The National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic (Latin: Gasasuḍārasṭabhēnanaji gimana
kiragijaskō‘i rispubaliki) is the title of the current national anthem of
Kyrgyzstan, adopted on 18 December 1992 by a resolution of the Supreme Council
of Kyrgyzstan (known as the “Jogorku Kenesh”). The music was composed
by Nasyr Davlesov [ru] and Kalyy Moldobasanov [ru], and the words were written
by Jalil Sadykov [ru] and Shabdanbek Kuluyev [ky].
Initially, the anthem consisted of three verses and a chorus;
however, by the resolution of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic N
2648-V of 27 December 2012, the second verse was excluded.
Instead of the use of the previous anthem used as a Soviet
republic as a country wide anthem for the brand new state created in 1991 like
a lot of its Central Asian neighbours (see Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan for examples), Kyrgyzstan followed a latest anthem in 1992, whose
melody is barely paying homage to the local track to Central Asia, in which
this republic is located.
Written by Jalil Sadykov and Shabdanbek Kuluyev and composed by
Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyy Moldobasanov, the anthem was adopted on 18 December
1992 by a resolution of the Jogorku Kenesh.
In the 2000s, several public figures began initiatives to change
the lyrics of the anthem. They considered the meaning of the word бейкуттук
(beyquttuq, “serenity”, “calmness”), which was in the
second verse, to be contradictory, with the negative prefix бей- (bey-) giving
the word кут (kut, “happiness”, “luck”, “grace”)
the opposite meaning.
In 2011, the Jogorku Kenesh set up a commission to change the
lyrics of the national anthem and the flag, which had also been under dispute
over the use of red and the flaming sun.[2] 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 Kenesh voted in favour of the commission`s proposal on 27 December 2012
with resolution N 2648-V.
National Anthem
(Kyrgyz lyrics)
Ак мөңгүлүү аска зоолор, талаалар
Элибиздин жаны менен барабар.
Сансыз кылым Ала-Тоосун мекендеп,
Сактап келди биздин ата-бабалар.
CHORUS:
Алгалай бер, кыргыз эл,
Азаттыктын жолунда.
Өркүндөй бер, өсө бер,
Өз тагдырың колуңда.
Байыртадан бүткөн мүнөз элиме,
Досторуна даяр дилин берүүгө.
Бул ынтымак эл бирдигин ширетип,
Бейкуттукту берет кыргыз жерине.
Chorus
Аткарылып элдин үмүт, тилеги,
Желбиреди эркиндиктин желеги.
Бизге жеткен ата салтын, мурасын
Ыйык сактап урпактарга берели.
Chorus
(Romanization)
Ak môņgùlùù aska zoolor, talaalar
Èlibizdin žany menen barabar.
Sansyz kylym Ala-Toosun mekendep,
Saktap keldi bizdin ata-babalar.
CHORUS:
Algalaj ber, kyrgyz èl,
Azattyktyn žolunda.
Ôrkùndôj ber, ôsô ber,
Ôz tagdyryņ koluņda.
Bajyrtadan bùtkôn mùnôz èlime,
Dostoruna daâr dilin berùùgô.
Bul yntymak èl birdigin širetip,
Bejkuttuktu beret kyrgyz žerine.
Chorus
Atkarylyp èldin ùmùt, tilegi,
Želbiredi èrkindiktin želegi.
Bizge žetken ata saltyn, murasyn
Yjyk saktap urpaktarga bereli.
English Translation
High mountains, valleys and fields
Are our native, holy land.
Our fathers lived amidst the Ala-Toe,
Always saving their motherland.
CHORUS:
Come on, Kyrgyz people,
Come on to freedom!
Stand up and flourish!
Create your fortune!
2. We are open for freedom for ages.
Friendship and unity are in our hearts.
the land of Kyrgyzstan, our native state,
Shining in the rays of consent.
Chorus
3. Dreams of the people came true,
And the flag of liberty is over us.
The heritage of our fathers we will
Pass to our sons for the benefit of people.
