State Anthem of Turkmenistan

Garaşsyz, Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni
English: National Anthem of Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan
	National anthem of Turkmenistan
Lyrics	Collectively, 2008
Music	Veli Mukhatov
Adopted	27 September 1996 (original version)
Readopted	2008 (current version)
Preceded by	"Döwlet Gimni"
Audio sample
	"National Anthem of Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan" (instrumental) file; help;

The "State Anthem of Turkmenistan", also known as the "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan" (Turkmen: Garaşsyz, Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni), was adopted as the national anthem of Turkmenistan in 1996, then again with modified lyrics in 2008.[1][lower-alpha 1] The music was composed by Turkmenistani composer Veli Mukhatov,[2] who also composed the music of the Turkmen SSR's regional anthem.

The lyrics were originally written by the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov (also known as Turkmenbashi), who died on 21 December 2006. Less than two years after his death, the reference to Turkmenbashi in the chorus was replaced with "the people",[3] among other minor changes to the lyrics, and the chorus was removed from the start of the piece. The text of the anthem is given here in its present form, followed by the original text from the Niyazov period. The national anthem is played at the start of radio and television broadcasts at 6:55 a.m. local time and played again when radio and television stations sign off.[4]

History

Until 1996, Turkmenistan, which received independence a few years earlier, used the Turkmen SSR anthem without words as the state anthem. The new anthem was adopted on 27 September 1996 by the People's Council of Turkmenistan in Bayramali. The anthem, known by the first sentence of the chorus "The great creation of Turkmenbashi", in reference to the first leader Saparmurat Niyazov, was used from 1997 to 2008, when it was given minor changes when the current leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow orders to do so following Niyazov's death in that year.

On 18 May 2017, the Day of Poetry Makhtumkuli Fraghi and the Constitution Day were celebrated in Turkmenistan. According to the established tradition, celebrations in honour of the significant date began at the Monument to the Constitution. The presidential car arrived at the festively decorated square in front of the Monument. After welcoming the ceremony participants, the head of state walked along the carpet to a designated place on the square in front of the Monument to the Constitution. On that day, the Turkmen national anthem was played.[5]

Lyrics

Current lyrics

Turkmen Latin[6]	Turkmen Cyrillic	IPA transcription	English
I Janym gurban saňa, erkana ýurdum Mert pederleň ruhy bardyr könülde. Bitarap, Garaşsyz topragyň nurdur Baýdagyň belentdir dünýän önünde. Gaýtalama: Halkyň guran baky beýik binasy Berkarar döwletim, jigerim–janym. Başlaryň täji sen, diller senasy Dünýä dursun, sen dur, Türkmenistanym! II Gardaşdyr tireler, amandyr iller Owal–ahyr birdir bizin ganymyz. Harasatlar almaz, syndyrmaz siller Nesiller döş gerip gorar şanymyz. Gaýtalama	I Җаным гурбан саңа, эркана юрдум Мерт педерлең рухы бардыр көнүлде. Битарап, Гарашсыз топрагың нурдур Байдагың белентдир дүнян өнүнде. Гайталама: Халкың гуран бакы бейик бинасы Беркарар дөвлетим, җигерим – җаным. Башларың тәҗи сен, диллер сенасы Дүнйә дурсун, сен дур, Түркменистаным! II Гардашдыр тирелер, амандыр иллер Овал-ахыр бирдир бизин ганымыз. Харасатлар алмаз, сындырмаз силлер Несиллер дөш герип горар шанымыз. Гайталама:	I [d͡ʒɑnɯm ɢuɾbɑn θɑɴɑ \| e̞ɾqɑnɑ juɾd̪um] [me̞ɾt̪ pe̞d̪e̞ɾle̞ŋ ɾuχɯ bɑɾd̪ɯɾ cø̞nyld̪e̞ ‖] [bit̪ɑɾɑp \| ɢɑɾɑʃθɯð t̪ø̞pɾɑʁɯɴ nuɾd̪uɾ] [bɑjd̪ɑʁɯɴ be̞le̞nt̪d̪iɾ d̪ynjæn ø̞nynd̪e̞ ‖] [ɢɑjt̪ɑɫɑmɑ] [χɑɫqɯɴ ɢuɾɑn bɑqɯ be̞jic binɑθɯ] [be̞ɾqɑɾɑɾ d̪ø̞βle̞t̪im \| d͡ʒiɟe̞ɾim d͡ʒɑnɯm ‖] [bɑʃɫɑɾɯɴ t̪æd͡ʒi θe̞n \| d̪ilːe̞ɾ θe̞nɑθɯ] [d̪ynjæ d̪uɾθun \| θe̞n d̪uɾ \| t̪yɾcme̞niθt̪ɑnɯm] II [ɢɑɾd̪ɑʃd̪iɾ t̪iɾe̞le̞ɾ \| ɑmɑnd̪ɯɾ ilːe̞ɾ] [o̞βɑɫɑχɯɾ biɾd̪iɾ biðin ɢɑnɯmɯð ‖] [χɑɾɑθɑt̪ɫɑɾ ɑɫmɑð \| θɯnd̪ɯɾmɑð θilːe̞ɾ] [ne̞θilːe̞ɾ d̪ø̞ʃ ɟe̞ɾip ɢo̞ɾɑɾ ʃɑnɯmɯð ǁ] [ɢɑjt̪ɑɫɑmɑ]	I I ready to give my life for you, my land Our brave forefathers have a spirit in their heart, That is the light of a neutral, independent land The flag flies high in front of the world. Chorus: The eternally great creation built by the people My strong state, my sovereign land. You are the light and song of the soul Long live and prosper, my Turkmenistan! II The tribes of my nation are unified Our ancestors' undying blood flows. In storms and unfortunate times, we are not afraid Generations will gather to protect our glory. Chorus

Lyrics from 1996 to 2008

Turkmen[7]	IPA transcription	English[8]
Chorus: Türkmenbaşyň guran beýik binasy Berkarar döwletim, jigerim–janym. Başlaryň täji sen, diller senasy Dünýä dursun, sen dur, Türkmenistanym! I Janym gurban saňa, erkana ýurdum Mert pederleň ruhy bardyr könülde. Bitarap, Garaşsyz topragyň nurdur Baýdagyň belentdir dünýän önünde. Chorus II Gardaşdyr tireler, amandyr iller Owal–ahyr birdir bizin ganymyz. Harasatlar almaz, syndyrmaz siller Nesiller döş gerip gorar şanymyz. Chorus III Arkamdyr bu daglar, penamdyr düzler Ykbalym, namysym, togabym, Watan! Saňa şek ýetirse, kör bolsun gözler Geçmişim, geljegim, dowamym, Watan!	[ɢɑjt̪ɑɫɑmɑ] [t̪yɾcme̞nbɑʃɯɴ ɢuɾɑn be̞jic binɑθɯ] [be̞ɾqɑɾɑɾ d̪ø̞βle̞t̪im \| d͡ʒiɟe̞ɾim d͡ʒɑnɯm ‖] [bɑʃɫɑɾɯɴ t̪æd͡ʒi θe̞n \| d̪ilːe̞ɾ θe̞nɑθɯ] [d̪ynjæ d̪uɾθun \| θe̞n d̪uɾ \| t̪yɾcme̞niθt̪ɑnɯm] I [d͡ʒɑnɯm ɢuɾbɑn θɑɴɑ \| e̞ɾqɑnɑ juɾd̪um] [me̞ɾt̪ pe̞d̪e̞ɾle̞ŋ ɾuχɯ bɑɾd̪ɯɾ cø̞nyld̪e̞ ‖] [bit̪ɑɾɑp \| ɢɑɾɑʃθɯð t̪ø̞pɾɑʁɯɴ nuɾd̪uɾ] [bɑjd̪ɑʁɯɴ be̞le̞nt̪d̪iɾ d̪ynjæn ø̞nynd̪e̞ ‖] [ɢɑjt̪ɑɫɑmɑ] II [ɢɑɾd̪ɑʃd̪iɾ t̪iɾe̞le̞ɾ \| ɑmɑnd̪ɯɾ ilːe̞ɾ] [o̞βɑɫɑχɯɾ biɾd̪iɾ biðin ɢɑnɯmɯð ‖] [χɑɾɑθɑt̪ɫɑɾ ɑɫmɑð \| θɯnd̪ɯɾmɑð θilːe̞ɾ] [ne̞θilːe̞ɾ d̪ø̞ʃ ɟe̞ɾip ɢo̞ɾɑɾ ʃɑnɯmɯð ǁ] [ɢɑjt̪ɑɫɑmɑ] III [ɑɾqɑmd̪ɯɾ bu d̪ɑʁɫɑɾ \| pe̞nɑmd̪ɯɾ d̪yðle̞ɾ] [ɯqbɑɫɯm \| nɑmɯθɯm \| t̪o̞ʁɑbɯm \| βɑt̪ɑn ‖] [θɑɴɑ ʃe̞c je̞t̪iɾθe̞ \| cø̞ɾ bo̞ɫθun ɟø̞ðle̞ɾ] [ɟe̞t͡ʃmiʃim \| ɟe̞ld͡ʒe̞ɟim \| d̪o̞βɑmɯm \| βɑt̪ɑn ‖]	Chorus: The great creation built by Türkmenbaşy My strong state, my sovereign land. You are the light and song of the soul Long live and prosper, my Turkmenistan! I I ready to give my life for you, my land Our brave forefathers have a spirit in their heart, That is the light of a neutral, independent land The flag flies high in front of the world. Chorus II The tribes of my nation are unified Our ancestors' undying blood flows. In storms and unfortunate times, we are not afraid Generations will gather to protect our glory. Chorus III Mountains, rivers and beauty of steppes, Love and destiny, revelation of mine! Let my eyes go blind for any cruel look at you, Motherland of ancestors and heirs of mine!

Notes

The title is sometimes also ambiguously translated as "Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan State Anthem", a literal translation from the title in Turkmen. Since the Cyrillic script is still widely used for Turkmen, it is rendered in Cyrillic as: Гарашсыз, Битарап Түркменистаның Дөвлет Гимни. The title in the Arabic script is written as: قاراشسؽز، بيتاراپ تۆرکمنيستانؽنگ دولت گيمنى. The title is pronounced: [ɢɑɾɑʃˈθɯð | bit̪ɑˈɾɑp t̪yɾcmeniθt̪ɑˈnɯɴ d̪øβˈlet̪ ɟimˈni]

References

Turkmenistan to the Heights of the Golden Age, Ashgabat, 2005.
Nee, Patrick W. (2014-04-04). Key Facts on Turkmenistan: Essential Information on Turkmenistan. The Internationalist. p. 15.
"Absolute leader's name dropped from anthem". Dec 16, 2008. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Asgabat tv turkmenistan anthem and closedown HD". Sep 7, 2015. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
"ПРЕЗИДЕНТ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА ВОЗЛОЖИЛ ЦВЕТЫ К МОНУМЕНТУ КОНСТИТУЦИИ И ПАМЯТНИКУ МАХТУМКУЛИ ФРАГИ". mfa.gov.tm. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"National anthem of Turkmenistan - Music and Lyrics". National Anthem. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
"Döwlet Gimni/Türkmenistanyň Ylymlar akademiýasy". science.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Türkmenbasy, Saparmyrat (2004-08-26). [inteltrends.files.wordpress.com "Ruhnama"] Check |url= value (help). inteltrends.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

External links

Turkmenistan: Garaşsyz, Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni - Audio of the national anthem of Turkmenistan, with information and lyrics
Instrumental version of "Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem" in RealAudio
Ruhnama - Songs and Video Clips - This website dedicated to the Ruhnama features a page with a vocal version of the National Anthem, as well as other songs and video clips.

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[2] The title is sometimes also ambiguously translated as "Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan State Anthem", a literal translation from the title in Turkmen. Since the Cyrillic script is still widely used for Turkmen, it is rendered in Cyrillic as: Гарашсыз, Битарап Түркменистаның Дөвлет Гимни. The title in the Arabic script is written as: قاراشسؽز، بيتاراپ تۆرکمنيستانؽنگ دولت گيمنى. The title is pronounced: [ɢɑɾɑʃˈθɯð | bit̪ɑˈɾɑp t̪yɾcmeniθt̪ɑˈnɯɴ d̪øβˈlet̪ ɟimˈni]

[anthem-1] Turkmenistan to the Heights of the Golden Age, Ashgabat, 2005.

[3] Nee, Patrick W. (2014-04-04). Key Facts on Turkmenistan: Essential Information on Turkmenistan. The Internationalist. p. 15.

[4] "Absolute leader's name dropped from anthem". Dec 16, 2008. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.

[5] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Asgabat tv turkmenistan anthem and closedown HD". Sep 7, 2015. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via YouTube.

[6] "ПРЕЗИДЕНТ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА ВОЗЛОЖИЛ ЦВЕТЫ К МОНУМЕНТУ КОНСТИТУЦИИ И ПАМЯТНИКУ МАХТУМКУЛИ ФРАГИ". mfa.gov.tm. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[7] "National anthem of Turkmenistan - Music and Lyrics". National Anthem. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

[8] "Döwlet Gimni/Türkmenistanyň Ylymlar akademiýasy". science.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

[9] Türkmenbasy, Saparmyrat (2004-08-26). [inteltrends.files.wordpress.com "Ruhnama"] Check |url= value (help). inteltrends.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.