Anthem of Uzbek SSR
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National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
when it was a republic of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and known as the Uzbek SSR
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...
.
Background
The anthem was used 1947 to 1992. The music was composed by Mutal Burkhanov, and the words were written by Timur Fattah and Turab TulaTurab Tula
Turab Tula, pseudonym of Turab Tulakhozhaev was a Soviet Uzbek writer, People's Writer of the Uzbek SSR....
. It's interesting to note that this anthem (like the anthems of the Tajik SSR and the Turkmen SSR) opens with a salute to the Russian people
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, while the Uzbeks themselves are not actually mentioned until the fourth line. The melody is used in the current national anthem of Uzbekistan
National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan came into being when Uzbekistan was a republic of the Soviet Union. Upon independence in 1991, lacking any other suitable candidate, the tune of the old Soviet anthem, composed by Mutal Burhanov, was retained with new lyrics written by Abdulla...
, with different lyrics.
Uzbek lyrics
- Ассалом, рус халқи, буюк оғамиз,
- Барҳаёт доҳиймиз Ленин, жонажон!
- Озодлик йўлини Сиз кўрсатдингиз,
- Советлар юртида ўзбек толди шон!
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- Партия раҳнамо, жон Ўзбекистон,
- Серқуёш ўлкасан, обод, баркамол!
- Тупроғинг хазина, бахтинг бир жаҳон,
- Советлар юртида сенга ёр иқбол!
- Серқуёш ўлкада кўрмасдик зиё,
- Дарёлар бўйда эдик сувга зор.
- Тонг отди, Инқилоб, Ленин раҳнамо,
- Раҳнамо Лениндан халқлар миннатдор!
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- Партия раҳнамо, жон Ўзбекистон,
- Серқуёш ўлкасан, обод, баркамол!
- Тупроғинг хазина, бахтинг бир жаҳон,
- Советлар юртида сенга ёр иқбол!
- Коммунизм гулбоғи мангу навбаҳор,
- Тоабад қардошлик – дўстлик барҳаёт!
- Советлар байроғи ғолиб, барқарор,
- Бу байроқ нуридан порлар коинот!
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- Партия раҳнамо, жон Ўзбекистон,
- Серқуёш ўлкасан, обод, баркамол!
- Тупроғинг хазина, бахтинг бир жаҳон,
- Советлар юртида сенга ёр иқбол!
Uzbek lyrics (Latin)
- Аssalom, rus xalqi, buyuk ogʻamiz,
- Barhayot dohiymiz Lеnin, jonajon!
- Ozodlik yoʻlini Siz koʻrsatdingiz,
- Sovеtlar yurtida oʻzbеk toldi shon!
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- Partiya rahnamo, jon Oʻzbekiston,
- Serquyosh oʻlkasan, obod, barkamol!
- Tuprogʻing xazina, baxting bir jahon,
- Sovetlar yurtida senga yor iqbol!
- Serquyosh oʻlkada koʻrmаsdik ziyo
- Dаryolаr boʻydа edik suvgа zоr.
- Tоng оtdi, Inqilоb, Lеnin rаhnаmо,
- Rаhnаmо Lеnindаn хаlqlаr minnаtdоr!
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- Partiya rahnamo, jon Oʻzbekiston,
- Serquyosh oʻlkasan, obod, barkamol!
- Tuprogʻing xazina, baxting bir jahon,
- Sovetlar yurtida senga yor iqbol!
- Kommunizm gulbogʻi mаngu nаvbаhor,
- Toаbаd qаrdoshlik – doʻstlik bаrhаyot!
- Sovеtlаr bаyrogʻi gʻolib, bаrqаror,
- Bu bаyroq nuridаn porlаr koinot!
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- Partiya rahnamo, jon Oʻzbekiston,
- Serquyosh oʻlkasan, obod, barkamol!
- Tuprogʻing xazina, baxting bir jahon,
- Sovetlar yurtida senga yor iqbol!
Russian translation
- Ассалом, брат русский, велик твой народ!
- Славься, вождь бессмертный, Ленин наш родной!
- Путь борьбы за свободу вёл нас вперёд,
- И узбек прославлен Советской страной.
- Партия, ты ведёшь наш Узбекистан,
- Он цветёт, одарен радостной судьбой.
- Край сокровищ земных солнцем осиян,
- И в родной стране счастье всегда с тобой.
- В яркий день был спрятан от нас солнца свет,
- Нас томила жажда возле полных рек.
- Ленин для нас открыл Октября рассвет,
- Будет Ленин жить в сердцах из века в век.
- Партия, ты ведёшь наш Узбекистан,
- Он цветёт, одарен радостной судьбой.
- Край сокровищ земных солнцем осиян,
- И в родной стране счастье всегда с тобой.
- Коммунизм - ты земли весенний расцвет,
- Братство, равенство и дружба - наш оплот.
- Поднимаем мы знамя славных побед,
- Алый стяг миру свет Советов несёт.
- Партия, ты ведёшь наш Узбекистан,
- Он цветёт, одарен радостной судьбой.
- Край сокровищ земных солнцем осиян,
- И в родной стране счастье всегда с тобой.
English translation
- Peace be upon you, RussianRussiansThe Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
brother, - Glorious be, immortal chief, our own LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
! - The way of struggle for freedomThe Great GameThe Great Game or Tournament of Shadows in Russia, were terms for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813...
led us forward, - And the Uzbeks have been glorified by the Soviet stateSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.- PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet UnionThe Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
, you lead our UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. - It is flourishing, blessed with joyful destiny.
- Land of earthly treasures is in sunshine,
- And in the native country where happiness is always with you.
- Party
- On a hot day the sunshine was hidden from us,
- We were thirsty by full rivers,
- Lenin discovered for us the October dawnOctober RevolutionThe October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, - Lenin will live in our hearts for ages.
- Party, you lead our Uzbekistan.
- It is flourishing, blessed with joyful destiny.
- Land of earthly treasures is in sunshine,
- And in the native country where happiness is always with you.
- CommunismCommunismCommunism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
– you're the spring bloom of the earth, - Brotherhood, equality and friendship – our bulwark.
- We raise the banner of the glorious victories,
- The Soviet scarlet flagFlag of Uzbek SSRThe flag of the Uzbek SSR was adopted by the Uzbek SSR on 29 August 1952. The blue represents the sky, the white represents cotton, the red represents the "revolutionary struggle of the working masses", the hammer and sickle represents the peasants' and workers' union, and the red star is the...
brings light to the world.- Party, you lead our Uzbekistan.
- It is flourishing, blessed with joyful destiny.
- Land of earthly treasures is in sunshine,
- And in the native country where happiness is always with you.