MINSK, 19 December (BelTA) – The latest episode of the documentary series Time Chose Us aired by the Belarus 1 TV channel detailed how the Belarusian anthem that every citizen knows well today was written in 2002, BelTA has learned.
There were still no lyrics of the Belarusian anthem in 2002. Official events used only a musical composition without lyrics. A commission headed by the president was formed to choose the lyrics for the anthem. It announced a contest which then received 433 proposals for the lyrics of the national anthem. In order to avoid bias, these proposals did not indicate the names of authors, only a personal code.
The requirements to the lyrics were as follows: it should resonate with people. First of all, the anthem should convey the people's spirit and reflect the state's ideas.
Aleksandr Lukashenko was also involved in all stages of the contest. The Belarusian leader attended the audition, following which he noted: ‘everything needed to be reviewed and improved’. The president made an unexpected decision to submit the available versions of the anthem for people’s review.
"Let people listen to them and voice their opinion on what is the best," the head of state explained his decision.
Final audition at the Palace of the Republic on 8 May 2002 attended by President Aleksandr Lukashenko
The lyrics written by Vladimir Karizna won the contest. Later, the Belarusian poet admitted that he called the anthem "his own" only once in his life. Vladimir Karizna is sure that the anthem belongs to the people and is one of the symbols of statehood.
The approval of the anthem's lyrics certainly completed the ideological and conceptual formation of the sovereign Belarus, which already had the state flag and the state emblem.
There were still no lyrics of the Belarusian anthem in 2002. Official events used only a musical composition without lyrics. A commission headed by the president was formed to choose the lyrics for the anthem. It announced a contest which then received 433 proposals for the lyrics of the national anthem. In order to avoid bias, these proposals did not indicate the names of authors, only a personal code.
The requirements to the lyrics were as follows: it should resonate with people. First of all, the anthem should convey the people's spirit and reflect the state's ideas.
Aleksandr Lukashenko was also involved in all stages of the contest. The Belarusian leader attended the audition, following which he noted: ‘everything needed to be reviewed and improved’. The president made an unexpected decision to submit the available versions of the anthem for people’s review.
"Let people listen to them and voice their opinion on what is the best," the head of state explained his decision.
Final audition at the Palace of the Republic on 8 May 2002 attended by President Aleksandr Lukashenko
The lyrics written by Vladimir Karizna won the contest. Later, the Belarusian poet admitted that he called the anthem "his own" only once in his life. Vladimir Karizna is sure that the anthem belongs to the people and is one of the symbols of statehood.
The approval of the anthem's lyrics certainly completed the ideological and conceptual formation of the sovereign Belarus, which already had the state flag and the state emblem.
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