The anthem of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
, titled "We Sing the Praises of Transnistria",,
Moldovan Cyrillic
The Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet is a Cyrillic alphabet designed for the Romanian language spoken in the Soviet Union ( Moldovan) and was in official use from 1924 to 1932 and 1938 to 1989 (and still in use today in the breakaway Moldovan regio ...
: Слэвитэ сэ фий, Нистрения; russian: Мы славим тебя, Приднестровье, My slavim tebja, Pridnestrovje; uk, Ми славимо тебе, Придністров'я, My slavymo tebe, Prydnistrov'ja was written by Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishchenko, and composed by
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov.
The anthem has lyrics in all three official languages of Transnistria:
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
, and
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
. 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
anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short ...
of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. Boris Alexandrov's composition was, however, rejected in favor of the one submitted by his father,
Alexander Alexandrov.
Anthem law
The national anthem of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
is a piece of music created with the music of
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov, and the words of Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishchenko.
The national anthem of Transnistria must be performed in strict 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.
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.
The national anthem of Transnistria 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 anthem of Transnistria 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
Transnistria is a region in Eastern Europe that is under the effective control of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but is recognized by the international community as an administrative unit of Moldova, the Administrative-Territ ...
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 of Transnistria 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
Romanian
Russian
Ukrainian
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.
Notes
References
External links
State symbols of the PMR.
(In Russian)
{{National anthems of Europe
National anthems of the Commonwealth of Unrecognized States
Transnistria
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Politics of Transnistria
National anthem compositions in F major