Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
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| Lyrics | Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan) |
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| Music | Aram Khachaturian, 1944 |
| Adopted | 1944 |
| Relinquished | 1991 |
The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (Armenian: Հայկական ՍՍՀ օրհներգ) was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Armenian SSR.
[edit] Background
The anthem was used from 1944 to 1991. It was composed by Aram Khachaturian, a world-famous Armenian composer, who was known for his concertos and ballets, Spartacus and Gayane, the latter including the ever-popular Sabre Dance. Armenak Sarkisyan, who went under the pseudonym Sarmen, wrote the lyrics. Upon independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia adopted the anthem Mer Hayrenik ("Our Fatherland") in its place.
[edit] Lyrics
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Սովետական ազատ աշխարհ Հայաստան, Կրկներգ: Լենինն անմահ մեզ հուրն անշեջ պարգևեց, Կրկներգ Մեծ Ռուսիան մեզ եղբայրության ձեռք մեկնեց, Կրկներգ |
Sovetakan azad ashkharh Hayastan, Krknerg: Leninn anmah mez hurn anshej pargevets’, Krknerg Mets R’usian mez yeghbayrut’yan dzer’k’ meknets’, Krknerg |
Soviet free world – Armenia! Chorus: Immortal Lenin presented us with eternal fire, Chorus Great Russia extended to us the hand of friendship Chorus |
[edit] External links
| "Mer Hayrenik" | 1918–1922 |
| Anthem of the Armenian SSR | 1944–1991 |
| "Mer Hayrenik" | since 1991 |
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