National Anthem Comparison
Kazakhstan vs Russia
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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17 years apart
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Different continents
Comparison Analysis
Kazakhstan (Asia) and Russia (Europe) come from different parts of the world, yet both express national identity through song. Kazakhstan's "My Kazakhstan" was written in 1956; Russia's "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" in 1939.
Both anthems share themes of unity, nature and ancestors / heritage. Kazakhstan additionally explores love of homeland and hope, while Russia also touches on god / faith and identity.
The emotional tones differ: Kazakhstan's anthem is hopeful, while Russia's is majestic.
Kazakhstan changed its national anthem in 2006, reflecting a shift in the nation's identity or political landscape.
Shared themes
Kazakhstan
❤ Love of homeland 🤝 Unity 🌅 Hope 🌿 Nature 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage
Russia
🤝 Unity ✝ God / Faith 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage 🌿 Nature 🏛 Identity
Shared themes:
🤝 Unity 🌿 Nature 🏺 Ancestors / Heritage
Metadata
| Kazakhstan | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1956 | 1939 |
| Adopted | 2006 | 2000 |
| Lyricist | Zhumeken Nazhimedenov and Nursultan Nazarbayev | Sergei Mikhalkov |
| Composer | Shamshi Kaldayakov | Alexander Alexandrov |
| Language | kk | ru |
| Region | Central Asia | Eastern Europe |
Lyrics Side by Side
Kazakhstan
Менің Қазақстаным
Original
Алтын күн аспаны,
Алтын дән даласы,
Ерліктің дастаны,
Еліме қарашы!
Ежелден ер деген,
Даңқымыз шықты ғой.
Намысын бермеген,
Қазағым мықты ғой.
Қайырмасы:
Менің елім, менің елім,
Гүлің болып егілемін,
Жырың болып төгілемін, елім!
Туған жерім менің - Қазақстаным!
Ұрпаққа жол ашқан,
Кең байтақ жерім бар.
Бірлігі жарасқан,
Тәуелсіз елім бар.
Қарсы алған уақытты,
Мәңгілік досындай.
Біздің ел бақытты,
Біздің ел осындай!
Қайырмасы:
Менің елім, менің елім,
Гүлің болып егілемін,
Жырың болып төгілемін, елім!
Туған жерім менің - Қазақстаным!
Translation
Sky of golden sun,
Steppe of golden grain,
The epic of valour,
Behold my country!
Since ancient times we were called heroes,
Our glory has spread far.
Never yielding their honour,
My Kazakh people are strong!
Chorus:
My country, my country,
As your flower I shall grow,
As your song I shall pour forth, my country!
My native land is my Kazakhstan!
I have a vast and boundless land
That has opened the way for generations.
I have an independent country
Harmonious in its unity.
It has welcomed time
Like an eternal friend.
Our country is happy,
Such is our country!
Chorus:
My country, my country,
As your flower I shall grow,
As your song I shall pour forth, my country!
My native land is my Kazakhstan!
Russia
Государственный гимн Российской Федерации
Original
Россия — священная наша держава,
Россия — любимая наша страна.
Могучая воля, великая слава —
Твоё достоянье на все времена!
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Братских народов союз вековой,
Предками данная мудрость народная!
Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!
От южных морей до полярного края
Раскинулись наши леса и поля.
Одна ты на свете! Одна ты такая —
Хранимая Богом родная земля!
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Братских народов союз вековой,
Предками данная мудрость народная!
Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!
Широкий простор для мечты и для жизни
Грядущие нам открывают года.
Нам силу даёт наша верность Отчизне.
Так было, так есть и так будет всегда!
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Братских народов союз вековой,
Предками данная мудрость народная!
Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!
Translation
Russia, our sacred nation,
Russia, our beloved country.
A mighty will, a great glory,
Are your heritage for all time!
Be glorious, our free Fatherland,
Age-old union of brotherly peoples,
The people's wisdom handed down by our ancestors!
Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!
From the southern seas to the polar edge
Our forests and fields stretch wide.
You are the only one in the world! You are the only one like this,
Native land protected by God!
Be glorious, our free Fatherland,
Age-old union of brotherly peoples,
The people's wisdom handed down by our ancestors!
Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!
A wide expanse for dreams and for life
The coming years open to us.
Our faithfulness to the Fatherland gives us strength.
So it was, so it is, and so it will always be!
Be glorious, our free Fatherland,
Age-old union of brotherly peoples,
The people's wisdom handed down by our ancestors!
Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!
Interesting facts
Kazakhstan
- 1. The anthem adopted after independence in 1992 kept the melody of the Soviet-era anthem of the Kazakh SSR, by Mukan Tulebayev, Yevgeny Brusilovsky and Latif Khamidi, with new words by four poets who won a competition.
- 2. Explaining the change in January 2006, Nazarbayev said the anthem should reflect 'the heroic centuries-long struggle' for Kazakh independence.
- 3. By law, everyone present stands when the anthem is performed in public, and citizens of Kazakhstan place their right hand over the heart.
Russia
- 1. Sergei Mikhalkov wrote lyrics for this melody three times: under Stalin (1943, with Gabriel El-Registan), under Brezhnev (a revision that dropped Stalin's name, adopted in 1977) and under Putin (2000), each time adjusting the ideology while keeping the same tune
- 2. Between 1990 and 2000, Russia used Glinka's wordless 'Patriotic Song' as its anthem; at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Russian medal winners had no words to sing along with it, a 'deafening silence' that embarrassed many in Russia
- 3. The melody began as Alexandrov's 'Song about the Party' of 1938, was rearranged as the solemn 'Hymn of the Bolshevik Party' for the party congress of March 1939, and became the Soviet state anthem in 1944
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