Meniŋ Qazaqstanym

Meniŋ Qazaqstanym (Cyrillic: Менің Қазақстаным, pronounced [mjɪˈnɪɴ qʰɑzɑqˈstɑnəm]; lit. 'My Kazakhstan'), officially known as the State Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan[1], is the national anthem of Kazakhstan, adopted on 7 January 2006.[2] It is based on a homonymous song written in 1956 composed by Shamshi Kaldayakov and written by Jumeken Najimedenov.[3] This replaced the former anthem used after independence, which followed the melody of the anthem of the Kazakh SSR. The original lyrics were modified by president Nursultan Nazarbayev before the decree was issued.[4]

Meniŋ Qazaqstanym

English: My Kazakhstan
Менің Қазақстаным
Text and score of the National Anthem of Kazakhstan Менің Қазақстаным (Meniń Qazaqstanym).
National anthem of  Kazakhstan
Also known as	Qazaqstan Respublıkasynyń Memlekettik Ánurany (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
"My Kazakhstan" (instrumental) file help

Origins

This song is based on a Kazakh patriotic song of the same name written in 1956 in response to the Soviet Virgin Lands 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.[5]

Lyrics

Latin script[6] (2020 reform)	Cyrillic script	IPA transcription	English translation
1-şi şwmaq: Altyn kün aspany, Altyn dän dalasy, Erliktiŋ dastany – Elime qaraşy! 1-şi köpir: Ejelden er degen, Daŋqymyz şyqty ğoı, Namysyn bermegen, Qazağym myqty ğoı! Qaıyrma: Meniŋ elim, meniŋ elim, Güliŋ bolyp egilemin, Jyryŋ bolyp tögilemin, elim! Twğan jerim meniŋ — Qazaqstanym! 2-şi şwmaq: Urpaqqa jol aşqan, Keŋ baıtaq jerim bar. Birligi jarasqan, Täwelsiz elim bar. 2-şi köpir: Qarsy alğan waqytty, Mäŋgilik dosyndaı. Bizdiŋ el baqytty, Bizdiŋ el osyndaı! Qaıyrma[7]	1-ші шумақ: Алтын күн аспаны, Алтын дән даласы, Ерліктің дастаны – Еліме қарашы! 1-ші көпір: Ежелден ер деген, Даңқымыз шықты ғой, Намысын бермеген, Қазағым мықты ғой! Қайырма: Менің елім, менің елім, Гүлің болып егілемін, Жырың болып төгілемін, елім! Туған жерім менің — Қазақстаным! 2-ші шумақ: Ұрпаққа жол ашқан, Кең байтақ жерім бар. Бірлігі жарасқан, Тәуелсіз елім бар. 2-ші көпір: Қарсы алған уақытты, Мәңгілік досындай. Біздің ел бақытты, Біздің ел осындай! Қайырма[8]	[bɪɾɪnˈɕɪ ɕʊwˈmɑq] [ɑɫˈtəŋ kʰʉn ɑspɑˈnə ǀ] [ɑɫˈtən dæn dɑɫɑˈsə ǀ] [jɪrlɪkˈtɪŋ dɑstɑˈnə ǀ] [jɪlɪˈmjɪ qʰɑɾɑˈɕə ǁ] [bɪɾɪnˈɕɪ kʰœ̝ˈpɪɾ] [jɪʑjɪlˈdjɪn jɪɾ djɪˈɡjɪn ǀ] [dɑɴqəˈməz̥ ɕəqˈtə ʁo̞j ǁ] [nɑməˈsəm bjɪɾmjɪˈɡjɪn ǀ] [qʰɑzɑˈʁəm məqˈtə ʁo̞j ǁ] [qʰɑjəɾˈmɑ] [mjɪˈnɪŋ jɪˈlɪm ǀ mjɪˈnɪŋ jɪˈlɪm ǀ] [ɡʉˈlɪm bo̞ˈɫəp ǀ jɪɣɪljɪˈmɪn ǀ] [ʑəˈɾəm bo̞ˈɫəp tʰœ̝ɣɪlˈjɪmɪn ǀ jɪˈlɪm ǁ] [tʰʊwˈʁɑn ʑjɪˈɾɪm mjɪˈnɪŋ ǀ qʰɑzɑqˈstɑnəm ǁ] [jɪkɪnˈɕɪ ɕʊwˈmɑq] [ʊɾpɑqˈqɑ ʑo̞ɫ ɑɕˈqɑn ǀ] [kʰjɪm bɑjˈtɑq ʑjɪˈɾɪm bɑɾ ǁ] [bɪrlɪˈɣɪ ʑɑɾɑsˈqɑn ǀ] [tʰæwjɪlˈsɪz jɪˈlɪm bɑɾ ǁ] [jɪkɪnˈɕɪ kʰœ̝ˈpɪɾ] [qʰɑɾˌsɑʟ̠ˈʁɑn wɑχətˈtə ǀ] [mæŋgɪˈlɪk do̞sənˈdɑj ǁ] [bɪzˈdɪŋ jɪl bɑχətˈtə ǀ] [bɪzˈdɪŋ jɪl wo̞sənˈdɑj ǁ] [qʰɑjəɾˈmɑ]	First verse: Sky of golden sun, Steppe of golden seed, Legend of courage – Take a look at my country! First bridge: From the antiquity Our heroic glory emerged, They did not give up their pride My Kazakh people are strong! Chorus: My country, my country, As your flower I will be planted, As your song I will stream, my country! My native land – My Kazakhstan! Second verse: The way was opened to the descendants By the vast land I have. Its unity is proper, I have an independent country. Second bridge: It welcomed the tests of time Like an eternal friend, Our country is blessed, Our country is such! Chorus[9][10]

Protocol

"Meniń 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 incident

In March 2012, a parody national anthem, "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.[11][12] Senior officials in Kazakhstan were furious with the error and vowed to make a complaint to their Kuwaiti counterparts.

A similar incident had taken place earlier that month at the grand opening of a ski resort in Kostanai, in which the first bar of Ricky Martin's single "Livin' La Vida Loca" was played instead of "Meniń Qazaqstanym".

See also

• Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• List of national anthems

References

1. Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік Әнұраны, Qazaqstan Respublıkasynyń Memlekettik Ánurany
   Russian: Государственный Гимн Республики Казахстан, Gosudarstvennyy Gimn Respubliki Kazakhstan
2. The CIA World Factbook 2012 Central Intelligence Agency - 2011 "National anthem: name: “Menin Qazaqstanim” (My Kazakhstan) lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV"
3. Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы". 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
5. 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."'
6. Fourth version of Kazakh Latin script will preserve language purity, linguists say, The Astana Times. Yergaliyeva, Aidana. 2019-11-18.
7. https://www.inform.kz/qz/content/245 Qazaqstan Respýblikasynıń Memlekettik Gimni. Kazinform.
8. http://www.akorda.kz/kz/state_symbols/kazakhstan_anthem Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік Гимні. akorda.kz
9. "Državni simboli Republike Kazahstan – National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan". mfa.gov.kz. 2017-04-11.
10. Minahan, James B. (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-34497-8.
11. "Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony". Eurosport Yahoo! UK. Mar 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
12. "Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait". BBC. 23 March 2012.

External links

• Kazakh.ru — This Russian language website with news about Kazakhstan has an article about the new state anthem, with an MP3 vocal file
• "National Anthem of Kazakhstan - 'Менің Қазақстаным' (Cool Instrumental Version)" — Instrumental version in E Minor
• "Meniñ Qazaqstanım (1956) [Original Kazakh National Anthem-Song]" — Original 1956 song

Preceded by Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan	National Anthem of Kazakhstan 2006–	Succeeded by Current