The Transnistrian anthem was created with the music of
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov, and the words of Boris Parmenov, Nicholas Bozhko and Vitaly Pishchenko. According to law, it must be performed in accordance with the approved musical version and text; other musical editions and translations of it are not considered to be the national anthem of Transnistria. The national anthem may be performed: • during the opening and closing of solemn meetings dedicated to holidays and significant dates of the republic; • during the opening of monuments and memorials of national significance; • during other solemn and protocol events held by state and administrative bodies, local self-government, enterprises, institutions, organizations and individuals. The national anthem may be sung during state sports competitions. During the public performance of the anthem, those present listen to it standing up, and men take off their hats, and if the
flag of Transnistria is rising as the same time, then anybody present has to turn to face the flag. It is allowed to use variants of the musical presentation of the anthem in different instrumentation and arrangements. The national anthem is broadcast by the state audio and audiovisual mass media, the founders of which are the president of the republic and the Supreme Council: • daily – before the start and after the end of broadcasting, and with round–the-clock broadcasting – at 6 o'clock and at 24 o'clock; • on New Year's Eve – after the broadcast of the battle of the clock at 24 o'clock. The anthem can be sung in Romanian, Russian or Ukrainian. ==Lyrics==