the official anthem of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Belarusian state that was created in 1918 but lasted only 10 months, during World War I. Since 1919, the song has been used as an anthem of Belarus by Belarusian emigrant communities in Western Europe and North America. It is still considered the official anthem used by the government-in-exile of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. Mahutny Boža Mahutny Boža, a religious hymn, is also actively used by those who oppose the Lukashenko Government. Pahonia The song Pahonia, based on the poem by Maksim Bahdanovich and set to music by Mikalay Shchahlou-Kulikovich, has been performed acapella during the 2020 Belarusian protests and experienced a resurged popularity following them. Young Belarus A favourite in the anthem competition was the poem called Young Belarus (Маладая Беларусь) by Janka Kupala. However, the poem was never set to a musical composition, so Young Belarus could not be selected as the anthem. Lyrics Belarusian lyrics Translations Notes References External links Скачать гимн Республики Беларусь Belarus: My Belarusy – Audio of the national anthem of Belarus, with information and lyrics European anthems Belarusian music National symbols of Belarus National anthems National anthem compositions in F major Belarusian-language songs