Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The "State Anthem of the Georgian SSR" was the regional anthem of the Georgian SSR.
English: State Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Former regional anthem of the Georgian SSR | |
Lyrics | Grigol Abashidze and Alexander Abasheli |
Music | Otar Taktakishvili |
Adopted | 1946 |
Relinquished | 1990 |
Preceded by | "Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls" |
Succeeded by | "Dideba" (until 2004) "Tavisupleba" |
Audio sample | |
"Anthem of the Georgian SSR" (post-Stalinist version)
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National anthems of Georgia | ||||||||
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Background
The anthem was used from 1946 to 1990. The music was composed by Otar Taktakishvili, and the words were written by Grigol Abashidze and Alexander Abasheli. All three stanzas (not including the refrain) in the original lyrics have references to Joseph Stalin, a native Georgian and leader of the Soviet Union at that time. These words were completely removed after Stalin's death as part of Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization program. It is then replaced with new lyrics with no reference to Stalin itself. The last line of the refrain on the original version (აყვავდი, ტურფა ქვეყანავ - ილხინე, ქართველთ მხარეო), which once existed on all refrains, was removed completely and replaced with also new lyrics.
It is one of three Soviet republic national anthems that does not mention the Russian people, the others being the anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic and the anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.
Lyrics
Post-Stalinist version
Georgian | IPA transcription | English translation |
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იდიდე მარად, ჩემო სამშობლოვ, |
[ididɛ mɑrɑd | t͡ʃʰɛmɔ sɑmʃɔblɔw ‖] |
Be glorious eternally, our homeland, |
Original version
Georgian | IPA transcription | English translation |
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იდიდე მარად, ჩვენო სამშობლოვ, |
[ididɛ mɑrɑd | t͡ʃʰwɛnɔ sɑmʃɔblɔw |] |
Be glorious eternally, our homeland, |
Sheet music
- For symphony orchestra
- For smaller composition
Notes
See also
- Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic;
- Coat of arms of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic