| "Да здравствует наша держава" | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Long Live Our State (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава, romanized: Da zdravstvuyet nasha derzhava) 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]
The music was used in the October Revolution Parades from 1967, and the anthem of Transnistria adopted its melody.
| Original Russian lyrics[2] | Romanization | English translation[3] |
|---|---|---|
Да здравствует наша держава, |
Da zdrastvujet naša děržava, |
Long live our State, |
| Припев:
Над Москвою чудесной, |
Pripev:
Nad Maskvoju čuděsnaj, |
Chorus: |
По ленинским мудрым заветам Припев |
Pa Lěninskim mudrym zavětam, Pripev |
According to Lenin's wise percepts Chorus |
От дальней советской границы Припев |
At dal'nej savětskaj granicy Pripev |
From the far Soviet border Chorus |
After the death of Joseph Stalin, the lines
"According to Lenin's wise precepts
The party leads us to happiness.
And warmed by the Stalinist thought
The Country and Soviet people."
have been replaced with strings
"According to the wise precepts of Lenin
Our great people live.
On the road to happiness and light
The Party is guiding us wisely."
