Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
| English: State Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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| Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldovenești | |
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National anthem of  Moldavian SSR
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| Lyrics | Emilian Bukov and Bogdan Istru (Ivan Bodarev) |
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Ștefan Neaga (1945) Eduard Lazarev (Musical Renovation in 1980) |
| Adopted |
1945 (Original Version) 1980 (Renewed Version) |
| Relinquished |
1980 (Original Version) 1991 (Renewed Version) |
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Ștefan Neaga (1945)
1945 (Original Version)
1980 (Original Version)
The State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR (Moldovan: Имнул де Стат ал РСС Молдовенешть, translit. Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldovenešť; Romanian: Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldovenești, Russian: Гимн Молдавской ССР, Gimn Moldavskoy SSR) was the national anthem of Moldova when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and was known as the Moldavian SSR.
Originally, the anthem began with the words, "Moldova cu doine străbune pe plaiuri.." and was composed by Ștefan Neaga, with lyrics by the poets Emilian Bukov and Bogdan Istru (Ivan Bodarev) in 1945.
Ivan Bodiul, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldova, authorized composer Eduard Lazarev to modify the anthem in a "Musical Renovation". (Second Edition of the Anthem).
The lyrics were remade, removing all references to Stalin. The music was also altered, removing the original three-stanza structure in favor of a single-stanza three-part structure.
The beginning words of the anthem were changed to "Moldova Sovietică".
In 1945 Ștefan Neaga wrote the melody for the Anthem of Moldova SSR, for which the poets Emil Bukov and Bogdan Istru created the lyrics. Thanks to this work, the composer and the writers won the first prize of a great national musical contest in the Soviet Union, where composers from Moldova and other Soviet republics presented their works.
"E. Bukov remembered how demanding and self-critic was Ștefan Neaga. For this anthem, he made dozens of variants, each time being dissatisfied. The Anthem -said the composer-, had to be composed so when a person hears it, he would stand up filled by a deep patriotic sentiment.
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