"Long Live Our State" (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава) is a Soviet patriotic song, composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov with lyrics by Alexander Shilov. The original melody was composed in the winter of 1942 after the Soviet victory in the Battle of Moscow, with the lyrics being harmonized to it later. It was considered as a candidate for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union in 1943.[1]
"Да здравствует наша держава" | |
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Song | |
Language | Russian |
English title | "Long Live Our State" |
Written | 1942 (melody) 1943 (harmonized) |
Genre | Patriotic song, candidate national anthem |
Composer(s) | Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov |
Lyricist(s) | Alexander Shilov |
The music was used in the October Revolution Parades from 1967, and the anthem of Transnistria adopted its melody.
Lyrics
editOriginal version
editRussian original | Romanization of Russian | English translation |
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Да здравствует наша держава, |
Da zdrastvujet naša deržava, |
Long live our State, |
Post-Stalinist version
editAfter the death of Joseph Stalin, the lines
«По ленинским мудрым советам
Нас партия к счастью ведёт.
И сталинской думой согреты
Страна и советский народ.»
have been replaced with:
«По ленинским мудрым заветам
Живёт наш великий народ.
Дорогою счастья и света
Нас партия мудро ведёт.»
References
edit- ^ Konstantinov, S. (21 October 2000). "Гимн - дело серьезное". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Да здравствует наша держава". SovMusic.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Проект гимна СССР - "Да здравствует наша держава" [Eng subs]. XL Live. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2019 – via YouTube.