The State Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was the regional anthem of Moldova when it was part of the Soviet Union.[1] It was composed by Ștefan Neaga with lyrics written by Emilian Bucov and Bogdan Istru in 1945.[2]
History[]
In 1945, Ștefan Neaga wrote the melody for the anthem, for which the poets Emil Bucov and Bogdan Istru wrote the lyrics. Thanks to this work, the composer and the writers won the first prize of a great national musical contest in the Soviet Union, where composers from Moldova and other SSRs presented their works.[3]
This anthem was highly appreciated by musicians, becoming the main song of the country spanning almost half a century. Through this musical work, Neaga became the eternal pride and joy of the Moldavian people, which lasted almost four decades.[4]
Neaga said that he wanted to represent with his work "the creativity and love of Great Stalin, the certainty of the victory of communism, and his desire to give all his forces in this unique case".[5]
Neaga was an artist who supervised under his own magnifying glass the weaknesses of his art. French poet Claude Roy said that there is a type of character in which one can see a creation as "an art to shine for yourself and for others, a little more than one can really live your life."
Mystery of the lyrics[]
A recreated version of Neaga's original composition (with the melody and lyrics) was recorded and subsequently posted on YouTube by fans in February 2016.[citation needed]
Lyrics[]
Note on orthography[]
The Cyrillic script was used officially for the Romanian language (also called Moldovan in Transnistria and by conservative regions of Moldova)[6][7] during Soviet times. However, after 1989, the Romanian language in modern-day Moldova now officially uses the Latin script; only the breakaway state of Transnistria (claimed internationally as part of Moldova) still officially uses the Cyrillic alphabet.
Original lyrics[]
These are the original lyrics which lasted from 1945 to 1980 and contained both mentions of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, and unlike the succeeding version, this version used refrains.
Romanian version[]
| Cyrillic script (then official) |
Latin script (now official) |
IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|
Молдова ку дойне стрэбуне пе плаюрь, |
Moldova cu doine străbune pe plaiuri, |
[mol.do.va ku doj.ne strə.bu.ne pe pla.jurʲ] |
Russian version[]
Молдова с древними дойнами на своих землях,
С виноградом и хлебом на холмах и долинах.
Борясь с помощью великой России,
Она хотела независимости своей земли.
Припев:
Славься в веках, Советская Молдова,
Развивающаяся с другими братскими республиками,
И с Советами твой флаг поднимается,
Для развития и созидания.
Идя по светлому пути с Лениным и Сталиным,
Мы победили рабство жестоких дворян.
От победы к победе
Нас ведёт славная Коммунистическая партия.
Припев
С нашей армией, борящейся доблестно,
Мы преодолеем врагов страны,
И в большой семье Союза,
Советская Молдавия всегда будет процветать.
Припев
English version[]
Moldova, land of ancestral doinas abound,
Its hills and valleys where grapes and bread are found.
With the aid of Great Russia, we fight in battle,
To make thy land free, we conquer thy struggle.
Refrain:
O Soviet Moldova, blossom forevermore!
With thy sisters, we are able to grow.
And around our Soviet flag which shall soar;
Let the path be thy great gifted flow.
Lenin and Stalin with us in thy bright journey,
No more shall the barbarous boyar's bondage be!
Triumphant in battles we are led to victory,
We are led by the great Communist Party!
Refrain
Among our Army, fighting valiantly,
We shall vanquish the foes of thy country!
And of the Union in the great family,
May Soviet Moldavia live eternally!
Refrain[8]
Post-Stalinist lyrics[]
After Stalin's death in 1953, like other SSR anthems, any mentions of the former leader have been removed; however, a new version of the anthem wasn't adopted until 1980. The anthem was rewritten from the typical three verses with choruses—like other anthems of the USSR—to a three-part single verse without choruses, which had been used until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.[1]
The music composed by Ștefan Neaga was arranged by Eduard Lazarev, and the lyrics were written by Emilian Bucov and Bogdan Istru.[1]
Romanian version[]
| Cyrillic script (then official) |
Latin script (now official) |
IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|
Молдова Советикэ, плаюл ностру-н флоаре, |
Moldova Sovietică, plaiul nostru-n floare, |
[mol.do.va so.vje.ti.kə pla.jul nos.trun flo̯a.re] |
Russian translation[]
Молдова Советская, край наш цветущий,
В единой семье республик-сестер
С Великой Россией вместе шагает
К светлому грядущему Союза.
Дойна единенья славит нашу Отчизну,
Ведомую мудро Партией могучей.
Дело Ленина, великое дело,
В жизнь воплощает сплоченный народ.
Славься в веках, земля возрожденная!
Труд твой да будет творческим порывом!
И коммунизм, цель непоколебимую,
Воздвигай делами для счастья своего!
English translation[]
Soviet Moldova, our land of flowers,
Along with our sister republics.
Together with Great Mother Russia we march on,
Toward the Union's serene future.
The fraternal doina praises the country,
As our great Party sagaciously leads us.
The cause of Lenin, a cause so noble,
Brought about by our undivided people.
Of the glorious ages, ye renewed land,
May travail for you be a sire great!
And communism, this goal unshaken –
You raise it through the achievements for your blessing!
See also[]
- "Limba noastră" – the current anthem of Moldova.
- Anthem of Transnistria
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Moldova (1945-1991) – NationalAnthems.info
- ↑ Catalog BNRM: http://catalog.bnrm.md/opac/bibliographic_view/568234
- ↑ Maestrul Ștefan Neaga la intersecții de culturi: Dezvăluiri genetice și identitare a personalității lui Ștefan Neaga, p. 102–103. Știrbu, Alina.
- ↑ Sovet Moldova (1990)
- ↑ MS, 1950
- ↑ Article 12 of the Constitution of Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika (1995-12-24). kspmr.idknet.com.
- ↑ Population by main nationalities, mother tongue and language usually spoken (2004). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.
- ↑ State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR — LyricsTranslate
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Гимн Молдавской ССР
- ↑ Духовой оркестр МО СССР - Государственный гимн Молдавской ССР текст песни