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The Baltics Are Waking Up! (Lithuanian: Bunda jau Baltija; Latvian: Atmostas Baltija; Estonian: Ärgake, Baltimaad) is a trilingual song composed by Boriss Rezņiks [lv; ru] for the occasion of the Baltic Way, a large demonstration against the Soviet Union for independence of the Baltic States in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The song is sometimes regarded as the joint anthem of the Baltics. The Lithuanian text was sung by Žilvinas Bubelis, Latvian by Viktors Zemgals [lv], and Estonian by Tarmo Pihlap.^[1]

References

^ Asmonaitis, Kasparas (August 27, 2017). "The Baltic Way: The Day 2 Million People Held Hands for Freedom". The Culture Trip. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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[Asmonaitis-1] Asmonaitis, Kasparas (August 27, 2017). "The Baltic Way: The Day 2 Million People Held Hands for Freedom". The Culture Trip. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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-'''The Baltics Are Waking Up!''' ({{lang-lt|Bunda jau Baltija}}, {{lang-lv|Atmostas Baltija}}, {{lang-et|Ärgake, Baltimaad}}) is a trilingual song composed by [[Boriss Rezniks]] for the occasion of the [[Baltic Way]], a large demonstration against the [[Soviet Union]] and for independence of the [[Baltic States]] in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]]. The song is sometimes regarded as the joint anthem of the Baltics. The Lithuanian text was sung by [[Žilvinas Bubelis]], Latvian by [[Viktors Zemgals]], Estonian by [[Tarmo Pihlap]].<ref name="Asmonaitis">{{cite web|last=Asmonaitis|first=Kasparas|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/lithuania/articles/the-baltic-way-the-day-2-million-people-held-hands-for-freedom/|title=The Baltic Way: The Day 2 Million People Held Hands for Freedom|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=The Culture Trip|accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
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+'''The Baltics Are Waking Up!''' ({{langx|lt|Bunda jau Baltija}}; {{langx|lv|Atmostas Baltija}}; {{langx|et|Ärgake, Baltimaad}}) is a trilingual song composed by {{ill|Boriss Rezņiks|lv|Boriss Rezņiks|ru|Резник, Борис (композитор)}} for the occasion of the [[Baltic Way]], a large demonstration against the [[Soviet Union]] for independence of the [[Baltic States]] in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]]. The song is sometimes regarded as the joint anthem of the Baltics. The Lithuanian text was sung by [[Žilvinas Bubelis]], Latvian by {{ill|Viktors Zemgals|lv|Viktors Zemgals}}, and Estonian by [[Tarmo Pihlap]].<ref name="Asmonaitis">{{cite web|last=Asmonaitis|first=Kasparas|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/lithuania/articles/the-baltic-way-the-day-2-million-people-held-hands-for-freedom/|title=The Baltic Way: The Day 2 Million People Held Hands for Freedom|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=The Culture Trip|accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KoKq20RUl0 A Youtube video showing the Baltic Way, August 1989. Lyrics: Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian)]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KoKq20RUl0 A Youtube video showing the Baltic Way, August 1989. Lyrics: Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian]
 *[https://lyricstranslate.com/en/baltics-are-waking-baltics-are-waking.html Texts of the song in three languages and translation into English]
 {{Restoration of Baltic independence}}
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v t e Restoration of the independence of the Baltic states
Armed struggle
Groups and events	Guerrilla war in the Baltic states (1944–56) Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters Operation Priboi (1949) Operation Jungle (1949–55)
Freedom fighters	August Sabbe Jānis Pīnups Pranas Končius Juozas Lukša Adolfas Ramanauskas
Soviet dissident era
Groups and events	Lithuanian Helsinki Group (1977–81) Lithuanian Liberty League (1978–95) Baltic Appeal (1979) Letter of 40 Intellectuals (1980) Phosphorite War (1987) MRP-AEG (1987–88)
Dissidents	Gunārs Astra Romas Kalanta Jüri Kukk Tiit Madisson Mart Niklus Lagle Parek Enn Tarto Tomas Venclova
Political activism era
Movements	ERSP Popular Front of Estonia Popular Front of Latvia Sąjūdis Estonian Citizens' Committee Congress of Estonia
Activists	Tunne Kelam Vytautas Landsbergis Lennart Meri
Singing Revolution	Hirvepark meeting (1987) Night Song Festivals (1988) Baltic Way (1989) Alo Mattiisen "The Baltics Are Waking Up"
Key decisions	Sovereignty Declaration of the Estonian SSR (1988) Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania (1990) On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (1990)
Final confrontations	Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts January 1991 events in Lithuania January 1991 events in Latvia
Post-independence crises	Pullapää crisis (1993) Coup of the Volunteers (1993)