"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]
History
editIn 1943, when Kazakhstan was then a part of the Soviet Union, a competition was announced to create a national anthem for the Kazakh nation. The then-27-year-old poet Qaiym Muhamedhanov, in collaboration with Äbdilda Täjibaev and Ğabıt Müsirepov, wrote the lyrics to the anthem, which were set to the music composed by Mukan Tölebaev, Eugene Brusilovsky and Latıf Hamıdı. Their work was then chosen by Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic to be used as the Republic's official regional anthem.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, new lyrics were used for the succeeding anthem; however, the Soviet-era melody was retained.
On 9 May 2000, a ceremony was held, and then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev publicly stated that there should be a new anthem. A few weeks later, the Mäjilis took into consideration a replacement. A few candidates had been selected, but the process had later been abandoned.[4]
In 2005, a popular patriotic song written in 1956, titled "Menıñ Qazaqstanym", was chosen to be the new national anthem of Kazakhstan. The song originally had three verses of eight lines each, along with the chorus. Nazarbayev modified the lyrics and reduced the text to two verses followed by the chorus. The first verse and the chorus of the original text were changed slightly, the second verse was omitted completely, and the third verse (now serving as the second verse in the current official edition) had five of the eight lines changed. On 7 January 2006, the new text was later amended to comply with the status of the national anthem.
The law for listening to the national anthem was also changed. When the national anthem is performed at official ceremonies, citizens of Kazakhstan must stand up and place the palm of their right hand on the left side of their chest.
Lyrics
editCurrent official
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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.[11]
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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.
Criticism
editNazarbayev's co-authorship was perceived in a negative light by some writers of Kazakhstan. In 2009, Kazakh poet Erlan Jünıs criticized the then-President of Kazakhstan, saying:
“Nazarbayev insulted the memory of Şämşı Qaldaiaqov and Jūmeken Näjımedenov. How could he attribute co-authorship to the anthem of Kazakhstan? What kind of poet is he? He never wrote poetry in his life. He added a couple of words, changed a couple of words, and that's it. […] I can also make my own minor changes to any work by Äuezov [or by] Dostoevsky. So, should I claim co-authorship? Any proofreader does this everyday. [It's] stupid.”[13]
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.[14][15] 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.[16]
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) - ^ Курманбаев Е. Серикболсын Абдильдин: Обидно за нацию // Правда Казахстана. — 10 июня 2010. — № 22 (394). — С. 4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Книги писателя Назарбаева. Он их пишет одну за 16 месяцев". Радио Азаттық (in Russian). 16 June 2009.
- ^ "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