Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
The "State Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR"[lower-alpha 1] was the regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR, a republic of the Soviet Union. It was used from 1952 to 1991.
English: Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Дзяржаўны гімн Беларускай Савецкай Сацыялістычнай Рэспублікі (Belarusian) Государственный гимн Белорусской Советской Социалистической Республики (Russian) | |
Former regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR | |
Music | Niescier Sakałoŭski, 1944 |
Adopted | 17 September 1955 (first approval) 24 September 1955 (legislative approval) |
Relinquished | 1991 |
Succeeded by | "My Belarusy" |
It took 11 years to create lyrics for it,[1] even producing a version that mentions then-Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.[2] The music was composed by Nestar Sakalowski, and the lyrics were written by Mihas' Klimovich.
In 1991, when the Byelorussian SSR became independent from Soviet rule as Belarus, it retained the Soviet-era regional anthem as its national one, albeit without lyrics until 2002, when new lyrics were created (this version is still in use today).
History
On 3 February 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a decree "On the State Anthems of the Soviet Republics". The decree was followed with the Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian SSR created their regional anthems with their most prominent composers, and the Lithuanian SSR, that used its old anthem, "Tautiška giesmė".
Lyrics
Belarusian version
Мы, Беларусы, з братняю Руссю, |
My, Biełarusy, z bratniaju Rusiu, |
[mɨ | bʲe̞ɫ̪ärus̪ɨ | z̪‿brät̪n̪ʲäju rus̪ʲːu |] |
Russian version
Cyrillic script | Latin script |
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Мы, белорусы, с братскою Русью, |
My, belorusy, s bratskoju Rusjju, |
English translation
We, Belarusians, together with fraternal Rus’, |
Belarusian version
Мы, Беларусы, з братняю Руссю, |
My, Biełarusy, z bratniaju Russiu, |
[mɨ | bʲe̞ɫ̪ärus̪ɨ | z̪‿brät̪n̪ʲäju rus̪ʲːu |] |
Russian version
Cyrillic script | Latin script |
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Мы, белорусы, с братскою Русью |
My, belorusy, s bratskoju Rusjju |
English translation
We Belarusians, with brotherly Rus’, |
Notes
- Belarusian: Дзяржаўны гімн Беларускай Савецкай Сацыялiстычнай Рэспублікі, Łacinka: Dziaržawny himn Biełaruskaj Savieckaj Sacyjalistyčnaj Respubliki
References
- Беларусь Сегодня
- "SovMusic.ru - Самодеятельность: М ы белорусы".
- http://www.elibrary.lt/resursai/Uzsienio%20leidiniai/Countries/Russia/Himnai_USSR/Belarusian%20lyrics.pdf
- "Lyrics: The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem". www.marxists.org.
- "Гимн Республики Беларусь. Мы, белорусы (Александр Булынко) / Стихи.ру". www.stihi.ru.
- https://gect.ru/country/europe/belorus/anthem_of_belorus.html
- "Белорусская ССР".
- "Анатолий Матвиенко: Нужен ли Беларуси новый гимн?". Политринг - Новости Беларуси.