On February 21, 2025, Ukrainian singer, actress, songwriter, and soundtrack composer NEWMA (Marina Zarubina) launched her new anti-war single “No Proper to Kill Individuals at All”, alongside its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей”.
For 3 years, Ukrainians have been residing by fixed struggling, loss, and wrestle. And for 3 years, hope has by no means died. This music is an emotional cry from the soul, reflecting the ache and sorrow introduced by battle.
The Story Behind the Tune
Because the third yr of full-scale battle continues, the significance of psychological well being and emotional resilience has by no means been higher. Each Ukrainian carries an amazing burden of grief, ache, and loss. Many people have realized to suppress feelings to seek out the power to maintain going.
However this music was written on the very starting of the full-scale invasion, when NEWMA was pressured to depart Ukraine throughout the bombing of her hometown, Kharkiv, and flee to Germany. Shock, ache, disbelief—every little thing constructed up inside her, turning right into a deep, unstated wound.
“I couldn’t cry. I couldn’t write a single line… It felt like all of the phrases have been caught in my throat. However I knew I needed to launch these feelings. One night, whereas strolling by Hamburg, I noticed that I needed to flip this ache into music. This music is a cry from my soul, a cry from all Ukrainians: No proper to kill individuals in any respect!” — says the artist.
NEWMA is a deeply empathetic one who feels the ache of others as her personal. She poured this intense emotional fact into each line of the music.
What Is This Tune About?
“My music is not only lyrics and music. It’s the voice of a nation screaming in ache. It’s about all those that have misplaced their properties, family members, and peace due to battle. It’s a reminder of essentially the most elementary fact: life is the very best worth.”
NEWMA emphasizes:
“This music shouldn’t be about forgiveness or passivity. It’s about the truth that wars start when somebody believes they’ve the best to resolve who lives and who dies. But when each particular person on the earth really understood that taking a life is unacceptable, there can be no wars.”
The wrestle to Deliver This Tune to Life
The journey to recording this music was lengthy and tough. At first, NEWMA trusted somebody who claimed to be knowledgeable, however ended up dropping each her cash and the association. Then, the music was chosen for a Ukrainian-German documentary movie, however producers later determined to interchange music with the sounds of battle.
Later, she was supplied a contract with a significant label, however the phrases have been so restrictive that she had no alternative however to stroll away.
“This was already my fourth try to document this music. Lastly, in Berlin, I met two unbelievable Ukrainian sound producers, Stefan Lytvyn and Mykyta Bohdanov, who helped me convey my imaginative and prescient to life. And my good friend Julia Volkova helped create a inventive English translation that’s nearly word-for-word, staying very near the unique Ukrainian textual content. Collectively, we labored to make it possible for each sound carried the reality, ache, and resilience of my individuals.”
“This music was born in wrestle and hardship. And possibly that’s why it touches individuals so deeply—leaving nobody detached.”
The Message
“No proper to kill individuals in any respect — this isn’t a political slogan. It’s not a debatable assertion. It’s merely the reality! If each particular person on this planet understood this, there can be no wars. So long as individuals revenue from demise, wars will proceed. Our accountability is to always remember the worth of life.”
Throughout her efficiency as a particular visitor on the worldwide expertise competitors “Golden Time Expertise” in London, NEWMA visited an artwork exhibition. One portray shook her to the core. It was a piece by Ukrainian artist Daria Kazakova.
The portray so powerfully captured the ache of the Ukrainian individuals and the kids whose childhood was stolen by battle, that she instantly knew—this needed to be the quilt artwork for her music.
“This paintings visually expresses what I’ve conveyed in music. It’s an emotional fact that wants no rationalization.”
Launch Date
The one “No Proper to Kill Individuals at All” and its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей” is obtainable on all digital platforms:
https://id.ffm.to/no_right_to_kill_people_at_all
Credit:
- Lyrics & Music, Association Idea: Marina Zarubina
- Association & Sound Manufacturing: Stefan Lytvyn
- Guitars: Anton An
- Mixing, Mastering & Voice Design: Mykyta Bohdanov @danovmusic
- English Translation: Julia Volkova
- Cowl Artwork: Portray by artist Daria Kazakova
- ⓟ 2025 NEWMA / BOG DA NOVA MUZYKA
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