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How Can I Not Love You, Kyiv of Mine!

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Commemorative coin with a face of Dmytro Lutsenko and name of his poem
Memorial plaque of Ihor Shamo in Kyiv with his notes to the song

"How Can I Not Love You, Kyiv of Mine!" (Ukrainian: «Як тебе не любити, Києве мій!»), also translated as "How Can I Not Love You, My Kyiv!", is a lyrical song of Kievan composer Ihor Shamo and lyrics by poet Dmytro Lutsenko [uk]. At first the song was performed in 1962 in duet by Yuriy Gulyayev and Kostiantyn Ohnievyi [uk] who at that time performed at Kyiv Opera Theatre.

After over half a century later, in 2014 the song became official anthem of Kyiv city.[1]

Rough translation

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