Patrioticheskaya Pesnya

Патриотическая Песнь Глинки

English: The Patriotic Song of Mikhail Glinka
Patrioticheskaya Pesn' Glinki
Performance of "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" at the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin on 7 May 2000.
anthem of Russian SFSR  Russian Federation
Music	Mikhail Glinka
Adopted	23 November 1990
Relinquished	27 December 2000
Music sample
"The Patriotic Song"

"The Patriotic Song (of Glinka)" (Russian: Патриотическая Песнь Глинки, tr. Patrioticheskaya Pesn' Glinki; also translatable as "A Patriotic Song") was the state and national anthem of the Russian SFSR and of the Russian Federation from 1990 to 2000. Originally anthem of the RSFSR 1990-1991.

History

The song originally was not a song but a composition for piano without lyrics, written by Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) and entitled (in French) Motif de chant national. The song has been confused with the closing chorus of Glinka's opera A Life for the Tsar, probably because both begin with the same word ("Slav'sya"), but the two compositions are unrelated (though the operatic music, too, has been suggested as a candidate for the Russian national anthem).

The melody of the "Patriotic song" resembles the melody of the Lenten hymn Christe, qui lux es et dies, by the Polish composer Venceslaus Samotulinus (1526–1560) - which is not surprising because of the Polish roots of Glinka's family.

In the early 1990s Boris Yeltsin chose the tune of this instrumental anthem. Also favored by the Russian Orthodox Church, the music went without lyrics for several years. In 1999 Viktor Radugin won a contest to provide suitable words for the anthem with his poem Славься, Россия! ("Slav'sya, Rossiya!" - "Be glorious, Russia!"). Glinka's anthem was replaced soon after Yeltsin's successor as President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, first took office on 7 May 2000. The federal legislature established and approved the music of the National Anthem of the Soviet Union, with newly written lyrics, in December 2000.

Unofficial lyrics to "Славься, Россия!" by Viktor Radugin

Russian	Transliteration	English Translation
Славься, славься, родина-Россия! Сквозь века и грозы ты прошла И сияет солнце над тобою И судьба твоя светла. Над старинным московским Кремлём Вьётся знамя с двуглавым орлом И звучат священные слова: Славься, Русь – Отчизна моя!	Slav'sya, slav'sya, rodina-Rossiya! Skvoz' veka i grozy ty proshla! I siyayet solntse nad toboyu I sud'ba tvoya svetla! Nad starinnym moskovskim Kremlyom Vyotsya znamya s dvuglavym orlom I zvuchat svyashchennyye slova: Slav'sya, Rus' – Otchizna moya!	Be glorious, be glorious, motherland-Russia! You passed through the centuries and the thunderstorms And the sun shines above you And your destiny is bright. Above the ancient Moscow Kremlin Waves the banner with the two-headed eagle And the sacred words resound: Be glorious, Rus' – my Motherland!

Above the Motherland Majestically

Above the Motherland Majestically (Nad Otchiznoi Velichavo) by Vladimir Kalinkin, written in 1998 was another proposed set of lyrics. Performed by honored Russian artist Vladimir Detayov, the Duma was made aware of this piece's existence in April 1999. At the initiative of the Ministry of Ethnic Policy of Russia, this record was first publicly presented at the First Congress of the Assembly of Peoples of Russia. During the summer of that year, the anthem was performed on the radio station "Radio of Russia" and the TV channel "Moskoviya", devoted to writing the text of the anthem of the country.

In January 2000, was carried out in a new orchestral arrangement demo studio recording of this project anthem performed by the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments Russia it. NP Osipova and the Russian State Academic Choir of them. AV Sveshnikov. Overall the song received very positive reviews, although like "Slav'sya Rossiya", never attained official status.

Unofficial lyrics to "Над Отчизной величаво!" by В. М. Калинкин (V.M. Kalinkin)

Russian	Transliteration	English Translation
Над Отчизной величаво – Башни древнего Кремля. Славься, прадедов держава, Вся Российская земля! Ты – духовностью богата И соборностью крепка – По крупице, трудно, свято Собиралась на века. Единением народов Нерушима и сильна, Одолеет все невзгоды Наша мудрая страна. Над Отчизной величаво – Башни древнего Кремля. Славься, прадедов держава, Вся Российская земля!	Nad Otchiznoy velichavo - Bashni drevnevo Kremlya Slav'sya, pradedov derzhava Vsya Rossiyskaya zemlya! Ty — dukhovnostyu bogata I sobornostyu krepka - Po krupice, trudno, svyato Sobiralas' na veka! Yedineniyem narodov Nerushima i sil'na, Odoleyet vse nevzgody Nasha mudraya strana Nad Otchiznoy velichavo - Bashni drevnevo Kremlya Slav'sya, pradedov derzhava Vsya Rossiyskaya zemlya!	Above the Motherland majestically - The towers of the ancient Kremlin. Hail, State of our forefathers, All the Russian land! You — rich in spirituality And strong in fellowship - Gradually, through hardship and holiness, Have come together forever. Through unity of its peoples, Unbreakable and strong, Our wise country Will overcome all adversities. Above the Motherland majestically - The towers of the ancient Kremlin. Hail, State of our forefathers, All the Russian land!

See also

• National Anthem of Russia
• National Anthem of the Soviet Union

External links

• Russian National Anthems, including the score for Glinka's tune
• Russian Anthems Museum, including MP3 recordings of Glinka's anthem with and without words
• Glinka - the author of Russian national anthem in Russian. by K.Kovalev - Eng. Bortniansky's anthem "Kol slaven" - Eng.