Prayer for Ukraine (Ukrainian: Молитва за Україну) is a patriotic Ukrainian hymn published in 1885, which became a spiritual anthem of Ukraine. It gained national significance when it was performed by mass choirs during the Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917-1920. The hymn was intended to be an official spiritual anthem of Ukraine. It has closed sessions of oblast councils, and has been performed at major national functions. Prayer for Ukraine was performed in Kyiv in 2001 during a parade celebrating the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. It has been part of church services internationally, in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleksandr Konysky wrote a patriotic poem from in 1885 in Kyiv, at a time when the Imperial Russian government suppressed the use of the Ukrainian language. The melody and a choral setting were written by Mykola Lysenko, a composer who inspired a Ukrainian national school of composition.
The version sung here is an original arrangement for male voices, available on my website with audio learning tracks: www.julienneel.com
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--- CREDITS
► Composed by Mykola Lysenko and Oleksandr Konysky
► Arranged & sung by Julien Neel
--- LYRICS
-- Verse 1
Боже великий, єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Волі і світу промінням
Ти її осіни.
Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Bless her with freedom and light
Of your holy rays.
-- Verse 2
Світлом науки і знання
Нас, дітей, просвіти,
В чистій любові до краю,
Ти нас, Боже, зрости.
With learning and knowledge enlighten
Us, your children small,
In love pure and everlasting
Let us, oh Lord, grow.
-- Verse 3
Молимось, Боже єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Всі свої ласки й щедроти
Ти на люд наш зверни.
We pray, oh Lord Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Grant our people and country
All your kindness and grace.
-- Verse 4
Дай йому волю, дай йому долю,
Дай доброго світу, щастя,
Дай, Боже, народу
І многая, многая літа.
Bless us with freedom, bless us with wisdom,
Guide into kind world,
Bless us, oh Lord, with good fortune
For ever and evermore.
29 сен 2024
