The March of Ukrainian Nationalists was written in 1929 and officially adopted as the anthem of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in 1932. From its first lines about “losing Ukraine,”
the March’s sombre yet serious melody quickly pulls you into a defiant ode to war. You’re exhorted to defend the homeland “above all else,” given that this is a nationalist anthem meant to be sung by fresh young soldiers who have just laced up their boots: “Payment for us is the luxury of fighting! /It is sweeter for us to die in battle, /Than to live in bondage, as mute slaves.”
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