Yak tebe ne liubyty, Kyieve mii! ( ) is a lyrical song written by

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composer Ihor Shamo with lyrics by poet . At first the song was performed in 1962 in duet by Yuriy Gulyayev and who at that time performed at Kyiv Opera Theatre. After over half a century later, in 2014 the song became official anthem of

city.The Kyiv council approved the Kyiv's anthem (Київрада затвердила гімн Києва)

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. 13 November 2014

Rough translation

:The green sea is playing, :A quiet day is fading away, :So dear have they become for me, :the sloping banks of

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. :Where branches are swaying :of amorous dreams... :How can one not love you, :Kyiv, my dear! :Into my eyes the cannas are gazing, :I will pour my heart into them. :Let them tell to my beloved one, :How I faithfully love her. :Now, I will dream and live :On the wings of my hopes... :How can one not love you, :Kyiv, my dear! :My weary city is falling :in a peaceful and gentle sleep. :There, as a necklace, lights :Have bloomed over the Dnieper. :The velvet of late afternoons :Surfs over as euphoria. :How can one not love you, :Kyiv, my dear! :Грає море зелене, :Тихий день догора. :Дорогими для мене :Стали схили Дніпра, :Де колишуться віти :Закоханих мрій... :Як тебе не любити, :Києве мій! :В очі дивляться канни, :Серце в них переллю. :Хай розкажуть коханій, :Як я вірно люблю. :Буду мріяти й жити :На крилах надій... :Як тебе не любити, :Києве мій! :Спить натомлене місто :Мирним, лагідним сном. :Ген вогні, як намисто, :Розцвіли над Дніпром. :Вечорів оксамити, :Мов щастя прибій... :Як тебе не любити, :Києве мій!

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External links

Notes to Yak tebe ne liubyty, Kyieve mii!
at pisni.org.ua
Kyieve mii (video)

Kyieve mii
at nashe.com.ua
Yak tebe ne liubyty, Kyieve mii! - Official Anthem of Kyiv (audio)
1962 songs Culture in Kyiv Songs about cities Ukrainian songs