Menıñ Qazaqstanym Explained

Kazakh: Менің Қазақстаным
English Title:My Kazakhstan
Alt Title:«Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık Änūrany»
En Alt Title:"State Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
Prefix:National
Country:Kazakhstan
Composer:Shamshi Kaldayakov, 1956
Author:Jumeken Najimedenov, 1956
Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2006
Adopted:7 January 2006
Predecessor:Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Sound:Kazakhstan National Anthem 2012.ogg
Sound Title:2012 official orchestral and choral vocal recording

"Menıñ Qazaqstanym" is the national anthem of Kazakhstan since 7 January 2006,[1] replacing the "Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan", which was in use since its independence in 1991, but had the same melody as the anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

It is based on a homonymous patriotic song created by Kazakh composer Shamshi Kaldayakov and poet Jumeken Najimedenov in 1956.[2] The original lyrics were modified in 2005 by the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, before the decree was issued.[3]

Origins

This song is based on a 1956 patriotic song titled "Menıñ Qazaqstanym" created in response to the Soviet Virgin Lands Campaign program. There is debate over whether it was to celebrate the program or to insist Soviet authorities should not turn Kazakhstan into Russia's corn belt.[4]

Lyrics

1956 lyrics

Below are the 1956 original lyrics by Jumeken Näjımedenov, that were later edited.

Protocol

"Menıñ Qazaqstanym" is played during official state ceremonies and social functions, such as sporting events involving national sports teams of Kazakhstan. All radio stations and television networks across the country play the national anthem twice, once during "Sign-On" and "Sign-Off" every day, the performance of the anthem is not regulated by any government law; however, there is traditional protocol that is employed during a performance of the song. Most citizens put their hands over their heart while singing the anthem following United States practice. Traditionally universal etiquette is to stand during the performance. Officers and personnel of the Kazakh Armed Forces offer a Russian-style military salute when in uniform during the performance of the anthem when not in formation.

2012 sporting event incidents

In March 2012, a parody national anthem, titled "O Kazakhstan", featured in the soundtrack of the movie Borat, was mistakenly played at the International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait. The Gold-winning medalist, Mariya Dmitriyenko, stood on the dais while the entire parody was played. The team complained, and the award ceremony was re-staged. The incident apparently resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.[13] [14] Senior officials in Kazakhstan were furious with the error and vowed to make a complaint to their Kuwaiti counterparts.

A similar incident had taken place earlier that month at the opening ceremony of a skiing festival in Kostanay, in which the first bar of Ricky Martin's single "Livin' La Vida Loca" was played instead of "Meniñ Qazaqstanım". However, "Meniñ Qazaqstanım" was played properly following the mistake.[15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. The CIA World Factbook 2012 Central Intelligence Agency - 2011 "National anthem: name: “Menıñ Qazaqstanym” (My Kazakhstan) lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV"
  2. http://www.kazind.com/newsarchives/newsvol54.html Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News
  3. Web site: Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы. 2006. 13 May 2007. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20070513170602/http://www.kyzmet.kz/?lang=ru&id_1=45. 13 May 2007.
  4. Book: Marshall, Alex. Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems. Random House Books. 2015. 9781847947413. London. 140–144. 'Imagine if someone came and tried to break up London,' [Shamshi Kaldayakov's son] Mukhtar says, hitting a table in disgust. 'It's just like that. My father composed the song to stop them doing this. "Don't do it. This is our land."'.
  5. http://www.akorda.kz/kz/state_symbols/kazakhstan_anthem Қазақстан Республикасының Мемлекеттік Гимні
  6. Web site: New kazakh latin alphabet was shown. 2 February 2021.
  7. https://www.inform.kz/qz/content/245 Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Memlekettık Gimni
  8. https://astanatimes.com/2019/11/fourth-version-of-kazakh-latin-script-will-preserve-language-purity-linguists-say/ Fourth version of Kazakh Latin script will preserve language purity, linguists say
  9. Web site: National Anthem of Kazakhstan — Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan . 2022-09-02 . Akorda.kz . en.
  10. Web site: Državni simboli Republike Kazahstan – National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. mfa.gov.kz. 11 April 2017.
  11. Book: Minahan . James B. . The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes] ]. 2009 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-313-34497-8 . en.
  12. Web site: Meniñ Qazaqstanım (1956) [Original Kazakh National Anthem-Song]. YouTube.
  13. Web site: Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony. Eurosport Yahoo! UK. 24 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326205959/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/borat-anthem-played-mistake-medals-ceremony-112050453.html. 26 March 2012.
  14. News: Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait. BBC. 23 March 2012.
  15. Web site: 6 March 2012. KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL ANTHEM FAIL!. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/65sJCET54CQ . 18 December 2021 . live. 12 October 2020. YouTube.