Mer Hayrenik
| English: Our Fatherland | |
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| Lyrics | Mikael Nalbandian (1829–1866), 1859[1] |
| Music | Barsegh Kanachyan (1885–1967) |
| Adopted | 1918 (re-adopted in 1991) |
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Mer Hayrenik (Vocal)
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"Mer Hayrenik" (Armenian: Մեր Հայրենիք, Armenian pronunciation: [mɛɾ hɑjɾɛnikʰ]; "Our Fatherland") is the national anthem of the Republic of Armenia. Adopted on 1 July 1991, it was also the national anthem of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920), the first modern Armenian state.
The lyrics of the anthem are adapted from a version of Song of an Italian girl (Armenian: Իտալացի աղջկա երգը Italats’i aghjka yergy, written in 1859) by Mikael Nalbandian (1829–1866).[1] Later set to music by composer Barsegh Kanachyan (1885–1967).
Lyrics
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Մեր Հայրենիք, ազատ անկախ, |
Mer Hayrenik’, azat ankakh, |
Our Fatherland, free, independent, |
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Comparison with the original text
Mer Hayrenik is based on the first, third, fourth and sixth stanzas of the original poem The Song of an Italian Girl.
| Anthem text in Armenian[2] | English translation[3] | Poem text in Armenian (1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th stanzas) |
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Մեր Հայրենիք, ազատ անկախ, |
Our Fatherland, free, independent, |
Մեր հայրենիք, թշուառ, անտէր, |
Our Fatherland, miserable, abandoned,
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Notes
References
- 1 2 (Armenian) The Song of the Italian girl in Armenian Wikisource
- 1 2 According to the Armenian version of the web site of the Government of the Republic of Armenia
- 1 2 According to the English version of the web site of the Government of the Republic of Armenia
External links
- Instrumental version of "Mer Hayrenik" in MP3 format
- Armenia: Mer Hayrenik - Audio of the national anthem of Armenia, with information and lyrics
- Vocal version of "Mer Hayrenik" in MP3 format
- Armenian part of nationalanthems.info: includes midi, lyrics, a music sheet
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