Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Anthem of Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Armenian: Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ) was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union.[1][2]
The writer of the lyrics was Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan), a poet. The composer of this song was Aram Khachaturian.[1][2][3] He was known for his ballets.
Like many national anthems of republics of the Soviet Union, this song praised Vladimir Lenin, the October Revolution and Communism. It also praised the friendship of republics of the Soviet Union. "Hayastan" in the lyrics was the name that the Armenian ethnic called themselves. "Severe" in the lyrics means the Armenian history, such as earthquakes.[2]
After Armenia became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991, the national anthem was changed to Our Fatherland.[2]
Lyrics
Armenian lyrics
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Armenian Cyrillic script
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Romanization of Armenian
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IPA transcription
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Translation
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Սովետական ազատ աշխարհ Հայաստան՝ |
Советакан азат ашхарһ Һајастан, |
Sovetakan azat ašxarh Hajastan, |
[sɔvɛtɑkɑn ɑzɑt ɑʃχɑɾh hɑjɑstɑn ǀ] |
Independent Soviet world – Armenia! |
Trivia
- This anthem did not begin with an intro.
- This anthem never mentioned Stalin in the lyrics.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://elibrary.lt/resursai/Uzsienio%20leidiniai/Countries/Russia/Himnai_USSR/Armenian%20lyrics.pdf Archived 2020-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Armenian lyrics
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Armenia (1944-1991), NationalAnthems.info, 2013. Kendall, David.
- ↑ Compositions by Aram Khachaturian. General Books LLC. 2010. p. 32. ISBN 1158361750.
- ↑ "Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն օրհներգ". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-05.