Yak tebe ne liubyty, Kyieve mii!

Yak tebe ne liubyty, Kyieve mii!

(Ukrainian: Як тебе не любити, Києве мій!

is a lyrical song of Kyiv 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.

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