City of Mary (song)

"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]

"City of Mary"
The official cover for "Misto Marii"
Single by Okean Elzy
Released22 April 2022
Recorded21 April 2022
Length4:20
LabelTOB
Songwriter(s)Sviatoslav Vakarchuk
Okean Elzy singles chronology
"Весна"
(2022)		 "City of Mary"
(2022)
Music video
"Місто Марії" on YouTube

Background

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

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
  1. "The City of Mary: A New Song About the Defense of Mariupol'". Reason.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ""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.
  3. "Окупанти хочуть організувати свій гуманітарний коридор з Маріуполя в росію". 032.ua - Сайт міста Львова (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. "Ukraiński zespół Okean Elzy ma nową piosenkę. Utwór dedykowany jest obrońcom Mariupola [WIDEO]". niezalezna.pl. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
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