| English: State Anthem of Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan | |
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National anthem of Turkmenistan | |
| Lyrics | Saparmurat Nyýazow, 1996 Modified in 2008 (current version) |
| Music | Weli Muhadow |
| Adopted | 27 September 1996 (original version) |
| Readopted | 2008 (current version) |
| Preceded by | Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in F major | |
The State Anthem of Turkmenistan was adopted as the national anthem of Turkmenistan in 1996, replacing the Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. After the death of Saparmurat Nyýazow in 2006, the lyrics were modified in 2008 by removing his title of "Türkmenbaşy" in the refrain.[1][a] The music was composed by Weli Muhadow,[2] who also composed the music for the Soviet-era anthem.
The lyrics were originally written by the first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Nyýazow (better known as Türkmenbaşy), who died on 21 December 2006. Less than two years after his death, references to him in the chorus were replaced with "the people",[3] and both the third and final verse and the chorus at the start of the piece were removed. The national anthem is played at the start of radio and television broadcasts at 6:55 a.m. local time and played again when radio and television stations sign off.[4]
- ^ Turkmenistan to the Heights of the Golden Age, Ashgabat, 2005.
- ^ Nee, Patrick W. (2014-04-04). Key Facts on Turkmenistan: Essential Information on Turkmenistan. The Internationalist. p. 15.
- ^ "Absolute leader's name dropped from anthem". Reuters. Dec 16, 2008. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Asgabat tv turkmenistan anthem and closedown HD". Sep 7, 2015. Retrieved Jul 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
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