Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic

The "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.

Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos himnas
English: 'Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic'
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"

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 English translation

I
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!

II
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

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

Priedainis[2][3]

I
Soviet Lithuania was created by the people,
Who long fought for the freedom and truth.
Where Vilnius, where Nemunas, where the Baltic Sea,
Let our cities, fertile fields to prosper.

Refrain:
In the glorious Soviet Union,
Among equals, equal and free,
Live forever and be happy,
Dear Soviet Lithuania!

II
Lenin lit us the path to freedom,
The great Russian people helped in the struggle.
The Party* leads us to happiness and power,
The friendship of our nations is as firm as steel.

Refrain

III
Our homeland is mighty, we fear no dangers,
Let the skies be peaceful and pure.
With our work we'll create a great tomorrow,
And the dawn of Communism will light the Earth.

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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