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- About Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan and the Silk Road
- Kyrgyzstan in Figures
- Some Weather Statistics
- FLORA AND FAUNA
- Bishkek
- The Nomadic Kyrgyz
- yurts
- Kyrgyz Traditional Crafts
- Kyrgyz National Cuisine
- Kyrgyz Music
- THE UBIQUITOUS SHEEP
- HORSES IN TRADITIONAL KYRGYZ CULTURE
- NATIONAL SPORTS
- THE KYRGYZ LANGUAGE
- Culture Shock
- Rites of Passage
- Tribes and Clans
- Petroglyphs-Rock Art
- Religion
- The Som
- Who is Who on the Som Banknotes?
- Manas
- Legends and Folk Tales
- Askar Akaev
- CHINGIZ AITMATOV
- THEODORE HERTZEN
- PREZHEVALSKY
- Tianshansky
- MIKHAIL VASILIEVICH FRUNZE
- 1916
- THE BASMACHI REVOLT
- Places Around Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek
- In Batken Oblast
- In Chui Oblast
- In Djalal Abad Oblast
- In Issyk Kul Oblast
- In Naryn Oblast
- In Osh Oblast
- In Talas Oblast
- Over the Border
- Practical Matters
- About Us
- Gallery
- News
- About Kyrgyzstan
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THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Like any new nation — the Kyrgyz can be very patriotic. This is reflected in the proud traditions surrounding the Manas epic and the prevelance of the symbols of the young nation — the flag, the gerp (State seal), the tunduk (the traditional opening in the roof of a yurt) and it is also seen in the National Anthem.
There are official versions of the anthem in Kyrgyz and Russian — but not as far as we are aware, in English.
Poetry is very difficult to translate — but to give you a taste of their love for the mountains, the friendliness of the people and their optimism in the future, we offer this (unofficial) version:
High mountains, valleys, fields -
Our nation's treasured homeland.
Our fathers, lived in the Ala-Too,
Always holding sacred their motherland
Refrain
Forward the Kyrgyz nation,
Along the path of the freedom.
Grow people, develop!
Create your own fate!
Our nation is always open to friendship,
With unity and amity preserved in it's heart.
This land of Kyrgyzstan, our native land,
Radiates in harmony
Refrain
Forward the Kyrgyz nation,
Along the path of the freedom.
Grow people, develop!
Create your own fate!
The dreams and hopes of our fathers have come true
And the banner of freedom is raised high in the air
We shall pass on the heritage of our fathers,
The welfare of our nation, to our descendants.
A CD featuring the State Symphonic Orchestra, the choir of the Kyrgyz State Boradcasting Company and the Choir of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre, is available containing three versions of the anthem - a full choral version and two instrumental versions.