The state anthem of the Tajik SSR ( tg, Суруди миллии ҶШС Тоҷикистон; russian: Гимн Таджикской ССР) was the regional anthem of the

Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...

, a

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of the

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, adopted in 1946. After the

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in 1991, this anthem was still in use until 1994 when

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

adopted a new anthem with different lyrics but retained the same melody.Tadzhikistan Legal Texts:The Foundations of Civic Accord and a Market Economy
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Background

The anthem was used between 1946 and 1994. The music was composed by

Suleiman Yudakov Suleiman (Solomon) Alexandrovich Yudakov ( tg, Сулаймон Александрович Юдаков; russian: Сулейман (Соломон) Александрович Юдаков) ( – 1990) was a Soviet Bukharian composer of Bukha ...

, and the lyrics were written by

Abolqasem Lahouti Abolqāsem Lahūtī (russian: Абулькасим Ахмедзаде Лахути, Abuljkasim Ahmedzade Lahuti; tg, Абулқосим Лоҳутӣ / ابوالقاسم لاهوتی, Aʙulqosim Lohutī; 12 October 1887 – 16 March 1957) was ...

. The melody is preserved in "

Surudi Milli "" ( tg, Суруди Миллӣ, ; "National Anthem") is the national anthem of Tajikistan, officially adopted on 7 September 1994. History Upon its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Tajikistan retained the Soviet-era regional anth ...

", the current national anthem of Tajikistan, with different lyrics. In 1977, the lyrics were changed to remove mentions of

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

. This is the version presented here for the Tajik stanzas, but the Russian version given here is the old one. Unlike other former Soviet states like

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

and

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

that appropriated their old Soviet-era regional anthems as national ones but did so without the Soviet lyrics, Tajikistan retained the Soviet lyrics for a time before replacing them in 1994. It is also one of the nine countries to continuously use their Soviet-era anthems; the other eight being

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(since 2000),

(until 2006),

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(until 1996),

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

(until 1992),

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(until 1992),

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(until 1992).

Lyrics

1977–1991 Version

1946–1977 Version

Notes

References

External links

Instrumental recording in MP3 format (Full version)

Instrumental recording in MP3 format (Short version)

MIDI file

Vocal recording in MP3 format

(1946-1953 version)
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