RUSSIAN LYRICS

My slavu pojom Pridnestrov’ju,
Zdjes’ druzhba narodov krjepka,
Velikoj synovnej ljubov’ju
My spajany s nim na veka.
Vosslavim sady i zavody,
Poselki, polja, goroda –
V nih dolgije slavnyje gody
Na blago Otchizny truda.

CHORUS:
Pronesjem cherez gody
Imja gordoj strany
I respublike svobody
Kak pravde, my budjem verny.

My slavim rodnyje doliny,
Sedogo Dnestra berega.
O podvigah pomnym bylinnyh,
Nam slava ottsov doroga.
Vosslavim my vseh poimenno,
Poghibshih za nash obczij dom.
Pred pamjat’ju pavshih svjaczennoj
Otechestvu kljatvu dajom.

CHORUS

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

We sing glory to Transdniester,
Here peoples’ friendship is strong,
With the great sons’ love
We are welded with it.
Let’s glorify gardens and factories,
Villages, fields, towns – 
These are many glorious years
Of labour for the welfare of the Motherland.

CHORUS:
We’ll bear through the years
The name of the proud country,
And to the Republic of liberty,
As to justice, we’ll be faithful.

We glorify our native valleys,
The banks of grey Dniester.
We remember the legendary victories,
We keep glory of our fathers.
Let’s glorify everybody by name,
Who perished for our fathers’ home.
In the presence of the sacred memory of the fallen (in battles)
We take pledge to our Fatherland.

CHORUS

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Transdniester
"My slavim tjebja, Pridnestrov'je" (We Glorify You, Transdniester)

Words by:B. Parmenov, N. Bozhko, V. Pishchenko
Music by:Boris Alexandrov
Adopted:1995

Transdniester is a region of Moldova that declared its independence from
Moldova when Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Under a
Communist system of government, the Transdniester Republic also has adpted
Communist state symbols, including the national anthem.

The anthem was composed by a son of Alexander Alexandrov, who was the author of
the music of ``The_Hymn_of_the_Soviet_Union''. In 1943, Soviet leader Joseph
Stalin held a contest for the anthem of the USSR. Both Alexandrovs took part in
it and Alexandrov Jr. presented his song  ``Long live, our power'' (lyrics by
A. Shilov). While Stalin chose the music of Alexandrov, Sr., the song of his
son also became popular. Upon the 1990 Transdniester declaration of
independence, this melody was adopted, and new text was created.

Special thanks to:Pavel Zinovatny for some of this information, as well as the
lyrics and music file.

See also: Moldova.
