National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik gimniEnglish: National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик гимни

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National anthem of Kyrgyzstan

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Lyrics| Jalil Sadykov [ru], Shabdanbek Kuluyev [ky], 1992
Music| Nasyr Davlesov [ru], Kalyi Moldobasanov [ru], 1992
Adopted| 18 December 1992
Preceded by| Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
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The National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic[a] was adopted on 18 December 1992 by a resolution of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. The music was composed by Nasyr Davlesov [ru] and Kalyi 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 Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic N 2648-V of 27 December 2012, the second verse was excluded.

## History

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The national anthem on a 2003 Kyrgyz stamp

English Wikisource has the official lyrics for this national anthem:

National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

Written by Jalil Sadykov and Shabdanbek Kuluyev and composed by Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyi Moldobasanov, the anthem was adopted on 18 December 1992 by a resolution of the Supreme Council.[1]

In the 2000s, several public figures began initiatives to change the lyrics of the anthem. They considered the meaning of the word in the second stanza, beikuttuk ('serenity, calmness'), to be contradictory, with the negative prefix bei- giving the word kut ('happiness, luck, grace') the opposite meaning.[1] Thus, the following verse was omitted:

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Байыртадан бүткөн мүнөз элиме,
Досторуна даяр дилин берүүгө.
Бул ынтымак эл бирдигин ширетип,
Бейкуттукту берет кыргыз жерине.[2][3]

For ages my people open to amity,
They are ready to give their hearts to their friends.
This has welcomed full unity and harmony
Over Kyrgyz land abounding in peace.

In 2011, the Supreme Council set up a commission to change the lyrics of the national anthem and the flag,[1] which had also been under dispute over the use of red and the flaming sun.[4] 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 Kengesh voted in favour of the commission's proposal on 27 December 2012 with resolution N 2648-V.[5][1]

In 2025, the government launched a public contest to replace the anthem, saying that it fails to accurately represent the depict the country's ancient and nomadic past.[6]

## Lyrics

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Official Kyrgyz lyrics[7][2][3] | Romanization of Kyrgyz | IPA transcription[b]

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Ак мөңгүлүү аска, зоолор, талаалар,
Элибиздин жаны менен барабар.
Сансыз кылым Ала-Тоосун мекендеп,
Сактап келди биздин ата-бабалар.

Кайырма:
Алгалай бер, кыргыз эл,
Азаттыктын жолунда.
Өркүндөй бер, өсө бер,
Өз тагдырың колуңда.

Аткарылып элдин үмүт тилеги,
Желбиреди эркиндиктин желеги.
Бизге жеткен ата салтын, мурасын,
Ыйык сактап урпактарга берели.

Кайырма

Ak monggülüü aska zoolor, talaalar,
Elibizdin jany menen barabar.
Sansyz kylym Ala-Toosun mekendep,
Saktap keldi bizdin ata-babalar.

Kaiyrma:
Algalai ber, kyrgyz el,
Azattyktyn jolunda.
Örkündöi ber, ösö ber,
Öz tagdyryng kolungda.

Atkarylyp eldin ümüt, tilegi,
Jelbiredi erkindiktin jelegi.
Bizge jetken ata saltyn, murasyn,
Yiyk saktap urpaktarga bereli.

Kaiyrma

[ɑq møŋ.ɡy.ˈlyː ɑs.ˈqɑ zoː.ˈɫoɾ t̪ɑ.ɫɑː.ˈɫɑɾ |]
[e.ˌlɪ.bɪs.ˈt̪ɪn̪ d͡ʒɑ.ˈn̪ɯ me.ˈn̪en̪ bɑ.ɾɑ.ˈbɑɾ ‖]
[sɑn.ˈsɯs qɯ.ˈɫɯm ɑ.ˌɫɑ.t̪oː.ˈsun̪ me.ken̪.ˈd̪ep |]
[sɑq.ˈt̪ɑp kel.ˈd̪ɪ bɪs.ˈt̪ɪn ɑ.ˈt̪ɑ bɑ.bɑ.ˈɫɑɾ ‖]

[qɑ.jɯɾ.ˈmɑ]
[ɑɫ.ʁɑ.ˈɫɑj beɾ qɯɾ.ˈʁɯs el |]
[ɑ.ˌzɑt̪̚.t̪ɯq.ˈt̪ɯn̪ d͡ʒo.ɫun̪.ˈd̪ɑ ‖]
[øɾ.kyn̪.ˈd̪øj beɾ ø.ˈsø beɾ |]
[øs t̪ɑɢ.d̪ɯ.ˈɾɯŋ | qo.ɫuŋ.ˈd̪ɑ ‖]

[ɑt̪.ˌqɑ.ɾɯ.ˈɫɯp el.ˈd̪ɪn̪ y.ˈmyt̪ t̪ɪ.le.ˈɣɪ |]
[d͡ʑel.ˌbɪ.ɾe.ˈd̪ɪ eɾ.ˌkɪn̪.d̪ɪk.ˈt̪ɪn̪ d͡ʑe.le.ˈɣɪ ‖]
[bɪz.ˈɡe d͡ʑet̪.ˈken̪ ɑ.ˈt̪ɑ sɑɫ.ˈt̪ɯn̪ mu.ɾɑ.ˈsɯn̪ |]
[ɯ.ˈjɯq sɑq.ˈt̪ɑp uɾ.ˌpɑq.t̪ɑɾ.ˈʁɑ be.ɾe.ˈlɪ ‖]

[qɑ.jɯɾ.ˈmɑ]

English translation

Land of snowy mountains, steppes and valleys,
Which are equal to the souls of our folks.
Within your Ala-Too for aeons countless,
Where our fathers dwelled and protected them.

Chorus:
March on, O Kyrgyz folk,
March towards democracy!
Keep prospering, off we go,
In your hands lies your destiny!

Our hopes, aspirations accomplished,
Your banner of freedom is soaring over us,
With our forebears' traditions we are endowed,
For aeons shall our culture stay holy to us.

Chorus

## Protocol

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President Sooronbay Jeenbekov putting his hand over his heart during the playing of the anthem, with Vladimir Putin standing beside him listening along.

When the anthem is being performed at official ceremonies and social functions, the protocol is to put the hands over their heart if one is a civilian, which follows the American example for the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner". When in formation, officers of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan perform a Russian-style salute while enlisted personnel present arms with whatever weapon they might have in hand, outside of formation, all personnel salute.[8]

## See also

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* Emblem of Kyrgyzstan
* Flag of Kyrgyzstan
* Geography of Kyrgyzstan
* Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, the previous anthem

## Notes

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1. ^ Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик гимни, romanized: Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik gimni
2. ^ See Help:IPA/Kyrgyz and Kyrgyz phonology.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Гимн Кыргызской Республики". kg.akipress.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ a b "Мамлекеттик символдор – Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик гимни". КЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫНЫН ПРЕЗИДЕНТИ.
3. ^ a b "Archived copy". kyrgyzstan.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 1997. Retrieved 1 October 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Namatbaeva, Tolkun (9 March 2012). "Fight rages over Kyrgyzstan's flag". The Washington Times. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
5. ^ "Постановление Жогорку Кенеша КР от 27 декабря 2012 года № 2648-V "О Государственном гимне Кыргызской Республики"" [Resolution of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic of 27 December 2012 No. 2648-V "On the State Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic"]. cbd.minjust.gov.kg. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
6. ^ "Less Soviet, more inspiring: Kyrgyzstan seeks new anthem". France 24. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
7. ^ "Kyrgyzstan". nationalanthems.info.
8. ^ "Kyrgyzstan: Patriotic Move Hits Wrong Note".

## External links

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* Audio of the national anthem of Kyrgyzstan, with information and lyrics
* Himnuszok – A vocal recording of the anthem hosted on Szbszig's Himnuszok website
* Version of the national anthem on the audio page of the President of Kyrgyzstan
* National anthem of Kyrgyzstan from official website of President of Kyrgyz Republic
* State Symbols of Kyrgyzstan

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