Our goal is to involve everyone who is care about the fate of Europe to support Ukrainian artists which are now defending our common freedom, resisting the occupiers at the forefront.
How did “MRIYA – AN ODE TO UKRAINE” appear ?
In March, Anne wrote a poem, in English, about events that shocked the whole world. She is looking for a way to translate it into Ukrainian and asked her friend, independent filmmaker Jurko Marrow, if he could advise on an adoption into Ukrainian. He not only fully translated the poem into Ukrainian, but he also made a vocal recording, in between his duties as an exponent of Ukrainian culture and as an active defender of the freedom and independence of Ukraine. Anne combined both vocals with the melody of violin and cello played by Justin Stefan Ciuhe and Jann Michael Engel and ambient sounds of volatile landscape, and called it “MRIYA – An Ode to Ukraine”.
Now is a difficult time for Ukraine. Innocent people perishing every day. Artists change their instruments for arms and go to defend the freedom of their country.
We couldn’t stay aside. Let’s support Ukrainian artists who defending their cities and towns and those who is assisting them.
By making a donation to the https://anneclarkofficial.bandcamp.com/track/mriya-an-ode-to-ukraine you helping to stop the war, and saving lives !
MRIYA
And after the wounds
The balm
After the deafening shattered dome of sky explodes
The calm
And all remaining living creatures stir and shake
and somehow slowly make their way back home
To find what once was theirs
Amidst the dust-filled dawn debris twisted metal stone
To gather up the shards of broken lives
The shattered photo frames
To gently carry those lost ones unknown
To lay to rest without a name
Can this trauma ever find a peace
Can this desolation ever find release
In ways that will not tear the earth apart
Or tear the pulse of hope from human hearts
Wait patiently
For gently cleansing rains
Will clear away the acrid smoke across the fertile lands
Of brave defiant bold Ukraine
© Anne Clark 2022
МРІЯ
І після ран
Бальзам
Розверзся небосхил подертий
Після оглушних руйнувань
Прийшло затишшя
І ті створіння, що вціліли сум‘яттям змішані
Сяк так, помалу повертаються
Додому
Щоб віднайти, все те, що було іншим
Серед світанку вкритого імлою
Уламків сплющених залізної руди
Зібрати рештки зламаних життів
Розбиті фоторамки
І лагідно нести загиблих
Невідомих
До місця безіменного спочинку
в цій землі.
Чи може травма ця загоїтись колись
Чи може в пустищі мир запанує скрізь
У спосіб, що не дасть земний світ розірвати
Не дасть в людських серцях надію зруйнувати
Очікуй рятівних дощів,
Що вмиють лагідно ці землі плідні й вільні
І дим їдкий розвіють степові вітри
Нескореної України
Translation © Jurko Marrow 2022
MUSICIANS DEFEND UKRAINE
is a charity organization which aims to support Ukrainian music industry representatives during the war. It was initiated by three organizations: Love’n’Joy band, Shpytal Records studio, and kontrabass promo agency.
The foundation’s goal is to unite the cultural scene players and ensure reliable support for musicians and music industry professionals. The founders of Musicians Defend Ukraine prioritize the needs of applicants who had to suspend their activities in the music scene and joined territorial defense or the Armed Forces of Ukraine to protect the country. The foundation reacts to the financial, logistical, and search-related requests and provides informational support to fellow music professionals from all over the country.
Over the first month of foundation’s work, gathered more than $34180 (it is more than ₴1000000). This amount was mostly donated from abroad. The list of musicians that received aid from foundation, total amount donated and list of musicians which helps MDU, you might find on their website and Instagram
UKRAINE FOREVER – UKRAINIAN CULTURAL BROADCASTER
“Ukraine forever – Ukrainian cultural broadcaster” is a nonprofit digital media platform, that covers the activities of Ukrainian artists: Musicians, filmmakers, poets which struggling for Ukraine, its freedom and independence in all possible ways. As artists with their artworks, as a volunteers collecting necessary supplies for Ukrainian armed forces and for suffered from russia’s military aggression citizens of Ukraine. As ambassadors of Ukraine in a free world, informing the world about real situation in Ukraine. Ukraine Forever producing audiovisual content as testimonies of refugees from the war torn territories of Ukraine. Also, we perform interviews with the famous Ukrainian psychologists which gives advices, how to solve the stress, fears and how to “keep calm and carry on” during the war.