Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ
Гимн Армянской ССР
English: State Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Haykakan SSH orhnerg Gimn Armyanskoy SSR

National anthem of Armenian SSR
Lyrics	Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan)
Music	Aram Khachaturian, 1944
Adopted	1944
Relinquished	1991

The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (Armenian: Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ, Haykakan SSH orhnerg, Cyrillic: Һайкакан ССҺ орһнерг; Russian: Гимн Армянской ССР, Gimn Armyanskoy SSR) was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Armenian SSR.

Background

The anthem was used from 1944 to 1991. It was composed by Aram Khachaturian, a world-famous Armenian composer, who was known for his concertos and ballets, Spartacus and Gayane, the latter including the ever-popular Sabre Dance.

One of the heroics themes heards in the III Act of Gayane (1942) was later used by Khachaturian in music of this National Anthem.^[1]

Armenak Sarkisyan, who went under the pseudonym Sarmen, wrote the lyrics. Upon independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia adopted the anthem Mer Hayrenik ("Our Fatherland") in its place.

Lyrics

Armenian lyrics	Transliteration	English translation of the Armenian Lyrics
Սովետական ազատ աշխարհ Հայաստան՝ Բազում դարեր դաժան ճամփա դու անցար՝ Քաջ որդիք քո մաքառեցին քեզ համար՝ Որ դառնաս դու մայր հայրենիք հայության: Կրկներգ: Փառք քեզ՝ միշտ փառք՝ Սովետական Հայաստան՝ Աշխատասեր՝ ճարտարագործ-շինարար՝ Ժողովրդոց սուրբ դաշինքով անսասան՝ Դու ծաղկում ես և կերտում լույս ապագադ: Լենինն անմահ մեզ հուրն անշեջ պարգևեց՝ Մեր դեմ շողաց երջանկաբեր այգաբաց՝ Հոկտեմբերը կործանումից մեզ փրկեց և տվեց մեզ նոր՝ պայծառ կյանք փառապանծ: Կրկներգ Մեծ Ռուսիան մեզ եղբայրության ձեռք մեկնեց՝ Մենք կերտեցինք ամրակուռ նոր պետություն՝ Լենինյան մեր կուսակցությունն իմաստուն Հաղթորեն մեզ դեպ կոմունիզմ է տանում: Կրկներգ	Sovetakan azat ashkharh Hayastan, Bazum darer dazhan champ’a du ants’ar, K’aj vordik’ k’o mak’ar’ets’in k’ez hamar, Vor dar’nas du mayr Hayrenik’ hayut’yan. Krknerg: P’ar’k’ k’ez, misht p’ar’k’ Sovetakan Hayastan, Ashkhataser, chartaragorts-shinarar, Zhoghovrdots’ surb dashink’ov ansasan, Du tsaghkum yes yev kertum luys apagad. Leninn anmah mez hurn anshej pargevets’, Mer dem shoghats’ yerjankaber aygabats’, Hoktemberë kortsanumits’ mez p’rkets’ Yev tvets’ mez nor, paytsar’ kyank’ p’ar’apants. Krknerg Mets R’usian mez yeghbayrut’yan dzer’k’ meknets’, Menk’ kertets’ink’ amrakur’ nor petut’yun, Leninyan mer kusakts’ut’yunn imastun, Haght’oren mez dep komunizm e tanum. Krknerg	Soviet free world – Armenia! You passed a severe path for centuries, Your brave sons struggled for you, For you to become the Armenians' motherland. Chorus: Glorious be, glorious always Soviet Armenia! Work-loving and architect-building, Unbreakable by peoples' holy alliance, You are blooming and creating your bright future! Immortal Lenin presented us with eternal fire, The happiness-bringing dawn shone upon us, The October rescued us from the destruction. And gave us newly bright and glorious life. Chorus Great Russia extended to us the hand of friendship, We created a strong new state. Our wise Party of Lenin, Is victoriously leading us to Communism. Chorus

Russian lyrics	Transliteration	English translation of the Russian Lyrics
Свободная советская страна – Армения! В прошлом у тебя была суровая судьба, Твои сыны боролись за тебя, Теперь ты стала домом для армян! Припев: Будь же славной, наша Советская Армения! Ты и зодчий, и строитель, Армения! Освящённая дружбой братских народов, Ты движешься к светлому будущему, наша Армения! Октябрь, глоток воздуха, давший нам жизнь, Спасла нас, армянский народ, от неизбежного крушения. С Лениным для нас настали новые времена. Светит нам рассвет Пробуждения. Припев Россия протянула нам руку помощи Народ создал сильное государство. Наша Партия, надёжна и сильна, Она ведёт нас к Коммунизму! Припев	Svobodnaya sovetskaja strana – Armeniya! V proshlom u tebya byla surovaya sud'ba, Tvoi syny boroli' za tebya, Teper' ty stala domom dlya armyan! Pripev: Bud' zhe slavnoy, nasha Sovetskaya Armeniya! Ty i zodchiy, i stroitel', Armeniya! Osvjashchyonnaya druzhboy bratskikh narodov, Ty dvizhesh'sya k svetlomu budushchemu, nasha Armeniya! Oktyabr', glotok vozduha, davshiy nam zhizn', Spasla nas, armyanskiy narod, ot neizbezhnogo krusheniya. S Leninym dlya nas nastali novyye vremena. Svetit nam rassvet Probuzhdeniya. Pripev Rossiya protyanula nam ruku pomoshchi Narod sozdal sil’noe gosudarstvo. Nasha Partiya, nadyozhna i sil'na, Ona vedyot nas k Kommunizmu! Pripev	Soviet free land – Armenia! You experienced the severe fate in the past, Your sons struggled for you, Nowadays you’ve become the Armenians’ own home. Chorus: Glorious be, glorious be, our Soviet Armenia! You’re both an architect and a builder, Armenia! Being illumined by the fraternal peoples friendship, You are going to the future, our Armenia! October’s life-giving breathing Have rescued us, the Armenians, from an inevitable ruin. New times came to us with Lenin. The light-giving dawn shines. Chorus Russia extended to us a hand of friendship The people have created the strong state. Our Party, reliable and strong, Is leading us steadily to Communism.

References

↑ Roger, E. Kanet. Identities, Nations and Politics After Communism. pp. 26 & 27.

External links

National anthems of Armenia

Mer Hayrenik	1918–1922
Anthem of the Armenian SSR	1944–1991
Mer Hayrenik	since 1991

National anthems of the Soviet Union and Union Republics
The Internationale (1922–1944) State Anthem of the Soviet Union (1944–1991)
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Aram Khachaturian
Ballets	Gayane (1939–41) "Sabre Dance" Spartacus (1950–54)
Orchestral	Symphony No. 2 The Bell Symphony (1944) Symphony No. 3 Symphony-Poem (1947) State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944) Suite from Masquerade (1944)
Concerti	Piano Concerto in D-flat major (1936) Violin Concerto in D minor (1940) Cello Concerto in E minor (1946)
Piano	Toccata (1932)
Incidental music	Masquerade (1941)
Film scores	Pepo (1934–35) Zangezur (1937–38) Salavat Yulayev (1939) Girl No. 217 (1945) The Battle of Stalingrad (1949) Othello (1955)
Related articles	House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian Music of Armenia
List of compositions by Aram Khachaturian Category:Compositions by Aram Khachaturian

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