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 dwelling by means of fixed struggling, loss, and battle. And for 3 years, hope has by no means died. This music is an emotional cry from the soul, reflecting the ache and sorrow introduced by conflict.
The Story Behind the Track
Because the third 12 months of full-scale conflict continues, the significance of psychological well being and emotional resilience has by no means been higher. Each Ukrainian carries an awesome burden of grief, ache, and loss. Many people have discovered to suppress feelings to seek out the energy to maintain going.
However this music was written on the very starting of the full-scale invasion, when NEWMA was pressured to go away Ukraine throughout the bombing of her hometown, Kharkiv, and flee to Germany. Shock, ache, disbelief—all the things 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 have been caught in my throat. However I knew I needed to launch these feelings. One night, whereas strolling by means of Hamburg, I spotted that I needed to flip this ache into music. This music 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 that feels the ache of others as her personal. She poured this intense emotional fact into each line of the music.
What Is This Track About?
“My music isn’t just lyrics and music. It’s the voice of a nation screaming in ache. It’s about all those that have misplaced their houses, family members, and peace due to conflict. It’s a reminder of essentially the most basic fact: life is the best worth.”
NEWMA emphasizes:
“This music just isn’t about forgiveness or passivity. It’s about the truth that wars start when somebody believes they’ve the suitable to determine who lives and who dies. But when each particular person on the planet actually understood that taking a life is unacceptable, there could be no wars.”
The battle to Convey This Track to Life
The journey to recording this music was lengthy and troublesome. At first, NEWMA trusted somebody who claimed to be an expert, however ended up shedding each her cash and the association. Then, the music was chosen for a Ukrainian-German documentary movie, however producers later determined to exchange music with the sounds of conflict.
Later, she was provided a contract with a significant label, however the phrases have been so restrictive that she had no alternative however to stroll away.
“This was already my fourth try to file this music. 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 pal 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 make it possible for each sound carried the reality, ache, and resilience of my individuals.”
“This music was born in battle and hardship. And perhaps 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’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 individuals revenue from dying, 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 individuals and the kids whose childhood was stolen by conflict, that she instantly knew—this needed to be the duvet artwork for her music.
“This paintings 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 Folks at All” and its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей” is accessible 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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