Kyrgyzstan National Anthem
Кыргыз Республикасынын Мамлекеттик гимни
Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik gimni
State Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic
Key Facts
- 1. Adopted on 18 December 1992 by resolution of the Supreme Council, about sixteen months after independence from the Soviet Union
- 2. The disputed word in the removed stanza was beikuttuk ('serenity'): critics argued that its negative prefix bei- turns kut ('happiness, grace') into its opposite. A parliamentary commission recommended dropping the whole stanza, and parliament did so on 27 December 2012
- 3. Ala-Too, named in the first stanza, is the Kyrgyz form of Alatau, a name shared by several ranges of the Tian Shan, among them the Kyrgyz, Talas and Terskey Ala-Too
- 4. In October 2024 the parliament speaker proposed replacing the anthem, saying it was hard to sing, and a parliamentary commission on the question was formed in December 2024; in January 2026 parliament rejected all three finalists of the public contest
Kyrgyzstan National Anthem Lyrics
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Analysis
EditorialKyrgyzstan adopted this anthem on 18 December 1992, about sixteen months after independence, by resolution of the Supreme Council. Lyricists Jalil Sadykov and Shabdanbek Kuluyev anchor the text in the land's glacier-white peaks, cliffs and steppes, and in the Ala-Too mountains that the forefathers lived in and protected for countless generations. Composers Nasyr Davlesov and Kalyi Moldobasanov gave it a marching cadence. In 2012 parliament removed the middle stanza after public figures had argued that one of its words carried the opposite of the intended meaning, leaving the two stanzas and chorus sung today.
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Sources & References
- Государственные символы: Государственный гимн Кыргызской Республики . President of the Kyrgyz Republic (president.kg)
- Nurbek Bekmurzaev. First the flag and now the anthem: How Kyrgyzstan's leadership is changing its national symbols . Global Voices (2024)
- Kyrgyzstan announces plans to change 'Soviet' national anthem . Semafor (2024)
- It was torture: Kyrgyzstan's search for new anthem hits false notes . Eurasianet (2025)
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