The State Anthem of Turkmenistan was adopted as the national anthem of Turkmenistan in 1996, replacing the Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. After the death of Saparmyrat Nyýazow in 2006, the lyrics were modified in 2008 by removing his title of "Türkmenbaşy" in the refrain.Turkmenistan to the Heights of the Golden Age, Ashgabat, 2005. The music was composed by Weli Muhadow, who also composed the music for the Soviet-era anthem.
The lyrics were originally written by the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmyrat Nyýazow, also known as Türkmenbaşy, who died on 21 December 2006. Less than two years after his death, references to him in the chorus were replaced with "the people", and both the third and final verse and the chorus at the start of the piece were removed. The national anthem is played at the start of radio and television broadcasts at 6:55 a.m. local time and played again when radio and television stations sign off.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
History Until 1996, Turkmenistan, which received independence a few years earlier, used the Turkmen SSR anthem without words as the state anthem. The new anthem was adopted on 27 September 1996 by the People's Council of Turkmenistan in Bayramali. The anthem, known by the first sentence of the chorus, "The great creation of Türkmenbaşy", in reference to the country's first leader Saparmyrat Nyýazow, was used from 1997 to 2008, when it was given minor changes when his successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, ordered to do so following Nyýazow's death in 2006.
Lyrics Current official Turkmen originalIPA transcription as sungPerso-Arabic scriptTürkmen Ýazuw Kadalary (توركمن يازوو قادالاري). Margush.ir.Cyrillic script١ جانؽم قربان ساݣا، ارقانا يوُردوُم مرت پدرلڭ روُخؽ باردؽر کؤڭۆلده. بيتاراپ، قاراشسؽز توْپراغؽڭ نوُردوُر بايداغؽڭ بلنتدير دنیأڭ اؤڭۆنده.
قايتالاما: خلقؽڭ قرآن باقؽ بييك بيناسؽ برقارار دولتيم، جگريم–جانؽم. باشلارؽڭ تأجى سن، ديللر سناسؽ دنیا دوُرسوُن، سن دوُر، تۆرکمنيستانؽم!
٢ قارداشدؽر تيرلر، آماندؽر ايللر اول–آخر بيردير بيزيڭ قانؽمؽز. خاراساتلاز آلماز، سؽندؽرماز سيللر نسللر دؤش گريپ قوْرار شانؽمؽز.
قايتالاما
English translation I My soul is a sacrifice to you, my beloved country, The spirit of a brave father is in my heart. The light of a neutral and independent land Your flag is raised high before the world.
The great eternal creation of the people, My sovereign state, my heart and soul. You are the crown of heads, the praise of tongues. Let the world stand still, let you be still, Turkmenistan!
II The tribes are brothers; the nations live in peace. (Referring to tribes that were once rivals, but are now at peace.) For after all, our blood is one. No storms nor floods can ever break us, Generation after generation will rise to defend our honour.
Original version
Turkmen originalIPA transcription as sungPerso-Arabic scriptCyrillic scriptقايتالاما: تۆرکمنباشینگ قرآن بييك بيناسؽ برقارار دولتيم، جگريم–جانؽم. باشلارؽنگ تأجى سن، ديللر سناسؽ دنیا دوُرسوُن، سن دوُر، تۆرکمنيستانؽم!
١ جانؽم قربان سانگا، ارقانا يوُردوُم مرت پدرلنگ روُخؽ باردؽر کؤنگۆلده. بيتاراپ، قاراشسؽز توْپراغؽنگ نوُردوُر بايداغؽنگ بلنتدير دنیأنگ اؤنگۆنده.
قايتالاما
٢ قارداشدؽر تيرلر، آماندؽر ايللر اول–آخر بيردير بيزينگ قانؽمؽز. خاراساتلاز آلماز، سؽندؽرماز سيللر نسللر دؤش گريپ قوْرار شانؽمؽز.
قايتالاما
٣ آرقامدؽر بوُ داغلار، پنامدؽر دۆزلر إقبالؽم، نامؽسؽم، تغابؽم، وطن! سانکا شك يتيرسه، کور بوْلسوُن گؤزلر گچميشيم، گلجگيم، دوْوامؽم، وطن!
English translation The great eternal creation of Türkmenbaşy My sovereign state, my heart and soul. You are the crown of heads, the praise of tongues. Let the world stop, let you stand still, Turkmenistan!
I My soul is a sacrifice to you, my beloved country, The spirit of a brave father is in my heart. The light of a neutral and independent land Your flag is raised high before the world
II The tribes are brothers; the nations live in peace. (Referring to tribes that were once rivals, but are now at peace.) For after all, our blood is one. No storms nor floods can ever break us, Generation after generation will rise to defend our honour.
III These mountains are my back, these plains are my refuge. My destiny, my honor, my homeland! If he doubts you, may his eyes be blinded. My past, my present, my future, my homeland!
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References
External links Turkmenistan: Garaşsyz, Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni - Audio of the national anthem of Turkmenistan, with information and lyrics (archive link) Instrumental version of "Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem" in RealAudio Ruhnama - Songs and Video Clips (archive link) - This website dedicated to the Ruhnama features a page with a vocal version of the National Anthem, as well as other songs and video clips.