Prayer for Ukraine

"Prayer for Ukraine" (Ukrainian: Молитва за Україну, romanized: Mołytwa za Ukrajinu) is the main nominee for the spiritual anthem of Ukraine. There are several versions of the lyrics written by Oleksandr Konysky. The melody was composed by Mykola Lysenko.

Mołytwa za Ukrajinu
English: Prayer for Ukraine
Молитва за Україну
Religious anthem of  Ukraine
LyricsOleksandr Konysky, 1885
MusicMykola Lysenko
Audio sample
Molitva za Ukrainu (0:30)
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History

On 14 July 1998 with the initiative of the Cabinet of minister of Ukraine, this church hymn was part of the law project registered under #1229 "About the text of the State Anthem of Ukraine and the Spiritual Anthem of Ukraine. The author of the project was Anatoliy Holubchenko, the native of Mariupol and former vice-premier minister of Ukraine (1997–99).[1] On 24 December 1999 the project was withdrawn.

Lyrics
Ukrainian Ukrainian Latin alphabet Literary translation by Dmytro Shostak

Боже великий, єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Волі і світу промінням
Ти її осіни.

Світлом науки і знання
Нас, дітей, просвіти,
В чистій любові до краю,
Ти нас, Боже, зрости.

Молимось, Боже єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Всі свої ласки й щедроти
Ти на люд наш зверни.

Дай йому волю, дай йому долю,
Дай доброго світу, щастя,
Дай, Боже, народу
І многая, многая літа.

Boże wełykyj, jedynyj,
Nam Ukrajinu chrany,
Woli i switu prominniam,
Ty jiji osiny.

Switlom nauky i znannia
Nas, ditej, proswity,
W czystij lubowi do kraju,
Ty nas, Boże, zrosty.

Mołymoś, Boże jedynyj,
Nam Ukrajinu chrany,
Wsi swoji łasky j szczedroty,
Ty na lud nasz zwerny.

Daj jomu wolu, daj jomu dolu,
Daj dobroho switu, szczastia,
Daj, Boże, narodu
I mnohaja, mnohaja lita.

Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Bless her with freedom and light
Of your holy rays.
 
With learning and knowledge enlighten
Us, your children small,
In love pure and everlasting
Let us, oh Lord, grow.
 
We pray, oh Lord Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Grant our people and country
All your kindness and grace.
 
Bless us with freedom, bless us with wisdom,
Guide into kind world,
Bless us, oh Lord, with good fortune
For ever and evermore.

References
  1. Biography on the law project author Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
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