Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic

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Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos himnas
English: 'Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic'
Lithuanian SSR Anthem Sheet Music.svg
Sheet music
Regional anthem of Lithuanian SSR
LyricsAntanas Venclova
MusicBalys Dvarionas and Jonas Švedas
Adopted1950
RelinquishedNovember 18, 1988 (1988-11-18)
Succeeded by"Tautiska giesme"

"State Anthem of the Lithuanian SSR" (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos himnas) was the regional anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent state of the Soviet Union.

History[]

During the Soviet rule in Lithuania, the song was adopted by the Lithuanian SSR government in 1950, substituted for the Tautiška giesmė, which was used briefly as a national anthem of Lithuania in 1944 until 1950.[1] In 1988, the official anthem of the Republic of Lithuania (Tautiška giesmė) was once again openly utilized as the Lithuanian anthem, and its status as the national anthem was restored by the independent Lithuanian government in 1992 and is still used today.

Background[]

The music was composed by Balys Dvarionas and Jonas Švedas, and the original lyrics authored by Antanas Venclova. After Joseph Stalin's death, Vacys Reimeris changed the second stanza of the lyrics to remove mention of Stalin. The second stanza lyrics were changed to state that Lenin had lit the path to freedom, helped by the Russian people, led by the party (Reimeris changed the word "Stalin" to "party") and exhorted the Lithuanian people to work with peoples of the other Soviet Republics. This Soviet era anthem was confirmed in Article 169 of the 1978 Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR (this is the version presented below). The Soviet era anthem for the Lithuanian SSR is presented below:

Lyrics[]

Lithuanian Russian English

Tarybinę Lietuvą liaudis sukūrė,
Už laisvę ir tiesą kovojus ilgai.
Kur Vilnius, kur Nemunas, Baltijos jūra,
Ten klesti mūs miestai, derlingi laukai.

Priedainis:
Tarybų Sąjungoj šlovingoj,
Tarp lygių lygi ir laisva,
Gyvuok per amžius, būk laiminga,
Brangi Tarybų Lietuva!

Į laisvę mums Leninas nušvietė kelią,
Padėjo kovoj didi rusų tauta.
Mus Partija* veda į laimę ir galią,
Tautų mūs draugystė kaip plienas tvirta.

Priedainis

Tėvynė galinga, nebijom pavojų,
Tebūna padangė taiki ir tyra.
Mes darbu sukursim didingą rytojų,
Ir žemę nušvies komunizmo aušra.

Priedainis[2][3]

Советская Литва создавалась людьми,
Кто долго боролся за свободу и правду.
Где Вильнюс, где Неман, где Балтийское море,
Пусть процветают наши города, плодородные поля.

Припев:
В славном Советском Союзе,
Среди равных, равных и свободных,
Живи вечно и будь счастлив,
Дорогая Советская Литва!

Ленин нам путь к свободе осветил,
В борьбе помог великий русский народ.
Партия* ведет нас к счастью и силе,
Дружба наших народов тверда, как сталь.

Припев

Родина наша сильна, опасностей не боимся,
Пусть небо будет мирным и чистым.
Своей работой мы создадим прекрасное завтра,
И заря коммунизма осветит Землю.

Припев

You have become Soviet forever
By the will of the people, my dear Lithuania.
Here in Vilnius, the Neman, the Baltic Sea,
Our fields are blooming, our cities are growing.

Refrain:
In a fraternal union, we have found
Among equals, equal rights.
Live for centuries and be happy,
My Soviet Lithuania!

The Russian people helped us in a formidable battle,
Lenin opened a radiant distance for us.
Our unbreakable union was created by the Party,
And the friendship of peoples is stronger than steel.

Refrain

No one is afraid of us – the mighty Motherland!
The sky will always be peaceful and clean.
Let's bring the triumph of communism closer with labour,
Shine over the planet, the star of joy.

Refrain

* The original lyrics by Antanas Venclova contained the line "Mus Stalinas veda į laimę ir galią" (Stalin leads us to happiness and power), modified by Vacys Reimeris as part of the Soviet de-Stalinization campaign.

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Marcinkevičius, Juozas. "Tautiškos giesmės likimasprijungus Lietuvą prie Sovietų Sąjungos(1940-1950)". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Anthem of the Lithuanian Ssr testo". Testi Canzoni. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ "Sovietinė tautų draugystė mitas – Rusija buvo okupantė ir diskriminavo". tv3.lt. 2014-11-24.

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