State Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

The State Anthem of the Kyrgyz RepublicTemplate:Efn was adopted on 18 December 1992 by a resolution of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. The music was composed by Template:Interlanguage link and Template:Interlanguage link, and the words were written by Template:Interlanguage link and Template:Interlanguage link.

Initially, the anthem consisted of three verses and a chorus; however, by the resolution of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic N 2648-V of 27 December 2012, the second verse was excluded.

History

The national anthem on a 2003 Kyrgyz stamp

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In the 2000s, several public figures began initiatives to change the lyrics of the anthem. They considered the meaning of the word in the second stanza, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Gloss), to be contradictory, with the negative prefix {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} giving the word {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Gloss) the opposite meaning.<ref name=":1" /> Thus, the following verse was omitted:

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In 2011, the Supreme Council set up a commission to change the lyrics of the national anthem and the flag,<ref name=":1" /> which had also been under dispute over the use of red and the flaming sun.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The flag would not be changed, but after considering many proposals for changes to the lyrics or a new second verse, the commission, headed by Abdyrakhman Mamataliev, concluded to remove the verse entirely, stating there were generally contradictions in it. The Jogorku Kengesh voted in favour of the commission's proposal on 27 December 2012 with resolution N 2648-V.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1" />

In 2025, the government launched a public contest to replace the anthem, saying that it fails to accurately represent the depict the country's ancient and nomadic past.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lyrics

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English translation

<poem>Land of snowy mountains, steppes and valleys, Which are equal to the souls of our folks. Within your Ala-Too for aeons countless, Where our fathers dwelled and protected them. Template:Small March on, O Kyrgyz folk, March towards democracy! Keep prospering, off we go, In your hands lies your destiny! Our hopes, aspirations accomplished, Your banner of freedom is soaring over us, With our forebears' traditions we are endowed, For aeons shall our culture stay holy to us. Template:Small</poem>

Protocol

President Sooronbay Jeenbekov putting his hand over his heart during the playing of the anthem, with Vladimir Putin standing beside him listening along.

When the anthem is being performed at official ceremonies and social functions, the protocol is to put the hands over their heart if one is a civilian, which follows the American example for the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner". When in formation, officers of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan perform a Russian-style salute while enlisted personnel present arms with whatever weapon they might have in hand, outside of formation, all personnel salute.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Emblem of Kyrgyzstan
• Flag of Kyrgyzstan
• Geography of Kyrgyzstan
• Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, the previous anthem

External links

• Audio of the national anthem of Kyrgyzstan, with information and lyrics
• Himnuszok – A vocal recording of the anthem hosted on Szbszig's Himnuszok website
• Version of the national anthem on the audio page of the President of Kyrgyzstan
• National anthem of Kyrgyzstan from official website of President of Kyrgyz Republic
• State Symbols of Kyrgyzstan