Anthem of Transnistria
The Anthem of Transnistria, titled We chant thy praises of Pridnestrovia, was written by Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishenko, and composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov. The anthem has lyrics in all three official languages of Transnistria: Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian. 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 of the former Soviet Union. Boris Alexandrov's composition was, however, rejected in favor of the one submitted by his father, Alexander Alexandrov.
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:| Translation from Romanian | Translation from Russian | Translation from Ukrainian |
Long live Mother Transnistria, A country of brothers and sisters This love without notice Gift you daughters, sons. We'll sing orchards and factories, Cities, hamlets, plains, With them also tomorrow O country, prosperous make us be! Refrain: Through the time we shall carry The name of our proud country Thee, the Republic of liberty You are the belief in peaceful horizons. II We'll sing both valleys and hills, Morning stars on the gray Dniester Wise and old ballads Which for centuries wanted us worthy. We'll glorify the heroic name Which fell in that battle And in the face of the holy memory We swear to the country to be its shield! Refrain | We sing the glory of Transnistria, There is strong friendship between the peoples, Great filial love We fused with her forever. Glorified gardens and factories, Villages, fields, cities – For many glorious years Work there has glorified the Fatherland. Refrain: We will carry through the years The name of our proud country And to the Republic of freedom We will be faithful as truth. II We praise their native valleys, Gray Dniester banks. Remember about the exploits of the epic, We thank the fathers road. We praise names of all Who died for our father's house. Before the sacred memory of the fallen We give oath to the Fatherland. Refrain | We praise the land Transnistria Where people are proud Friendship, harmony, love Are forever associated with it. Famous for our plants, Broad fields and cities There are honest people Who labor for the benefit of the Fatherland. Refrain: A shares and water Our proud name The Republic of freedom, Long live the family of people here II We praise native valley Beauty of the Dniester river banks, And we should not forget the epic Of the deeds of our fathers. Glorify their names Fallen for our father's house, Where the sacred memory of the dead, Fatherland sing the anthem. Refrain |