[Song for Supporting Ukraine] A moving anthem that conveys hopes for peace & songs of Ukraine

Where have all the flowers gone?Pete Seeger

PETE SEEGER　⑪ Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Live in Sweden 1968)

Flowers are picked by young girls, young men become soldiers, and graves are covered with flowers.

Repeating this sorrowful chain and asking “When will they ever learn?”, this piece was created in 1955 by Pete Seeger, who was also a social activist.

Its gentle acoustic tones, if anything, etch the futility of war and the preciousness of peace even more deeply into the heart.

Sung in Ukrainian as well, it continues to resonate around the world today as a prayer for peace.

Rather than thinking it has nothing to do with us, let’s listen closely to this quiet voice and consider what we can do.

My KievNataliya Gudziy

“How Can I Not Love You, My Kyiv” Natalia Gudziy / My Kyiv – Natasha Gudzii – Makuake crowdfunding thank-you video and end credits listing

Set to the delicate tones of the Ukrainian traditional instrument, the bandura, this song by Natasha Gudzi gives heartfelt voice to love for her homeland and a prayer for peace.

Included on the acclaimed 2002 May release “Healing,” the piece carries her feelings for her hometown of Kyiv.

Marked by the harrowing experience of the Chernobyl disaster, her singing penetrates the listener’s heart and gently speaks to the preciousness of peace.

It is a warm anthem of support that turns our thoughts to distant places and prompts us to consider what we can do.

Ukraine will not perishukuraina kokka

Ukrainian national anthem “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished (Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy)”

The Ukrainian national anthem is filled with a majestic energy that stirs the listener’s soul, singing of a people’s strong will and pride.

Its indomitable spirit—“Our freedom and glory shall never perish”—pierces hearts across borders.

This historic piece, born in the 1860s, has often been sung in Japan as well since the outbreak of war between Ukraine and Russia.

Its powerful melody inspires a sense of solidarity with those facing hardship and kindles hope for tomorrow.

Please give me wingsSakushi: Yamagami Michio / Sakkyoku: Murai Kunihiko

Give me wings “I want to have wings” Passion Continent Another Edition / Piano: Akira Inoue / Vocals: Nataliya Gudziy

Set to a heartrending melody, this moving song portrays the protagonist’s earnest wish to take flight into a free sky without sorrow.

Its universal prayer for peace gently embraces those facing hardship right now, kindling a light of hope.

Since its release in February 1971 as a work by Akaitori (The Red Birds), it has been passed down through countless voices and, in recent years, performed frequently at events such as concerts supporting Ukraine.

It is a warm, encouraging anthem that softly envelops the hearts of those who long to believe in even the smallest hope amid uncertain times.

Інше містоDakh Daughters

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This is a piece created by the Kyiv-born women’s musical theater project Dakh Daughters as one of the opening tracks on their second album, Air.

The work sings of a longing for a place of solace and the bittersweetness of an endless journey.

Released in April 2019, it is characterized by a distinctive sound described as “freak cabaret,” in which tenderness seeps through the gloom.

As peaceful everyday life slips away, this work quietly accompanies those seeking a safe haven, offering a modest light that may help them hold on to hope even in difficult times.

Moonlit NightMykola Lysenko

A Moonlight Night – The Most Beautiful Ukrainian Song 🇺🇦(Dedicated to All Brave Ukrainian People)🇺🇦

Originally composed as an aria for the opera “The Drowned Maiden,” this piece quietly weaves together a tender longing—“On a moonlit night, please come close to me”—with pride in Ukrainian culture and people.

After the 2022 invasion, a British singer recorded it to support refugees, and its gentle melody has since become a cross-border symbol of the yearning for peace.

Why not listen to it on a calm night to soothe your heart, or when you’re thinking of someone far away? Its music will surely kindle a warm light within you.

Hey, grassland!Stepan Malyutsa

[With Japanese translation] Hey, O Steppe (Ukrainian Rebellion Song / Ukrainian Struggle Song) “Hej, stepamy”

A soul-stirring song by an artist who threw himself into Ukraine’s independence movement and later went into exile in the United States.

Its powerful vocals, carrying the spirit of resistance, are layered over the valiant resonance of the bandura, a traditional Ukrainian instrument—truly a piece composed for those who fight.

It is said that the song was first performed in July 1944 at a council proclaiming Ukraine’s independence, a history that lends profound conviction to the music.

“Vast steppe, our souls will never yield”—such a vow to the homeland and indomitable spirit will surely kindle a light of hope for those in Ukraine now facing hardship.