On February 21, 2025, Ukrainian singer, actress, songwriter, and soundtrack composer NEWMA (Marina Zarubina) launched her new anti-war single “No Proper to Kill Folks at All”, alongside its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей”.
For 3 years, Ukrainians have been residing by means of fixed struggling, loss, and wrestle. And for 3 years, hope has by no means died. This tune is an emotional cry from the soul, reflecting the ache and sorrow introduced by warfare.
The Story Behind the Music
Because the third yr of full-scale warfare 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 discovered to suppress feelings to seek out the energy to maintain going.
However this tune was written on the very starting of the full-scale invasion, when NEWMA was compelled to depart Ukraine throughout the bombing of her hometown, Kharkiv, and flee to Germany. Shock, ache, disbelief—the whole lot 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 means of Hamburg, I noticed that I needed to flip this ache into music. This tune 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 reality into each line of the tune.
What Is This Music About?
“My tune 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 warfare. It’s a reminder of essentially the most elementary reality: life is the very best worth.”
NEWMA emphasizes:
“This tune just isn’t 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 this planet actually understood that taking a life is unacceptable, there could be no wars.”
The wrestle to Convey This Music to Life
The journey to recording this tune 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 tune was chosen for a Ukrainian-German documentary movie, however producers later determined to exchange music with the sounds of warfare.
Later, she was supplied 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 file this tune. Lastly, in Berlin, I met two unimaginable Ukrainian sound producers, Stefan Lytvyn and Mykyta Bohdanov, who helped me carry my imaginative and prescient to life. And my buddy 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 guarantee that each sound carried the reality, ache, and resilience of my individuals.”
“This tune 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 isn’t 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 individuals revenue from demise, wars will proceed. Our duty 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 youngsters whose childhood was stolen by warfare, that she instantly knew—this needed to be the duvet artwork for her tune.
“This art work visually expresses what I’ve conveyed in music. It’s an emotional reality that wants no clarification.”
Launch Date
The only “No Proper to Kill Folks at All” and its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей” is on the market 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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