Bayraktar (song)

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"Bayraktar"
Single
LanguageUkrainian
Released1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)
RecordedFebruary 2022
Length
  • 2:20 (Youtube)
Songwriter(s)Taras Borovok
Composer(s)Taras Borovok

"Bayraktar" is a patriotic Ukrainian song that became popular after its release in 1 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dedicated to the Bayraktar TB2 combat drone due to its successful deployment against Russian troops, the song is written by Ukrainian Taras Borovok, and insults the Russian Army together with the invasion itself. Borovok received a request from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to write a folk song on the day the invasion began.

Background

A Bayraktar TB2 of the Ukrainian Air Force

The song is dedicated to the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone.[1][2] The TB2 drone was used by the Ukrainian Army during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The usage of the drones has been credited with slowing down the Russian advance into the country.[4]

The song was written and composed by Ukrainian soldier Taras Borovko.[5] Having only attended four music classes, Borovko received a request from the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the day the Russian invasion started, to write a folk song.[6]

Song

"Bayraktar" was uploaded to YouTube on 1 March 2022.[7] The lyrics of the song are about how the drones serve as a punishment to the invading Russian Army,[2] and insults the army itself, the equipment used by them, their special operation in Ukraine and the soup they consume.[8]

In numerous music videos, the song is accompanied by Bayraktar's strikes on columns of Russian equipment on the territory of Ukraine.[1][9] The song has been translated into English and Arabic,[10][11] and has been shared on the official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[2][12] "Bayraktar" might be one of the first songs ever made about a combat drone.[7]

Reception and legacy

Spencer Kornhaber from The Atlantic called the song "very catchy" and said that it had a "simple beat".[8] According to the Algemeen Dagblad, the song shows that Selçuk Bayraktar, the chief technology officer of Baykar, is the "second biggest hero" of Ukraine after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[5] "Bayraktar" is repeatedly played on Ukrainian radio stations,[8] and is sung by Ukrainians during protests against the invasion.[13][14] According to Gabriel Gavin from The Spectator, the song had over a million views on YouTube before being taken down.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ukrayna ordusundan Bayraktar TB2'ye özel şarkı: Bizde donanımları yok eden Bayraktar var". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  2. ^ a b c "'Bayraktar!': Ukrainian army shares song celebrating Turkish-made drone fighting back at Russian invasion". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  3. ^ "Ukraine credits Turkish drones with eviscerating Russian tanks and armor in their first use in a major conflict". Business Insider. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Ukraine's Secret Weapon Against Russia: Turkish Drones". Time. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Guy Van Vlierden. "'Bayraktar! Bayraktar!' Hoe een Turk de tweede grootste held van Oekraïne is geworden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  6. ^ "Хіт про "Байрактар" написав кадровий військовий, і він вже готує наступну прем'єру". Television Service of News. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b William Cobb. "The Bayraktar TB2 Drone is so effective against Russian vehicles that the Ukrainians made a pop song about it". The Aviation Geek Club. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ a b c Spencer Kornhaber. "The Military Weapon That Has Become a Musical Touchstone in Ukraine". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. ^ "Ascolta 'Bayraktar', la canzone che l'esercito ucraino ha dedicato ai droni da guerra". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  10. ^ "«Байрактар»: в Україні з'явився новий військовий хіт". showbiz.fakty.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  11. ^ "Odessa.Ltd - Гарна українська пісня..." odessa.ltd (via Facebook) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  12. ^ "Ukrayna Silahlı Kuvvetleri Bayraktar'ın SİHA'larına şarkı besteledi! Neler söylediler neler". Yeniçağ (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  13. ^ Dave Philipps and Eric Schmitt. "Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  14. ^ Belisarius [@herzogg96] (March 7, 2022). "Ukrainians singing the song about Bayraktar TB2 Turkish drones" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Gabriel Gavin. "Could Turkey rejoin the West?". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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