City of Mary (song)
| "City of Mary" | ||||
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| Single by Okean Elzy | ||||
| Released | 22 April 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 21 April 2022 | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | TOB | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sviatoslav Vakarchuk | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Місто Марії" on YouTube | ||||
"City of Mary" (Ukrainian: Місто Марії, pronounced [ˈmʲisto mɐˈrʲiji]), also known as "Misto Marii", is a 2022 single by Ukrainian band Okean Elzy. The song was released on 22 April 2022 as a music video, and released on 10 May 2022 on streaming platforms.[1]
Background
[edit]According to band frontman Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, a military friend of Vakarchuk, who was fighting in the Siege of Mariupol, requested that the band should make a song that paid tribute to the Ukrainian fighters defending the city. Vakarchuk accepted, saying "it tears me from the inside every day when I read the news about Mariupol."[2]
Composition
[edit]The song is dedicated to the Ukrainian fighters of the Siege of Mariupol. The band sings about how Mariupol will stand against Russian attacks, no matter how fierce they are.[3] The song also features excerpts from Ukrainian patriotic song "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The City of Mary: A New Song About the Defense of Mariupol'". Reason.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ ""Я вперше в житті написав пісню на прохання", — Святослав Вакарчук написав пісню про Маріуполь "Місто Марії" та розповів історію створення треку". Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Окупанти хочуть організувати свій гуманітарний коридор з Маріуполя в росію". 032.ua - Сайт міста Львова (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Ukraiński zespół Okean Elzy ma nową piosenkę. Utwór dedykowany jest obrońcom Mariupola [WIDEO]". niezalezna.pl. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
