Ukrainian National Anthem - Ukrainan kansallislaulu x 3

 

Before the opening night performance of Verdi's Don Carlos, the audience observed a moment of silence, followed by the Ukrainian national anthem, performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus and conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Ще не вмерла України і Слава, і Воля

(Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i Slava, i Volya)

Nay, thou art not dead, Ukraine, see, thy glory's born again,

And the skies, O brethren, upon us smile once more!

As in Springtime melts the snow, so shall melt away the foe,

And we shall be masters in our own home.

Soul and body, yea, our all, offer we at freedom's call

We, whose forebears, and ourselves, proud Cossacks are!

(Poetic English translation)

EDIT: Here are two other beautiful performances of the hymn someone described the new anthem of the free world. By Lyric Opera of Chicago...

... and by Ukrainian opera singers in Lviv: