Ukrainian patriotic hymn
"Prayer for Ukraine " (Ukrainian :Молитва за Україну ,romanized : Molytva za Ukrainu Ukrainian hymn published in 1885, which became a spiritual anthem of Ukraine. The text was written byOleksandr Konysky , and the music was composed byMykola Lysenko , first with achildren's choir in mind. The song became the regular closing hymn in services of theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church , theOrthodox Church of Ukraine and other churches. It gained national significance when it was performed by mass choirs during theUkrainian War of Independence in 1917–1920. The hymn was intended to be an official spiritual anthem ofUkraine . It has closed sessions ofoblast councils , and has been performed at major national functions.
"Prayer for Ukraine" was performed inKyiv in 2001 during a parade celebrating the 10th anniversary ofUkraine's independence . It has been part of church services internationally, in response to theRussian invasion of Ukraine . On 26 February 2022, theUkrainian Chorus Dumka of New York performed the hymn in thecold open ofSaturday Night Live
Oleksandr Konysky wrote apatriotic poem from February to 28 March 1885 in Kyiv,[ 1] [ 2] Imperial Russian governmentsuppressed the use of theUkrainian language .[ 3] Mykola Lysenko , a composer who inspired a Ukrainian national school of composition.[ 4]
Autograph by Lysenko, 1885Sheet music with romanised transcription, choral setting byOleksandr Koshyts (1910s) It was printed inLviv in the summer of 1885, intended for a children's choir.[ 1] [ 2] Молитва. Гімнѣ, на жѣночи голоси. Слова О. Я. Кониського, музика Миколы Лисенка, — Львовѣ., 1885, Лит[ографія] П. Прищляка, 4 с. (Prayer. Hymn, for women's voices. Text written by O. Ya. Konysky, Music Mykola Lysenko, Lviv., 1885, Lithography P. Pryshliak, 4 p.).[ 1] score , with separate parts forsoprano andalto .[ 1] [ 2]
On August 2, Prayer was first performed in Ternopil at a literary and musical evening on the occasion of a travel of Lviv students in Podillya.[ 5]
The Prayer became widespread in the beginning of the 20th century in arrangements for mixed choir made byViktor Matiuk [uk ] in 1907, andKyrylo Stetsenko andOleksandr Koshyts in the 1910s.[ 1] Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917–1920, then performed by thousands of choirs, conducted by Kyrylo Stetsenko, on Bohdan Khmelnytsky Square inKyiv .[ 1] Unification Act of theUPR andWUPR on 22 January 1919.[ 1]
On 14 July 1998, with an initiative of theCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine , the hymn was part of the law project registered under #1229 "About the text of the State Anthem of Ukraine and the Spiritual Anthem of Ukraine". The author of the project wasAnatoliy Holubchenko , a native ofMariupol and thenFirst Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine (1997–99).[ 6] [ 7]
Ukrainian original Ukrainian Latin alphabet IPA transcription Literary translation by Dmytro Shostak Боже великий, єдиний,
Bože velykyj, jedynyj,
[ˈbɔ.ʒe ʋe.ˈɫɪ.kɪj je.ˈdɪ.nɪj |]
Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
"Prayer for Ukraine" closes each liturgy in theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church ,[ 2] [ 8] [ 9] Orthodox Church of Ukraine and other churches.[ 10]
National spiritual anthem [ edit ] The anthem is sung at the end of some meetings ofoblasts ,[ 11] [ 12] raions ,[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Day of Unity of Ukraine ,[ 17] [ 18] Holodomor Memorial Day ,[ 19] deportation of the Crimean Tatars .[ 20] Taras Hunczak recalled that the song opened a 1991 concert at theTaras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre , organised by theVerkhovna Rada (the parliament of Ukraine) and celebrating the 125th anniversary ofMykhailo Hrushevsky 's birth.[ 21] Khreshchatyk , the main street of Kyiv, in 2001 during the celebrations of the 10th anniversary ofUkraine's independence ;The Ukrainian Weekly [ 22] Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir sang it at the opening of the sixth convocation of the Verkhovna Rada.[ 23]
Oreya ina church service , in folk costumes"Prayer for Ukraine" has been recorded several times.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] Oreya , a choir focused on Ukrainian music, chose the hymn as the first song of their 2000 album, its name as the title. It was also the opening of their 20th anniversary album in 2009.[ 29] Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus recorded "Prayer for Ukraine" in the albumGolden echoes of Kyiv .[ 30] [ 31] Mykhailo Khoma ofDzidzio recorded the hymn with theYouth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine , conducted byOksana Lyniv .[ 32]
"Prayer for Ukraine" has been performed internationally in church services related to theRussian invasion of Ukraine , already in anticipation of the conflict.[ 33] Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra spontaneously included "Prayer for Ukraine", arranged by its music librarian Serge Liberovsky, in a series concert inSanta Monica , between Mozart'sDivertimento for String Trio and Dvořák'sSerenade for Winds . It was introduced by an address about its significance.[ 3] Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York , a group founded in 1949 "to preserve and cultivate the rich musical heritage of Ukraine",[ 34] cold open ofSaturday Night Live [ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
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