Meniń Qazaqstanym
English: My Kazakhstan | |
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Meniń Qazaqstanym | |
Text and score of the National Anthem of Kazakhstan Менің Қазақстаным (Meniń Qazaqstanym). | |
National anthem of | |
Lyrics |
Jumeken Najimedenov, 1956 Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2006 |
Music | Shamshi Kaldayakov, 1956 |
Adopted | 7 January 2006 |
Audio sample | |
"My Kazakhstan" (instrumental)
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"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.
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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
Wikisource has the official lyrics for this national anthem: |
Cyrillic script | Latin script | Official English translation |
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Алтын күн аспаны, |
Altyn kún aspany, |
Sky of golden sun, |
Ежелден ер деген, |
Ejelden er degen, |
From the antiquity |
Менің елім, менің елім, |
Meniń elim, meniń elim, |
My country, my country, |
Ұрпаққа жол ашқан, |
Urpaqqa jol ashqan, |
The way was opened to the descendants |
Қарсы алған уақытты, |
Qarsy alǵan ýaqytty, |
It welcomed the tests of time |
Менің елім, менің елім, |
Meniń elim, meniń elim, |
My country, my country, |
Менің елім, менің елім, |
Meniń elim, meniń elim, |
My country, my country, |
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
- ↑ The CIA World Factbook 2012 Central Intelligence Agency - 2011 "National anthem: name: “Menin Qazaqstanim” (My Kazakhstan) lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV"
- ↑ Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы". 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ↑ 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."'
- ↑ "Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony". Eurosport Yahoo! UK. Mar 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait". BBC. 23 March 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National anthems of Kazakhstan. |
- Kazakh.ru — This Russian language website with news about Kazakhstan has an article about the new anthem, with an MP3 vocal file.
- "National Anthem of Kazakhstan - 'Менің Қазақстаным' (Cool Instrumental Version)" — Instrumental version in E Minor (Courtesy of DeroVolk)
- "Meniñ Qazaqstanım (1956) [Original Kazakh National Anthem-Song]" — Original 1956 song (Courtesy of Kingworld30)
Preceded by Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
National Anthem of Kazakhstan 2006– |
Succeeded by Current |