Razom nas bahato explained
| Song: |  "Razom nas bahato" |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Artist: | GreenJolly |
| Place: | 19th[1] |
| Points: | 30 |
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"Razom nas bahato" (Ukrainian: Разом нас багато, in Ukrainian pronounced as /ˈrɑzom ˈnɑz bɐˈɦɑto/; "Together we are many") is a hip hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.[2] The literal translation of the chorus line is "Together we are many, we cannot be defeated" (Ukrainian: Разом нас багато, нас не подолати|Razon nas bahato, nas ne podolaty).[2]
Background
The song deliberately resembles a title of a famous Chilean song of Quilapayún used by the Unidad Popular, "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido" ("The people united will never be defeated"), written by composer Sergio Ortega.
The original song was entirely in Ukrainian, and was written specifically to refer to the 2004 presidential election, even going so far as to name Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko by name.[3]
2005 Eurovision Song Contest entry
The song was the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv.[2] As a requirement of the song contest rules, forbidding direct political references, lyrics mentioning Yuschenko were removed. The verses were rewritten to include both Ukrainian and English lyrics, while the chorus' sentence "Razom nas bahato" was repeated in eight languages: Ukrainian, Polish, German, Spanish, Czech, French and Russian.[4] [5]
A group of Polish rappers created a remix of "Razom nas bahato" entitled "Jest nas wielu", that became popular in Poland.[6] [7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Grand Final of Kyiv 2005 - Eurovision Song Contest . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014091930/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final . . 2023-10-14 . 2023-11-19 . Ukraine - Greenjolly - Razom Nas Bahato - 30(points) 19th . live.
- Web site: What happened to Orange Revolution band Greenjolly? . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120075336/https://archive.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/what-happened-to-orange-revolution-band-greenjolly-117460.html . Kyiv Post . 23 November 2011 . 2023-11-20 . live.
- Web site: 2005 - Ukraine (Orange Revolution song used in 2004) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601163033/http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005ua11 . diggiloo.net . 2023-06-01 . 2023-11-19 . This song is dedicated to the new president of the Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. It was the theme song of the Orange Revolution (end of 2004). . live.
- Web site: Eurovision Greenjolly to sing in eight languages - ESCToday.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126225025/https://esctoday.com/4136/greenjolly_to_sing_in_eight_languages/ . Roel Philips . 2005-03-30 . ESCToday.com . January 25, 2020 . 2023-01-26 . live.
- Web site: 2005 - Ukraine . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601125828/https://www.diggiloo.net/?2005ua . diggiloo.net . 2023-06-01 . 2023-11-19 . Placing - 19th (30 points) - Razom nas bahato . live.
- Web site: 'Razom nas bahato' remix hits Polish charts . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523024952/https://esctoday.com/4241/razom_nas_bahato_remix_hits_polish_charts/ . Paweł Jurczak . ESC Today. www.esctoday.com . 2005-04-16 . 2015-10-04 . 2022-05-23 . live.
- News: Hymn pomarańczowej rewolucji po polsku. Gazeta.pl. www.wiadomosci.gazeta.pl. 2005-01-25. 2015-10-04. pl.
