition's first line "Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia"[lower-alpha 1];[9][2] its original title "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina"[lower-alpha 2][10]; and its official designation of the State anthem of Ukraine,[lower-alpha 3][11] is one of the state symbols of the country.
English: Ukraine's glory and freedom/will[1] have not yet perished | |
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Ukrainian: Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля[2] | |
National anthem of Ukraine | |
Also known as | Ukrainian: Ще не вмерла Україна[7] (English: Ukraine has not yet perished) |
Lyrics | Pavlo Chubynskyi, 1862 |
Music | Mykhailo Verbytskyi, 1863 |
Adopted | 15 January 1992 (music)[8] 6 March 2003 (lyrics)[9] |
Preceded by | Anthem of Ukrainian SSR |
Audio sample | |
Performance by the US Navy Band | |
Anthem's variants, arrangements, and notable performances | |
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Orchestration by Aleksandr Morozov, performed by the National Presidential Band of Ukraine (conductor: Anatolii Molotai) | |
Another instrumental arrangement | |
1915 performance (two verses) by Mykhailo Zazuliak | |
1939 performance by the Soim of Carpatho-Ukraine. Video: , |
The lyrics constitute a slightly modified version of the first verse and chorus of the patriotic song "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina", written in 1862 by Pavlo Chubynskyi, a prominent ethnographer from Kyiv. In 1863, Mykhailo Verbytskyi, a Ukrainian composer and Greek Catholic priest, composed music to accompany Chubynskyi's lyrics. The first choral public performance of the piece was in 1864 at the Ruska Besida Theatre in Lviv.[12]
In the first half of the 20th century, during unsuccessful attempts to gain independence and create a state from the territories of the Russian Empire, Poland, and Austria-Hungary, the song was the national anthem of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the West Ukrainian People's Republic, and Carpatho-Ukraine. A competition was held for a national anthem following Ukraine's secession from the Soviet Union, with one of the songs being "Za Ukrainu" (lit. 'For Ukraine') by the Ukrainian writer and actor Mykola Voronyi. "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina" was officially adopted by Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (parliament) on 15 January 1992.[8] The official lyrics were adopted on 6 March 2003 by the Law on the State anthem of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Закон «Про Державний гімн України»).[9]