National anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Garam ša, lā garam ša

English: 'Become Hotter and Hotter'
ګرم شه، لا ګرم شه
Former national anthem of Afghanistan
Lyrics	Sulaiman Layeq
Music	Jalil Ghahland
Adopted	1978;47 years ago (1978)
Relinquished	1992;33 years ago (1992)
Preceded by	National anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan
Succeeded by	"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia"
Audio sample
Digital instrumental rendition in E-flat major file help

The national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was the official anthem used during the period of one-party socialist rule from 1978 to 1992. ^[1]

History

The lyrics were written by Sulaiman Laiq on behalf of the government of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) headed by Nur Muhammad Taraki, who decided to change the national symbols after the Saur Revolution of 1978. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The music was composed by Jalil Ghahland and was arranged by Ustad Salim Sarmad. ^{[5] [6]} Like many national anthems, it was sometimes sung abbreviated with only the chorus and the first stanza. In 1987, Afghanistan officially abandoned communism but this song was kept as the national anthem until 1992, when it was discontinued.

Lyrics

The national anthem consisted of three stanzas and refrains, beginning with the refrain. On many occasions, just the first chorus and verse is performed.

Pashto original [7]	Pashto romanization	IPA transcription [a]
کورس: ګرم شه، لا ګرم شه ته‌ ای مقدس لمره ای د آزادي لمره ای د نیکمرغي لمره ١: موږ په توفانونو کې پري کړه د بري لاره هم د تورو شپو لاره هم د رڼايي لاره سره د سربازي لاره پاکه د وروري لاره کورس ٢: دا انقلابی وطن اوس د کارگرانو دی دغه د زمرو میراث اوس د بازگرانو دی تېر شو د سيتم دور وار د مزدورانو دی کورس ٣: موږ په نړیوالو کړه سوله او وروری غواړو موږ زیار ایستونکو ته پراخه آزادی غواړو موږ ورته ډوډۍ غواړو کور غواړو، کالي غواړو	Korus: Garam ša, lā garam ša Tə ay muqadas lmara Ay də āzādi lmara Ay də nekmarǧi lmara. I: Muǵ pǝ tofānuno ke Pri kṛa dǝ bari lāra Hǝm də toro špo lāra Hǝm də raṇāyi lāra Sra də sarbāzi lāra Pāka də wrori lāra. Korus II: Dā inqilābi watan Os də kārgarāno day Daǧə də zmaro mirās Os dǝ kārgarānō day Ter šo dǝ sitam dawr Wār dǝ mazdurāno day. Korus III: Muǵ pǝ naṛiwālo kṛa Sola āw wrori ǧwaṛu Muǵ ziyār Istunko ta Parāxa āzādi ǧwaṛu Muǵ warta ḍoḍǝy ǧwaṛu Kor ǧwaṛu, kāli ǧwaṛu.	[koˈrʊs]: [gɐˈram ʃa | lɑ gɐˈram ʃa] [tə ɐɪ mʊqɐˈdas ˈlma.rɐ] [ɐɪ də ɑ.zɑˈdi ˈlma.rɐ] [ɐɪ də nek.maɾˈɣi ˈlma.rɐ] 1: [mug pǝ to.fɑˈnu.no ke] [pɾi kɽa dǝ bɐˈri ˈlɑ.rɐ] [hǝm də ˈto.ro ʃpo ˈlɑ.rɐ] [hǝm də rɐ.ɳɑˈji ˈlɑ.rɐ] [sɾa də sɐɾ.bɑˈzi ˈlɑ.rɐ] [ˈpɑ.kɐ də wɾoˈri ˈlɑ.rɐ] [koˈrʊs] 2: [dɑ ɪn.qɪˈlɑ.bi wɐˈtan] [os də kɑɾ.gɐˈrɑ.no dɐɪ] [dɐˈɣə də ˈzma.ro miˈrɑs] [os dǝ kɑɾ.gɐˈrɑ.no dɐɪ] [teɾ ʃo dǝ siˈtam dɐʊɾ] [wɑɾ dǝ mɐz.duˈrɑ.no dɐɪ] [koˈrʊs] III: [mug pǝ nɐ.ɽiˈwɑ.lo kɽa] [ˈso.lɐ ɑʊ ˈwɾo.ri ˈɣʷa.ɽu] [mug ziˈjɑɾ isˈtuŋ.ko ta] [pɐˈrɑ.xɐ ɑˈzɑ.di ˈɣʷa.ɽu] [mug ˈwaɾ.tɐ ɖoˈɖəɪ ˈɣʷa.ɽu] [koɾ ˈɣʷa.ɽu | kɑˈli ˈɣʷa.ɽu]

Dari translation

English translation

:کوروس گرم شو بسیار گرم شو ای خورشید مقدس ای خورشید آزادی !ای خورشید نیک‌بختی :١ ما در دل توفان‌ها گشودیم راه پیروزی را راه شب‌های تاریک را راه روشنایی را راه سرخ سربازی را و راه پاک برادری را کوروس :٢ این میهن انقلابی حال از کارگران است این میراث شیران حال از کشاورزان است بگذشته دوران بیداد حال دوران مزدوران است کوروس :٣ ما برای جهانیان صلح و برادری می‌خواهیم ما برای زحمت کشان آزادی گسترده می‌خواهیم برای شان نان می‌خواهیم خانه می‌خواهیم، جامه می‌خواهیم

Chorus: Hotter and hotter become, Thou Sun holy and marvelous. Thou art our Sun of freedom, O Sun of destiny lustrous. I: Through the harsh storms we traversed, The end of a road we reached. Through a dismal past we trekked, Yet toward light we advanced, Thus to victory we marched, And to kinship we triumphed. Chorus II: Our land renewed and sage In the workers' hands at last. Lions sacred in this age Brought down to peasants steadfast. Now in the labourers' age, The era of tyrants passed. Chorus III: For peace and fraternity Among proletarians; For freedom and democracy To the faithful labourers. To the sworn community, We request for victuals.

See also

• Afghanistan portal
• Music portal

• List of former national anthems
• Music of Afghanistan
• National anthems of Afghanistan

Notes

1. See Help:IPA/Pashto and Pashto phonology. The transcription is based on the Northern dialect.

References

1. "Afghanistan (1978–1992)". nationalanthems.info. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
2. "State Funeral for Afghan Leader Slain in '78 Coup". The New York Times. 18 March 2009.
3. "An Afghan Secret Revealed Brings End of an Era". The New York Times. 1 February 2009.
4. The Journal. Rabetat al-Alam al-Islami. 1979. p. 62.
5. Visser, Derkwillem (1991). Flaggen, Wappen, Hymnen: Bevölkerung, Religion, Geographie, Geschichte, Verwaltung, Währung (in German). Battenberg. p. 258. ISBN   9783894410445.
6. "Afghanistan (1978-1992)". 9 May 2012.
7. Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1978-10-19; Volume 17; Number 171. Identifier: sn95058183. Afghanistan Digital Library.

External links

• Garam shah lā garam shah instrumental in MP3 format Archived 19 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Garam shah lā garam shah instrumental in MIDI format
• Sheet music of the anthem
• Video with the 1978–1980 flag
• Video with the 1980–1987 flag; another video with the 1987–1992 one