Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty


Ukraine "Razom nas bahato"
GreenJolly performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
Roman Kalyn, Roman Kostyuk
Lyricist(s)
Roman Kalyn, Roman Kostyuk, Mikola Kulinich
Finals performance
Final result
19th
Final points
30
Appearance chronology
◄ "Wild Dances" (2004)   
"Show Me Your Love" (2006) ►

"Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty" (Ukrainian: Разом нас багато, нас не подолати) is a hip-hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.[1] The literal translation of the song title is "Together we are many, we cannot be defeated".[1] It deliberately resembles a title of a famous Chilean song of Quilapayún used by the Unidad Popular, "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido" (The People United Will Never Be Defeated), written by composer Sergio Ortega.

The original song was entirely in Ukrainian, and was written specifically to refer to the 2004 presidential election, even going so far as to name Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko by name. When it was the Ukrainian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev,[1] the lyrics were rewritten to include English lyrics, and omitting references to Yushchenko.

This anthem was also used by demonstrators in Belarus, after an election that was alleged to have irregularities.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 What happened to Orange Revolution band Greenjolly?, Kyiv Post (23 November 2011)
Preceded by
"Wild Dances" by Ruslana		 Ukrainian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
2005 		Succeeded by
"Show Me Your Love" by Tina Karol
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