"Menıñ Qazaqstanym" ('My Kazakhstan') is the national anthem of Kazakhstan since 7 January 2006,[1] replacing the previous anthem first used upon independence in 1991.
| English: 'My Kazakhstan' | |
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| Менің Қазақстаным | |
 Text and score of "Menıñ Qazaqstanym" | |
National anthem of Kazakhstan | |
| Also known as | Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık Änūrany (English: 'State Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan') |
| Lyrics | Jumeken Najimedenov, 1956 Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2006 |
| Music | Shamshi Kaldayakov, 1956 |
| Adopted | 7 January 2006 |
| Preceded by | Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Audio sample | |
2012 official orchestral recording in D minor | |
It is based on a homonymous patriotic song created by Kazakh composer Shamshi Kaldayakov and poet Jumeken Najimedenov in 1956.[2] The original lyrics were modified in 2005 by the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, before the decree was issued.[3]
Lyrics
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Original song
editThis song is based on a 1956 patriotic song titled "Menıñ Qazaqstanym" created in response to the Soviet Virgin Lands Campaign program. There is debate over whether it was to celebrate the program or to insist Soviet authorities should not turn Kazakhstan into Russia's corn belt.[10]
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Sun of gold in the sky, |
Protocol
edit"Menıñ Qazaqstanym" is played during official state ceremonies and social functions, such as sporting events involving national sports teams of Kazakhstan. All radio stations and television networks across the country play the national anthem twice, once during sign-on and sign-off every day, the performance of the anthem is not regulated by any government law; however, there is traditional protocol that is employed during a performance of the song. Most citizens put their hands over their heart while singing the anthem following United States practice. Traditionally universal etiquette is to stand during the performance. Officers and personnel of the Kazakh Armed Forces offer a Russian-style military salute when in uniform during the performance of the anthem when not in formation.
2012 sporting event incidents
editIn March 2012, a parody national anthem, titled "O Kazakhstan", featured in the soundtrack of the movie Borat, was mistakenly played at the International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait. The Gold-winning medalist, Mariya Dmitriyenko, stood on the dais while the entire parody was played. The team complained, and the award ceremony was re-staged. The incident apparently resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.[12][13] Senior officials in Kazakhstan were furious with the error and vowed to make a complaint to their Kuwaiti counterparts.[citation needed]
A similar incident had taken place earlier that month at the opening ceremony of a skiing festival in Qostanai, in which the first bar of Ricky Martin's single "Livin' La Vida Loca" was played instead of "Menıñ Qazaqstanym". However, "Menıñ Qazaqstanym" was played properly following the mistake.[14]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ See Kazakh alphabets#Latest developments.
- ^ See Help:IPA/Kazakh and Kazakh phonology.
References
edit- ^ The CIA World Factbook 2012 Central Intelligence Agency - 2011 "National anthem: name: “Menıñ Qazaqstanym” (My Kazakhstan) lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV"
- ^ Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News Archived 24 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы". 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık Gimni Archived 22 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Kazinform
- ^ Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік Гимні. akorda.kz.
- ^ "National Anthem of Kazakhstan — Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Državni simboli Republike Kazahstan – National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan". mfa.gov.kz. 11 April 2017.
- ^ Minahan, James B. (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-34497-8.
- ^ "Москвич спел гимн Казахстана на русском языке". Informburo.kz. 8 July 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Alex (2015). Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems. London: Random House Books. pp. 140–144. ISBN 9781847947413.
'Imagine if someone came and tried to break up London,' [Shamshi Kaldayakov's son] Mukhtar says, hitting a table in disgust. 'It's just like that. My father composed the song to stop them doing this. "Don't do it. This is our land."'
- ^ "Meniñ Qazaqstanım (1956) [Original Kazakh National Anthem-Song]". YouTube. 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony". Eurosport Yahoo! UK. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait". BBC. 23 March 2012.
- ^ "KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL ANTHEM FAIL!". YouTube. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
External links
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- Kazakh.ru Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine — This Russian language website with news about Kazakhstan has an article about the new state anthem, with an MP3 vocal file