The State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan[a] was composed by Tatar musician Röstäm Yaxin and was first adopted in 1993 without lyrics. 20 years later, lyrics written by Ramazan Baytimerov [ru] were made official.[2][3]
Lyrics
Current version
On 21 February 2013, the Parliament of Tatarstan unanimously approved lyrics written by Baytimerov. The final lyrics of the anthem is based on the poem «Туган ягым» ('Native Land') by Ramazan Baytimerov, as is known from a story written by him in the 1970s. Many unknown authors took part in the revision of the poems. Baytimerov's poems inspired the composer Röstäm Yaxin to compose a song, the melody of which became the national anthem of Tatarstan in 1993. The new lyrics of the anthem consists of the first two verses sung in Tatar, followed by two verses sung in Russian. The lyrics were translated into Russian by Assyrian-Russian poet Filipp Pirayev.[4][5]
Live forever, motherland beloved,
With thee my folk are united.
With benevolence we are born,
With us do diverse folks thrive.
Since aeons thou hast a history grand,
My country bright and thy past bold.
𝄆 With thee we found ourselves again,
My dear Republic, O Tatarstan! 𝄇
Flourish, my hallowed land,
May thy peace fill thy sky.
In this vast family we are united,
Our folk live in harmony.
Our wisdom rich in ages ancient,
Thou art our only hope and faith.
𝄆 And may thy love fill thy heart,
My dear Republic – my Tatarstan! 𝄇
English literal translation
Live forever, beloved motherland,
My people are united with you!
We are born with generosity.
Different people live with us.
Since different generations, you have a beautiful history.
My glorious country, your history is heroic!
We found ourselves with you again,
My republic, Tatarstan!
Flourish, holy land,
Let thy peace fill your sky,
We are united in this big family.
People are able to live in harmony.
With our rich, ancient wisdom
You are our only hope, and faith,
And let thy love fill your heart.
My republic, my Tatarstan!
Original version
The original proposed lyrics of the anthem, titled "Tuğan yağım" (lit.'My Native Country'), was written by Ramazan Baytimerov in the 1970s. The text was subsequently translated into Russian by Marsel Sabirov. During that time, Röstäm Yaxin was inspired to composed music that eventually became the national anthem. The Russian version, however, was not adopted.[2]
Сколько дорог я прошел, весь мир обойдя,
Нежный ветер ласкал мое лицо любя,
𝄆 Но только придя к тебе Родная земля,
Грудь сжалась, место радости не найдя… 𝄇
В один день даже если будет разлука,
Грусть по тебе это сплошная мука,
𝄆 Без тебя, о Родная земля,
Нет жизни, без тебя — нет меня… 𝄇
В один день даже если будет разлука,
Я как будто словно сирота!
𝄆 Лишь ты мой смысл жизни,
Лишь ты яркий свет отчизны 𝄇
Of many roads I’ve traveled around the world,
Gentle winds caressed my face.
𝄆 But only with thee, my native land,
I am otherwise joyless… 𝄇
For just one day I am away,
I miss thee with all my sadness.
𝄆 Without thee, my land so dear,
The world is seemingly lifeless… 𝄇
For just one day I am away,
I feel like an orphan.
𝄆 Only thou art my meaning of this life;
The vivid ray of this world endless… 𝄇
