The State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan was composed by Tatar musician Röstäm Yaxin and was first adopted in 1993 without lyrics. 20 years later, lyrics written by were made official.
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.
Tatar and Russian original Cyrillic scriptLatin scriptIPA transcription
English translation PoeticLiteralLive 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! 𝄇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 my love save you. My republic, my Tatarstan!
Original version The original proposed lyrics of the anthem, titled "" (), 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.
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Russian translation Cyrillic scriptLatin script
English translation
See also Coat of arms of Tatarstan Flag of Tatarstan
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External links Instrumental version