"Long Live New Russia!" was the anthem of the proposed confederation of the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic, known as Novorossiya. It used the tune of the Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
It is a highly controversial song in Ukraine.
Lyrics[]
The lyrics, written by Oleg Ivashev in 2014, are in the Russian and Ukrainian languages. The first two verses and choruses are normally performed in Russian; and the last verse and chorus are normally performed in Ukrainian.
Russian and Ukrainian original[]
National Anthem of Novorossiya (Vocal in Russian and Ukrainian)
| Cyrillic script | Latin script |
|---|---|
Мы — Новая Русь, сквозь пожары и грозы |
My — Novaja Rusj, skvozj požary i grozy |
English translation[]
We, Novorossiya through darkness and storms,
under a wide sky happiness we found!
Equal among peers by the will of the God,
blossomed free peoples, a free motherland!
Chorus:
Glory, the fruit of our labours, glory!
Glorious homeland, cherished by all!
Live, New Russia, our dear nation,
United power of the people and their will!
Always in battles for our people’s fate,
Our neighbor nation was our brothers and friends.
For God led us in a victorious campaign,
Under the flag of faith to brilliant heights.
Chorus:
Glory to the nation, glory!
Glory to the Fatherland for ever and ever!
Live, New Russia, our noble nation
The only family of brotherly nations.
This great union of towns and hamlets holy
Victorious shall be our Fatherland once more,
In this great time of grand accomplishments
On this peaceful land of triumphial love.
Chorus