Mysteries of a Ukrainian and Russian Wedding Revealed - A Wedding Song Guide
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No-one can argue the fact that both Russians and Ukrainians pay much attention to music and singing at their weddings. With weddings being a complex and vibrant set of rites, customs, and traditions, authentic wedding songs also occupy an essential place in the Ukrainian and Russian wedding traditions. Knowing some of the most popular and culturally acceptable songs that are very often played at the weddings can prepare you to the type of the festivity that it represents. You can even practice to dance and sing them before attending the event in any role, since you will definitely be invited to take part in communal singing and dancing. We offer you a list of traditional songs of old-timers in Russia and Ukraine, which are still sung at weddings in communities with a strong authentic culture, as a part of Ukrainian wedding ceremony traditions:
- Wedding songs in Ukrainian are generally called "Vesil'ni pisni'. To play national Ukrainian music, the couple's families usually invite musicians with national music instruments such as bandura (a string instrument similar to a lyre) and sopilka (a Ukrainian ethnic equivalent to a flute). Besides authentic wedding songs, the Ukrainian wedding march is commonly played at the official part of the ceremony.
- Collective singing of the "Mnohaya Lita" song is also an indispensable part of the traditional Ukrainian wedding. It is performed at the moment when the couple comes out of the church as a wife and a husband. The song is translated into English as "Many Happy Years", and symbolizes the wish of long and happy life to the couple.
- Russian weddings also presuppose playing the wedding march, which is a part of the authentic Slavic culture.
However, alongside with many traditional cultural songs that have been sung for centuries at Russian and Ukrainian weddings, there is a repertoire of contemporary wedding-related songs that are also highly popular at these events. Knowing them will also help you feel convenient with your Russian or Ukrainian bride during the wedding. Here are some of the best-known wedding hits:
- Song "wedding" by Muslim Magomayev - it is a very popular wedding song that both young and old Russians and Ukrainians adore.
- "Caucasian wedding" by Vakhtang Kikabidze and "Wedding waltz" by Nikolaev Baskov are also commonly used during wedding festivities to add solemnity to the event.
- Songs "wedding" by Glukoza and "wedding" by Verka Serdyuchka are loved by fans of unrestrained fun and large-scale celebrations.
- Songs "Wedding ring" by Jasmine and "Wedding Flowers" are very romantic and tender love stories.
- For fans of English-language wedding hits, such works as "Marry want" by Cote d'Azur and "Engagement Ring" by Sing a Song will be perfect music choices.
Surely, you should keep in mind that these songs are not a "one-size-fits-all" solution for all Ukrainian and Russian weddings. Many beautiful Ukrainian women may prefer to have a much more modern selection of music for guests to have fun and dance. Some families even invite fashionable DJs to weddings to make the ceremony modern and stylish. Hence, it is necessary to take the culture of the bride's family into consideration, think of who your guests will be, and then make choices about wedding songs.
- Wedding songs in Ukrainian are generally called "Vesil'ni pisni'. To play national Ukrainian music, the couple's families usually invite musicians with national music instruments such as bandura (a string instrument similar to a lyre) and sopilka (a Ukrainian ethnic equivalent to a flute). Besides authentic wedding songs, the Ukrainian wedding march is commonly played at the official part of the ceremony.
- Collective singing of the "Mnohaya Lita" song is also an indispensable part of the traditional Ukrainian wedding. It is performed at the moment when the couple comes out of the church as a wife and a husband. The song is translated into English as "Many Happy Years", and symbolizes the wish of long and happy life to the couple.
- Russian weddings also presuppose playing the wedding march, which is a part of the authentic Slavic culture.
However, alongside with many traditional cultural songs that have been sung for centuries at Russian and Ukrainian weddings, there is a repertoire of contemporary wedding-related songs that are also highly popular at these events. Knowing them will also help you feel convenient with your Russian or Ukrainian bride during the wedding. Here are some of the best-known wedding hits:
- Song "wedding" by Muslim Magomayev - it is a very popular wedding song that both young and old Russians and Ukrainians adore.
- "Caucasian wedding" by Vakhtang Kikabidze and "Wedding waltz" by Nikolaev Baskov are also commonly used during wedding festivities to add solemnity to the event.
- Songs "wedding" by Glukoza and "wedding" by Verka Serdyuchka are loved by fans of unrestrained fun and large-scale celebrations.
- Songs "Wedding ring" by Jasmine and "Wedding Flowers" are very romantic and tender love stories.
- For fans of English-language wedding hits, such works as "Marry want" by Cote d'Azur and "Engagement Ring" by Sing a Song will be perfect music choices.
Surely, you should keep in mind that these songs are not a "one-size-fits-all" solution for all Ukrainian and Russian weddings. Many beautiful Ukrainian women may prefer to have a much more modern selection of music for guests to have fun and dance. Some families even invite fashionable DJs to weddings to make the ceremony modern and stylish. Hence, it is necessary to take the culture of the bride's family into consideration, think of who your guests will be, and then make choices about wedding songs.