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 dwelling by way of fixed struggling, loss, and battle. And for 3 years, hope has by no means died. This track 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 better. Each Ukrainian carries an awesome burden of grief, ache, and loss. Many people have realized to suppress feelings to search out the power to maintain going.
However this track was written on the very starting of the full-scale invasion, when NEWMA was compelled to go away Ukraine throughout the bombing of her hometown, Kharkiv, and flee to Germany. Shock, ache, disbelief—every 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 had been caught in my throat. However I knew I needed to launch these feelings. One night, whereas strolling by way of Hamburg, I noticed that I needed to flip this ache into music. This track is a cry from my soul, a cry from all Ukrainians: No proper to kill folks in any respect!” — says the artist.
NEWMA is a deeply empathetic one that feels the ache of others as her personal. She poured this intense emotional fact into each line of the track.
What Is This Tune About?
“My track 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 track isn’t about forgiveness or passivity. It’s about the truth that wars start when somebody believes they’ve the correct to determine who lives and who dies. But when each particular person on the earth actually understood that taking a life is unacceptable, there could be no wars.”
The battle to Deliver This Tune to Life
The journey to recording this track was lengthy and tough. At first, NEWMA trusted somebody who claimed to be knowledgeable, however ended up shedding each her cash and the association. Then, the track was chosen for a Ukrainian-German documentary movie, however producers later determined to interchange music with the sounds of battle.
Later, she was provided a contract with a serious label, however the phrases had been so restrictive that she had no alternative however to stroll away.
“This was already my fourth try to report this track. 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 buddy Julia Volkova helped create a inventive English translation that’s virtually word-for-word, staying very near the unique Ukrainian textual content. Collectively, we labored to be sure that each sound carried the reality, ache, and resilience of my folks.”
“This track was born in battle and hardship. And perhaps that’s why it touches folks so deeply—leaving nobody detached.”
The Message
“No proper to kill folks 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 could be no wars. So long as folks 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 folks and the kids whose childhood was stolen by battle, that she instantly knew—this needed to be the quilt artwork for her track.
“This art work 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 out there 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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