The National Anthem of Karachay-Cherkessia (russian: Гимн Карачаево-Черкесии, translit=Gimn Karachayevo-Cherkesii; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республиканы Гимни; kbd, Къэрэщей-Шэрджэс Республикэм и Къэрал Орэдыр; nog, Ишки йыр Карашай-Шеркеш) is the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...
of the
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...
, a
federal subject of Russia in the
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...
. The lyrics were written by Yusuf Sozarukov (1952–2008), and the music was composed by Aslan Daurov (1940–1999).
The anthem was established on 9 April 1998 by Law of the KChR number 410-XXII "On the State Anthem of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia".
The title of the song is "Древней Родиной горжусь я!", meaning "Ancient Homeland I am proud of!".
Lyrics
In Russian
In local languages
References
{{National Anthems of Europe
Karachay-Cherkess
Karachay-Cherkessia
1998 songs
Regional songs
National anthems
National anthem compositions in G minor