The State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria[a] was composed by Khasan Kardanov in 1992.[1]
| English: State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria | |
|---|---|
| Государственный гимн Кабардино-Балкарии | |
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Regional anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| Music | Khasan Kardanov |
| Adopted | 1992 |
| Audio sample | |
Official band instrumental recording | |
History
editKhasan Kardanov won a competition to select the music of the anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria with a composition based on the intonations and colours of Kabardian, Balkar and Russian folk songs. A commission was then established to select lyrics for the anthem.
In 2000, the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria announced the completion of its work and promised to approve lyrics by the end of the year; however, no lyrics were ever officially approved, despite contributions by poets Zuber Tkhagazitov (Kabardian); Magomet Mokaev, Salih Gurtuevru and Akhmat Sozaev (Balkar); Georgy Yaropolsky (Russian); lawyer Igor Tsavkilov (Russian); editor-in-chief of Nur magazine Boris Gedgafov (Russian and Kabardian); and editor of the Elbrus publishing house Anatoly Bitsuev and songwriter Pyotr Kazharov (Russian).[1]
Lyrics
edit| Russian original[1][2] | Kabardian[3][better source needed] | Karachay-Balkar[4][better source needed] |
|---|---|---|
Под ясным небом расцветая, |
Хьэку дыгъэ нур къэгъэныгъэ, |
Жери жарыкъ кюн сен чагъыу |
English translation
editYou blossom under the bright sun,
You live on, homeland of our fathers.
The home we share, our holy land,
You are our hope, pride and love.
Chorus:
Blossom, our dear republic,
Shine on for many years.
You, Kabardino-Balkaria,
Are the land of peace, sun and toil.
Long ago our forebears bequeathed to us
A nation to live in amity.
By destiny we have proven
That this friendship can't be broken.
Chorus
You have united the people,
Your Elbrus – the peak of brotherhood.
Our might is in your unity,
Our Rus' is with you forever.
Chorus
Notes
edit- ^ Russian: Государственный гимн Кабардино-Балкарии, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj gimn Kabardino-Balkarii; Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ и Къэрал Орэдыр, romanized: Qəbərdej-Bałqər Respublikə i Qəral Orədyr; Karachay-Balkar: Къабарты-Малкъар Республиканы гимни, romanized: Qabartı-Malqar Respublikanı gimni
- ^ Растёшь ('You grow up') is also used.
- ^ Sometimes sung as «Ты наша жизнь, ты мать родная» ('You're our life, you're our dear mother').
- ^ Sometimes sung as «Ты наша гордость и любовь» ('You're our pride and love').
- ^ Sometimes sung as «Цветите села, города» ('May villages and towns stand in bloom').
- ^ Sometimes sung as «С тобою вместе – наша сила» ('We're with you forever, our might').
- ^ Sometimes sung as «С тобою вместе – наша Русь» ('We're with you forever, our land of Russia').
References
edit- ^ a b c "Славься, Отечество! | Портрет региона в Вестнике Северный Кавказ". severniykavkaz.ru (in Russian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Литературный кавказ. №4 (22)" (PDF). pisateli-kavkaz.ru. September 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "Hymns of Russian Oblasts - Kabardino-Balkaria Gimn (Кабардино-Балкария гимн) (Kabardino-Balkaria) lyrics + Kabardian translation".
- ^ "Hymns of Russian Oblasts - Kabardino-Balkaria Gimn (Кабардино-Балкария гимн)(Kabardino-Balkaria) lyrics + Karachay-Balkar translation".