Anthem of Transnistria explained
| Russian: Мы славим тебя, Приднестровье |
| English Title: | 'We Sing the Praises of Transnistria' |
| Alt Title: | Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: «Слэвитэ сэ фий, Нистрения»
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| Alt Title 2: | Ukrainian: «Ми славимо тебе, Придністров'я»
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| Prefix: | National |
| Country: | Transnistria |
| Composer: | Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov |
| Adopted: | 18 July 2000 |
| Sound: | National anthem of Transnistria (orchestral instrumental version) (one verse).ogg |
| Sound Title: | Official orchestral instrumental recording in F major (one verse and chorus twice) |
The State Anthem of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic,[1] known by its incipit "We Sing the Praises of Transnistria"[2] and also simply known as the Anthem of Transnistria, was written by Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishchenko, and composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov.[3] The anthem has lyrics in all three official languages of Transnistria: Russian, Romanian, and Ukrainian. They are, however, not all literal translations of one another. The origin of the anthem was from the Russian patriotic song "Long Live Our State", a 1943 composition that was one of the proposed songs to be the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. Boris Alexandrov's composition was, however, rejected in favor of the one submitted by his father, Alexander Alexandrov.[4]
Law
The Transnistrian anthem was created with the music of Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov, and the words of Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishchenko.
According to law, it must be performed in accordance with the approved musical version and text; other musical editions and translations of it are not considered to be the national anthem of Transnistria.
According to law, the national anthem must be played:
- after the President of the Transnistria takes the oath of office;
- at the opening of the first meeting after the recess and the closing of the last meeting of each session of the Supreme Council;
- during the official flag lifting ceremony;
- every day at the beginning and at the end of the broadcast of television and radio programs on state television and radio;
- during the meeting and sending-off ceremony of persons (delegations) of foreign states visiting the state authorities of Transnistria on an official visit. The national anthem of the Transnistria is performed after the anthem of the corresponding state is performed.[5]
The national anthem may be performed:
- during the opening and closing of solemn meetings dedicated to holidays and significant dates of the republic;
- during the opening of monuments and memorials of national significance;
- during other solemn and protocol events held by state and administrative bodies, local self-government, enterprises, institutions, organizations and individuals.
The national anthem may be sung during state sports competitions.
During the public performance of the anthem, those present listen to it standing up, and men take off their hats, and if the flag of Transnistria is rising as the same time, then anybody present has to turn to face the flag.
It is allowed to use variants of the musical presentation of the anthem in different instrumentation and arrangements.
The national anthem is broadcast by the state audio and audiovisual mass media, the founders of which are the president of the republic and the Supreme Council:
- daily – before the start and after the end of broadcasting, and with round–the-clock broadcasting – at 6 o'clock and at 24 o'clock;
- on New Year's Eve – after the broadcast of the battle of the clock at 24 o'clock.
The anthem can be sung in Romanian, Russian or Ukrainian.
Lyrics
Translations into English
Since Transnistria has three official languages, the anthem has official lyrics in Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian; however, they are not all literal translations of one another and all have different semantic meanings. The translations are represented below:
Trilingual version
On official TV broadcasts, a trilingual version is used consisting of the first verse and chorus in Russian, the second verse and chorus in Romanian, the first verse and chorus in Ukrainian and the final repeat of the chorus in Russian.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Закон Приднестровской Молдавской Республики: О Государственном гимне Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. Russian. Министерство юстиции Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. 6 November 2013.
- News: Hopes Rise in Transnistria of a Russian Annexation. Der Spiegel. 24 April 2014 . 25 November 2018. The breakaway region has its own military, its own constitution, a national anthem (called "We Sing the Praises of Transnistria") and a symphony orchestra which is known abroad. . Smoltczyk . Alexander .
- Web site: Official website of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic — The PMR Anthem . Official Website of the President of the PMR.
- Web site: Transnistria. nationalanthems.info. 25 November 2018.
- Web site: Официальный сайт Президента Приднестровской Молдавской Республики — Закон ПМР «О ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОМ ГИМНЕ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОЙ МОЛДАВСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ» — Законы . Official Website of the President of the PMR.
- http://firstmaykazak.ucoz.ru/publ/pridnestrovskaja_moldavskaja_respublika/gosudarstvennyj_gimn_pridnestrovskoj_moldavskoj_respubliki/8-1-0-100 ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ГИМН ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОЙ МОЛДАВСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ
- https://www.president-pmr.org/category/41.html Государственный гимн Приднестровской Молдавской Республики
- https://www.tekstowo.pl/piosenka,hymny,hymn_naddniestrza__mold_.html Hymny - Hymn Naddniestrza
- http://mer.gospmr.org/simvolika-pmr/gosudarstvennyj-gimn.html Государственный гимн
- Web site: National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic National Anthem of Transnistria - Мы славим тебя, Приднестровье!. Lyrics Translate. 25 November 2018.
- Web site: Slavia. 2021-2022 Transnistria New Year Anthem 트란스니스트리아 신년 국가. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223220607/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1NiTDcFULU&t=368s. 2022-02-23. 2022-01-01. 2022-02-23. YouTube.
