Ukraine
Ще не вмерла України
Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy
Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished
1863
2003
Pavlo Chubynsky
Mykhailo Verbytsky
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Context
Written by Pavlo Chubynsky in 1862-63 during a period of intense Ukrainian cultural revival. The music was composed by Mykhailo Verbytsky, a Greek Catholic priest. It first served as the anthem of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1917, then was restored as Ukraine's official anthem in 2003.
Lyrics
Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля,
Ще нам, браття молодії, усміхнеться доля.
Згинуть наші воріженьки, як роса на сонці,
Запануєм і ми, браття, у своїй сторонці.
Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу,
І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду.
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Interesting facts
- • Opens with an assertion that the nation still lives, a motif shared with the Polish anthem and Israel's Hatikvah
- • Hatikvah was written in Lviv by Naftali Herz Imber, making it an anthem born in Ukraine for a country that didn't yet exist
- • The lyrics were changed in 2003: the original 'Ukraine has not yet died' was softened to 'has not yet perished'