State Anthem of Ukraine

"**Šče ne vmerla Ukraïna**" (, ), known in English as "**Nay, Thou Art Not Dead, Ukraine**", is the national anthem of Ukraine.

The anthem is played in a minor key.

## History

Before "Šče ne vmerla Ukraïna" was the country's national anthem, this song was originally a 19th-century poem written by a poet named Paul Chubin. A Catholic priest named Michael Werbitzky liked his poem, so he composed a tune for it. The song was published for the first time in 1863, and in the following year, it was performed for the first time in the city of Ľviv. It was first recorded in 1916 during the First World War.

In the early 20th century, this song lifted the spirits of many Ukrainians, as they had longed for their territories be completely independent from the Russian Empire, Austria–Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Because of this, "Šče ne vmerla Ukraïna" became the national anthem of the country, which was then first known as Carpatho-Ukraine, which then became the Ukrainian People's Republic, and then the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Afterwards, the Soviets invaded the territory of Ukraine. Not only that, the Soviets banned the Ukrainian national anthem. Instead, the Soviet-era anthem was adopted. After decades of oppression by the Soviet Union, "Šče ne vmerla Ukraïna" became the national anthem again, and remains so to this day.

Since 1992, the parliament Verchovna Rada readopted the national anthem after the fall of the USSR. The lyrics, which have been changed a bit, were adopted in 2003 by the Law on the Anthem of Ukraine.

## Lyrics

The words of "Šče ne vmerla Ukraïna" reminds the Ukrainian people about the struggles they have endured for becoming independent. When the country became freshly independent from Russia in late 1991, the national anthem was sung when Leonid Kravčuk was becoming president. After some changes to the original words, the anthem was made official on 6 March 2003, and Article 20 of the Constitution of Ukraine made the tune for the national anthem official on 28 June 1996.

#### Ukrainian official

|style="background-color:#0057B7;color:white;"|Latin alphabet|style="background-color:#0057B7;color:white;"|Cyrillic alphabet|style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black;"|Greek alphabet|style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black;"|IPA transcription|
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|<poem>Šče ne vmerla Ukraïny i slava, i volia, Šče nam, brattia molodiï, usmichneťsia dolia. Zhynuť naši vorižeńky, jak rosa na sonci, Zapanujem i my, brattia, u svoïj storonci. 𝄆 Dušu j tilo my položym za našu svobodu, I pokažem, ščo my, brattia, kozaćkoho rodu. 𝄇</poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem>Σ̌τσ̌ε νε βμέρλα Ουκραΐνυ ι σλάβα, ι βόλια, Σ̌τσ̌ε ναμ, μπράττια μολοδίϊ, ουσμιχνέτσια δόλια. Ζγύνουτι̌ νάσ̌ι βοριζ̌ένκυ, γιακ ροσά να σόντσι. Ζαπανούεμ ι μυ, μπράττια, ου σβοή στορόντσι. 𝄆 Δούσ̌ου ι τίλο μυ πολόζ̌υμ ζα νάσ̌ου σβομπόδου, Ι ποκάζ̌εμ, σ̌τσ̌ο μυ, μπράττια, κοζάτσκογο ρόδου. 𝄇</poem>|<poem>[ʃt͡ʃɛ nɛ ˈu̯mɛr.ɫɐ ʊ.krɐ.ˈji.nɪ ǀ] [i ˈsɫɑ.wɐ i ˈwɔ.lʲɐ ‖] [ʃt͡ʃɛ nɑm ˈbrɑtʲ.tʲɐ mo.ɫo.ˈdi.ji ǀ] [ʊ.smix.ˈnɛtʲ.sʲɐ ˈdɔ.lʲɐ ‖] [ˈzɦɪ.nʊtʲ ˈnɑ.ʃi wo.ri.ˈʒɛnʲ.kɪ ǀ] [jɑk ro.ˈsɑ nɑ ˈsɔn.t͡si ǀ] [zɐ.pɐ.ˈnu.jem i mɪ ˈbrɑtʲ.tʲɐ ǀ] [u swo.ˈjij sto.ˈrɔn.t͡si ‖] 𝄆 [ˈdu.ʃʊ‿j ˈti.ɫo mɪ po.ˈɫɔ.ʒɪm ǀ] [zɑ ˈnɑ.ʃʊ swo.ˈbɔ.dʊ ǀ] [i po.ˈkɑ.ʒem ʃt͡ʃɔ mɪ ˈbrɑt.tʲɐ ǀ] [ko.ˈzɑt͡sʲ.ko.ɦo ˈrɔ.dʊ ‖] 𝄇</poem>|||||

#### English versions

|"Nay, Thou Art Not Dead, Ukraine"|Version by George Yury Right|
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|<poem>Nay, thou art not dead, Ukraine, see, thy glory's born again, And the skies, O brethren, upon us smile once more! As in Springtime melts the snow, so shall melt away the foe, And we shall be masters in our own home. 𝄆 Soul and body, yea, our all, offer we at freedom's call We, whose forebears, and ourselves, proud Cossacks are! 𝄇</poem>|<poem>Ukraine's glory, Ukraine's freedom did not disappear, Fate will smile on us Ukrainians, our skies will be clear. Our enemies will vanish like a sun-dried foam, We will be the only masters in our dear home. 𝄆 We will give our souls and bodies for our freedom And will show that we are, brothers, in the Cossack breed born! 𝄇</poem>|

#### Esperanto

A poetic version in Esperanto was translated by Viktor Jaskovec and Volodymyr Pacjurko in 1991.
- Ne jam mortis Ukrajnio, nek liber’, nek gloro,
- Kaj ankoraŭ al ni, fratoj, venos sortfavoro.
- Kvazaǔ ros’ sub sun’ pereos malamikoj fiaj,
- Tiam, fratoj, ni ekmastros Patrolandon nian.

- 𝄆 Niajn korojn ni oferu sur liberaltaron,
- Pruvu, fratoj, ke ni estas la kozakidaro! 𝄇

### Original version from 1863

|Ukrainian original|_Abecadło_|Meaning in English|
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|<poem>Ще не вмерла України, і слава, і воля! Ще нам браття-Українці, Усміхнеться доля! Згинуть наші вороженьки, Як роса на сонці; Запануємъ, браття й ми У своїй сторонці. <small>**Приспів:**</small> Душу й тіло ми положим За нашу свободу І покажем, що ми браття Козацького роду. Гей-гей, браття миле, Нумо братися за діло! Гей-гей пора встати, Пора волю добувати! Наливайко, Залізнякъ И Тарас Трясило Кличуть насъ изъ-за могилъ На святеє діло. Изгадаймо славну смерть Лицарства-козацтва, Щобъ не втратить марне намъ Своєго юнацтва. <small>***Приспів***</small> Ой Богдане, Богдане Славний нашъ гетьмане! На-що віддавъ Україну Москалям поганимъ?! Щобъ вернути іі честь, Ляжемъ головами, Назовемся України Вірними синами! <small>***Приспів***</small> Наші браття Славяне Вже за зброю взялись; Не діжде ніхто, щобъ ми По-заду зістались. Поєднаймось разомъ всі, Братчики-Славяне: Нехай гинуть вороги, Най воля настане! <small>***Приспів***</small></poem>|<poem>Szcze ne wmerła Ukrajiny, i sława, i wola Szcze nam, brattia-Ukrajinci, Usmichnet́sia dola! Zhynut́ naši worożeńky, Jak rosa na sonci; Zapanujem, brattia j my U swojij storonci. <small>**Pryspiv:**</small> Duszu, tilo, my położym Za naszu swobodu I pokażem, szcz my brattia Kozaćkoho rodu. Hej-hej, brattia myłe, Numo bratysia za diło! Hej-hej, pora wstaty, Pora voliu dobuwaty! Naływajko, Zalizniak Y Taras Triasyło Kłyčutj nas yz-za mohył Na swiateje diło Yzhadajmo sławnu smert́ Łycarctwa-kozactwa, Szczob ne wtratyt́ marne nam Swojeho junactwa. <small>***Pryspiv***</small> Oj Bohdane, Bohdane Sławnyj nasz het́mane! Na-szczo widdaw Ukrajinu Moskalam pohanym?! Szczob wernuty ii czest́ Lażem hołowamy Nazowemsia Ukrajiny Wirnymy synamy! <small>***Pryspiv***</small> Naszi brattia Sławiane Wże za zbroju vziałyś; Ne diżde nichto, szczob my Po-zadu zistałyś. Pojednajmoś razom wsi, Bratczyky-Sławiane: Nechaj hynut́ worohy, Naj vola nastane! <small>***Pryspiv***</small></poem>|<poem>Never perished is Ukraine, Nor her glory and freedom! Still upon us, young brethren, Fate shall smile! Our enemies shall vanish Like dew in the sun; We too shall rule In our beloved country. <small>**Chorus:**</small> Soul and body shall we lay down For our freedom And show that we, brethren, Are of the Cossack nation, Hey, hey brothers dearest Onward, take to battle Hey, hey, time to rise, Time to gain freedom! Nałyvajko, Zalizňak And Taras Tŕasyło Call us from the grave beyond To the battle holy. Recall the famous death Of the Chivalrous Cossacks Not to lose vainly Our youth. <small>***Chorus***</small> Oh Bohdan, Bohdan Our great hetman What for did thou givest Ukraine To wretched muscovites?! To return her honour, We lay our heads We shall call ourselves Ukraine's Faithful sons! <small>***Chorus***</small> Our Slavic brothers Already took up arms No one shall see That we should stay behind. Unite together all, Brothers Slavs: So that enemies perish, And freedom arriveth! <small>***Chorus***</small></poem>|

### Unofficial lyrics from 1992 to 2003

Between 1992 and 2003, the Ukrainian national anthem was only an instrumental anthem and did not contain official lyrics; although, lyrics had been proposed for it. This was done in a similar manner to "Marcha Real", the national anthem of Spain, which currently has no official lyrics.
|Ukrainian original|_Abecadło_|Meaning in English|
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|<poem>Ще не вмерла України ні слава, ні воля. Ще нам, браття-українці, усміхнеться доля. Згинуть наші вороженьки, як роса на сонці, Запануєм і ми, браття, у своїй сторонці. <small>**Приспів:**</small> 𝄆 Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу, І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду! 𝄇 Станем браття, в бій кривавий, від Сяну до Дону В ріднім краю панувати не дамо нікому. Чорне море ще всміхнеться, дід Дніпро зрадіє, Ще на нашій Україні доленька наспіє. <small>***Приспів***</small> А завзяття, праця щира свого ще докаже, Ще ся волі в Україні піснь гучна розляже. За Карпати відіб'ється, згомонить степами, України слава стане поміж народами. <small>***Приспів***</small></poem>|<poem>Šče ne vmerla Ukrajiny, ni słava, ni vola, Šče nam, bratťa ukrajinci, usmichneťśa dola. Zhynuť naši vorožeńky, jak rosa na sonci, Zapanujem j my, bratťa, u svojij storonci. <small>**Pryspiv:**</small> 𝄆 Dušu y tiło my połožym za našu svobodu, I pokažem, ščo my, bratťa, kozaćkoho rodu! 𝄇 Stanem bratťa, v bij kryvavyj, vid Śanu do Donu V ridnim kraju panuvaty ne damo nikomu. Čorne more šče vsmichneťśa, did Dnipro zradije, Šče u našij Ukrajini dołeńka naspije. <small>***Pryspiv***</small> A zavźatťa praća ščyra svoho šče dokaže, Šče śa voli v Ukrajini pisń hučna rozlaže. Za Karpaty vidib’jeťśa zhomonyť stepamy, Ukrajiny słava stane pomiž narodamy. <small>***Pryspiv***</small></poem>|<poem>Ukraine hath not yet perished, nor her glory, nor her freedom, Upon us, fellow Ukrainians, fate shall smile once more. Our enemies shall vanish, like the dew in the sun, And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own. <small>**Refrain:**</small> 𝄆 Souls and bodies we'll lay down, all for our freedom, And we'll show that we, brothers, are of the Cossack nation! 𝄇 We'll stand, brothers, in bloody battle, from the San to the Don, We shall not let others rule in our motherland. The Black Sea will smile and grandfather Dnipro will rejoice, For in our own Ukraine fortune shall shine again. <small>***Refrain***</small> Our persistence and sincere toils shall be rewarded, And freedom's song will throughout all of Ukraine resound. Echoing off the Carpathians and across the steppes rumbling, Ukraine's fame and glory shall be known 'mong all nations. <small>***Refrain***</small></poem>|

### Translations in other languages

There are many people living alongside Ukrainians who trace their roots to other parts of the globe. As a result, there are many versions of the Ukrainian national anthem in many different languages. It has been translated into Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Crimean Tatar, Azerbaijani, and much more.

- Slavic languages
|Russian|Belarusian|Old East Slavic|Bulgarian|Polish|Serbian|
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- Other Indo-European languages
|Romanian|Moldovan|Armenian|Greek|German|Latvian|Lithuanian|
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|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|

- Turkic languages
|Crimean Tatar|Azerbaijani|Gagauz|Volga Tatar|Bashkir|Karachay-Balkar|Chuvash|
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|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|

- Other non-Indo-European languages
|Hungarian|Estonian|Udmurt|Korean|Dungan|
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|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|<poem></poem>|

## Performances

**Public anthem performances**
- Ukrainian protesters sing the national anthem during clashes, Kyiv, Feb 18, 2014 – YouTube (uploaded by "Володимир Нагорнюк")
- United People - Гімн України (Live) | National Anthem of Ukraine – YouTube (uploaded by "UnitedPeopleGroup"
**Performances by celebrities**
- Zlata Ognevich - Sings The Ukraine National Anthem 31/12/14 – YouTube (uploaded by "Zlata-UK")
- Злата Огневич. Гимн Украины. Благотворительный концерт Ігри Нескорених от 30.04.2017 – YouTube (uploaded by "Телеканал СТБ")
- Анастасія Багінська і Хмара – Гімн України. «Незалежність – це ти» – YouTube (uploaded by "Телеканал 1+1")
- Ruslana singing the Ukrainian National Anthem before a fight of Wladimir Klitschko – YouTube (uploaded by "RuslanaTube")
- Okean Elzy at the Lviv Arena: thousands sing national anthem at Ukrainian Independence Day concert – YouTube (uploaded by "UKRAINE TODAY")

## Infobox (anthem)

- **country**: Ukraine
- **title**: Deržavnyj Himn Ukraïny
- **english title**: State Anthem of Ukraine
- **image**: Державний гімн України.pdf
- **caption**: Music sheet
- **author**: Pavlo Chubynskyi
- **lyrics date**: 1862
- **composer**: Mykhailo Verbytskyi
- **music date**: 1863
- **adopted**: 15 January 1992 (music)
6 March 2003 (lyrics)
- **predecessor**: Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- **sound**: National anthem of Ukraine, instrumental.oga
- **sound title**: Instrumental version