Meniń Qazaqstanym

Менің Қазақстаным
English: My Kazakhstan
Meniń Qazaqstanym
Text and score of the National Anthem of Kazakhstan Менің Қазақстаным (Meniń Qazaqstanym).
National anthem of  Kazakhstan
Lyrics Jumeken Najimedenov, 1956
Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2006
Music Shamshi Kaldayakov, 1956
Adopted 7 January 2006
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"My Kazakhstan" (instrumental)
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Choral rendition

"My Kazakhstan" (Kazakh: Meniń Qazaqstanym, Cyrillic: Менің Қазақстаным, pronounced [mʲɘnɘŋ qɑzɑqˈstɑnəm]) is the national anthem of Kazakhstan, adopted on 7 January 2006.[1] It is based on a homonymous song written in 1956 composed by Shamshi Kaldayakov and written by Jumeken Najimedenov.[2] This replaced the former anthem used after independence, which followed the melody of the anthem of the Kazakh SSR. The original lyrics were modified by president Nursultan Nazarbayev before the decree was issued.[3]

The music is usually played in D Minor. Some instrumental renditions are performed in E Minor.

Origins

This song is based on a Kazakh patriotic song of the same name written in 1956 in response to the Soviet Virgin Lands program. There is debate over whether it was to celebrate the program or to insist Soviet authorities should not turn Kazakhstan into Russia's corn belt.[4]

Lyrics

Cyrillic scriptLatin scriptOfficial English translation

Алтын күн аспаны,
Алтын дән даласы,
Ерліктің дастаны –
Еліме қарашы!

Altyn kún aspany,
Altyn dán dalasy,
Erliktiń dastany –
Elime qarashy!

Sky of golden sun,
Steppe of golden seed,
Legend of courage –
Take a look at my country!

Ежелден ер деген,
Даңқымыз шықты ғой,
Намысын бермеген,
Қазағым мықты ғой!

Ejelden er degen,
Dańqymyz shyqty ǵoı,
Namysyn bermegen,
Qazaǵym myqty ǵoı!

From the antiquity
Our heroic glory emerged,
They did not give up their pride
My Kazakh people are strong!

Менің елім, менің елім,
 Гүлің болып егілемін,
 Жырың болып төгілемін, елім!
 Туған жерім менің — Қазақстаным!

Meniń elim, meniń elim,
 Gúliń bolyp egilemin,
 Jyryń bolyp tógilemin, elim!
 Týǵan jerim meniń — Qazaqstanym!

My country, my country,
As your flower I will be planted,
As your song I will stream, my country!
My native land – My Kazakhstan!

Ұрпаққа жол ашқан,
Кең байтақ жерім бар.
Бірлігі жарасқан,
Тәуелсіз елім бар.

Urpaqqa jol ashqan,
Keń baıtaq jerim bar.
Birligi jarasqan,
Táýelsiz elim bar.

The way was opened to the descendants
By the vast land I have.
Its unity is proper,
I have an independent country.

Қарсы алған уақытты,
Мәңгілік досындай.
Біздің ел бақытты,
Біздің ел осындай!

Qarsy alǵan ýaqytty,
Máńgilik dosyndaı.
Bizdiń el baqytty,
Bizdiń el osyndaı!

It welcomed the tests of time
Like an eternal friend,
Our country is blessed,
Our country is such!

Менің елім, менің елім,
 Гүлің болып егілемін,
 Жырың болып төгілемін, елім!
 Туған жерім менің — Қазақстаным!

Meniń elim, meniń elim,
 Gúliń bolyp egilemin,
 Jyryń bolyp tógilemin, elim!
 Týǵan jerim meniń — Qazaqstanym!

My country, my country,
As your flower I will be planted,
As your song I will stream, my country!
My native land – My Kazakhstan!

Менің елім, менің елім,
 Гүлің болып егілемін,
 Жырың болып төгілемін, елім!
 Туған жерім менің — Қазақстаным!

Meniń elim, meniń elim,
 Gúliń bolyp egilemin,
 Jyryń bolyp tógilemin, elim!
 Týǵan jerim meniń — Qazaqstanym!

My country, my country,
As your flower I will be planted,
As your song I will stream, my country!
My native land – My Kazakhstan!

2012 sporting event incident

In March 2012, a parody national anthem, "O Kazakhstan", featured in the soundtrack of the movie Borat, was mistakenly played at the International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait. The Gold-winning medalist, Mariya Dmitriyenko, stood on the dais while the entire parody was played. The team complained, and the award ceremony was re-staged. The incident apparently resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.[5][6] Senior officials in Kazakhstan were furious with the error and vowed to make a complaint to their Kuwaiti counterparts.

A similar incident had taken place earlier that month at the grand opening of a ski resort in Kostanai, in which the first bar of Ricky Martin's single "Livin' La Vida Loca" was played instead of "Meniń Qazaqstanym".

See also

References

  1. ↑ The CIA World Factbook 2012 Central Intelligence Agency - 2011 "National anthem: name: “Menin Qazaqstanim” (My Kazakhstan) lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV"
  2. ↑ Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы". 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Alex (2015). Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems. London: Random House Books. pp. 140–144. ISBN 9781847947413. 'Imagine if someone came and tried to break up London,' [Shamshi Kaldayakov's son] Mukhtar says, hitting a table in disgust. 'It's just like that. My father composed the song to stop them doing this. "Don't do it. This is our land."'
  5. ↑ "Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony". Eurosport Yahoo! UK. Mar 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait". BBC. 23 March 2012.
Preceded by
Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan		 National Anthem of Kazakhstan
2006–		 Succeeded by
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