| English: State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria | |
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| Государственный гимн Кабардино-Балкарии | |
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Regional anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| Music | Khasan Kardanov |
| Adopted | 1992 |
| Audio sample | |
Official band instrumental recording | |
The State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria [a] was composed by Khasan Kardanov in 1992. [1]
Khasan Kardanov won a competition to select the music of the anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria with a composition based on the intonations and colours of Kabardian, Balkar and Russian folk songs. A commission was then established to select lyrics for the anthem.
In 2000, the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria announced the completion of its work and promised to approve lyrics by the end of the year; however, no lyrics were ever officially approved, despite contributions by poets Zuber Tkhagazitov (Kabardian); Magomet Mokaev , Salih Gurtuevru and Akhmat Sozaev (Balkar); Georgy Yaropolsky (Russian); lawyer Igor Tsavkilov (Russian); editor-in-chief of Nur magazine Boris Gedgafov (Russian and Kabardian); and editor of the Elbrus publishing house Anatoly Bitsuev and songwriter Pyotr Kazharov (Russian). [1]
| Russian original [1] [2] | Kabardian [3] [ better source needed ] | Karachay-Balkar [4] [ better source needed ] |
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Под ясным небом расцветая, | Хьэку дыгъэ нур къэгъэныгъэ, | Жери жарыкъ кюн сен чагъыу |
You blossom under the bright sun,
You live on, homeland of our fathers.
The home we share, our holy land,
You are our hope, pride and love.
Chorus:
Blossom, our dear republic,
Shine on for many years.
You, Kabardino-Balkaria,
Are the land of peace, sun and toil.
Long ago our forebears bequeathed to us
A nation to live in amity.
By destiny we have proven
That this friendship can't be broken.
Chorus
You have united the people,
Your Elbrus – the peak of brotherhood.
Our might is in your unity,
Our Rus' is with you forever.
Chorus
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