On February 21, 2025, Ukrainian singer, actress, songwriter, and soundtrack composer NEWMA (Marina Zarubina) launched her new anti-war single “No Proper to Kill Individuals at All”, alongside its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей”.
For 3 years, Ukrainians have been residing via 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 struggle.
The Story Behind the Tune
Because the third 12 months of full-scale struggle 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 search out the power to maintain going.
However this tune was written on the very starting of the full-scale invasion, when NEWMA was compelled to go away Ukraine through 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 have been caught in my throat. However I knew I needed to launch these feelings. One night, whereas strolling via 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 folks 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 reality into each line of the tune.
What Is This Tune 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 houses, family members, and peace due to struggle. It’s a reminder of essentially the most elementary reality: life is the best worth.”
NEWMA emphasizes:
“This tune shouldn’t be 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 individual on the earth really understood that taking a life is unacceptable, there could be no wars.”
The wrestle to Deliver This Tune to Life
The journey to recording this tune 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 tune was chosen for a Ukrainian-German documentary movie, however producers later determined to exchange music with the sounds of struggle.
Later, she was provided a contract with a serious label, however the phrases have been so restrictive that she had no alternative however to stroll away.
“This was already my fourth try and document this tune. Lastly, in Berlin, I met two unimaginable Ukrainian sound producers, Stefan Lytvyn and Mykyta Bohdanov, who helped me deliver my imaginative and prescient to life. And my good friend Julia Volkova helped create a artistic 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 folks.”
“This tune was born in wrestle and hardship. And perhaps that’s why it touches folks so deeply—leaving nobody detached.”
The Message
“No proper to kill folks in any respect — this isn’t a political slogan. It isn’t a debatable assertion. It’s merely the reality! If each individual on this planet understood this, there could be no wars. So long as folks revenue from dying, 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 folks and the kids whose childhood was stolen by struggle, 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 one “No Proper to Kill Individuals at All” and its Ukrainian model “Не можна вбивати людей” is out there 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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