Azat u ankakh Artsakh
English: Free and independent Artsakh | |
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Azat u ankakh Artsakh | |
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National anthem of | |
Lyrics | Vardan Hakobyan |
Music | Armen Nasibyan |
Adopted | 1992 |
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Azat u ankakh Artsakh
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"Free and independent Artsakh" (Armenian: Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ, translit. Azat u ankax Archax) is the national anthem of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.
Adopted in 1992, the anthem was written by Vardan Hakobyan and composed by Armen Nasibyan.
Lyrics
Armenian | Armeno-Roman script | IPA transcription (Eastern/Artsakh dialect) |
English translation |
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First verse | |||
Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ, |
Azat u ankax Archax, |
[ɑzɑt u ɑnkɑχ ɑɹt͡sʰɑχ] |
Free and independent Artsakh, |
Chorus 1 | |||
Դու բերդ ես անառիկ, |
Du berd jes anařik, |
[tu bɛɹt jɛs ɑnɑrik] |
You are an unassailable fortress, |
Chorus 2 | |||
Դու մեր լույս հայրենիք, |
Du mer lujs Hajrenikh, |
[tu mɛɹ lujs hɑjɹɛnikʰ] |
You, our light-giving homeland, |
Fourth verse | |||
Քաջերն ենք մենք հայկազուն, |
Khaǯern jenkh menkh Hajkazun, |
[kʰɑd͡ʒɛɹn jɛnkʰ mɛnkʰ hɑjkɑzun] |
We are brave descendants of Haik |
References
- Symbols of Statehood - The website for the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh has a page on national symbols that include an instrumental version of the anthem.
- State Symbols - The website for the President of the NKR also has a page on state symbols that features an English translation of the lyrics along with the same instrumental version.