Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The state anthem of the Georgian SSR was the regional anthem of Georgia between 1946 and 1990 when it was part of the Soviet Union.
English: State Anthem of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Former regional anthem of the ![]() | |
Lyrics | Grigol Abashidze and Alexander Abasheli |
Music | Otar Taktakishvili |
Adopted | 1946 1956 (with modified lyrics) |
Relinquished | 1990 |
Preceded by | "Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls" |
Succeeded by | "Dideba" (until 2004) "Tavisupleba" |
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"Anthem of the Georgian SSR" (post-Stalinist version)
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Background
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
1956–1990 lyrics (de-Stalinist version)
Georgian | IPA transcription | Russian | English translation |
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იდიდე მარად, ჩემო სამშობლოვ, |
[ididɛ mɑrɑd | t͡ʃʰɛmɔ sɑmʃɔblɔw ‖] |
Славься в веках, моя Отчизна, |
Glory to you for ever, my Fatherland, |
1946–1956 lyrics (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