Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (Armenian: Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ) was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was used between 1944 and 1991. Its music was composed by world-famous Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian[1] and the lyrics were written by Sarmen.[2] Along with the Anthem of the Estonian SSR, it is one of the only two SSR anthems without an intro.
English: State Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ | |
National anthem of Armenian SSR | |
Lyrics | Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan) |
Music | Aram Khachaturian, 1944 |
Adopted | 1944 |
Relinquished | 1991 |
Succeeded by | "Mer Hayrenik" |
Audio sample | |
State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (vocal)
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One of the heroic themes heard in the III Act of Gayane (1942) was later used by Khachaturian in music of this National Anthem.[3]
Upon independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia adopted the anthem "Mer Hayrenik" in its place.
Lyrics
In Armenian
Armenian script | Romanization[lower-alpha 1] | Cyrillization | IPA transcription |
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First verse | |||
Սովետական ազատ աշխարհ Հայաստան՝ |
Sovetakan azat ašxarh Hajastan, |
Советакан азат ашхарһ Һајастан, |
[sɔvɛtɑkɑn ɑzɑt ɑʃχɑɾh hɑjɑstɑn |] |
Chorus | |||
Փառք քեզ՝ միշտ փառք՝ Սովետական Հայաստան՝ |
Phařkh khez, mišt phařkh Sovetakan Hajastan, |
Ԥар̌қ қез, мишт ԥар̌қ Советакан Һајастан, |
[pʰɑrkʰ kʰɛz | miʃt pʰɑrkʰ sɔvɛtɑkɑn hɑjɑstɑn |] |
Second verse | |||
Լենինն անմահ մեզ հուրն անշեջ պարգեվեց՝ |
Leninn anmah mez hurn anšeǯ pargevech, |
Ленинн анмаһ мез һурн аншеџ паргевец, |
[lɛninː ɑnmɑh mɛz huɾn ɑnʃɛd͡ʒ pɑɾgɛvɛt͡sʰ |] |
Chorus | |||
Փառք քեզ՝ միշտ փառք՝ Սովետական Հայաստան՝ |
Phařkh khez, mišt phařkh Sovetakan Hajastan, |
Ԥар̌қ қез, мишт ԥар̌қ Советакан Һајастан, |
[pʰɑrkʰ kʰɛz | miʃt pʰɑrkʰ sɔvɛtɑkɑn hɑjɑstɑn |] |
Third verse | |||
Մեծ Ռուսիան մեզ եղբայրության ձեռք մեկնեց՝ |
Mec Řusian mez jeɣbajruthjan ʒeřkh meknech, |
Меҵ Р̌усиан мез јеғбајруҭјан ѕер̌қ мекнец, |
[mɛt͡s rusjɑn mɛz jɛʁbɑjɾutʰjɑn d͡zɛrkʰ mɛknɛt͡sʰ |] |
Chorus | |||
Phařkh khez, mišt phařkh Sovetakan Hajastan, |
Ԥар̌қ қез, мишт ԥар̌қ Советакан Һајастан, |
[pʰɑrkʰ kʰɛz | miʃt pʰɑrkʰ sɔvɛtɑkɑn hɑjɑstɑn |] |
Russian translation
Russian was the state official language of the Armenian SSR, alongside Armenian.
Cyrillic script | Latin script |
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English translation
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Notes
- The Romanization is based on the 1913 HMB and 1993 KNAB transliteration systems, with slight modifications.
References
- "Armenian lyrics" (PDF). elibrary.lt.
- "Armenia (1944-1991)". nationalanthems.info.
- Roger, E. Kanet. Identities, Nations and Politics After Communism. pp. 26 & 27.
- "Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն օրհներգ". socialism.am. 2018-08-20.
External links
National anthems of Armenia | ||||||
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