My Kazakhstan (anthem)

Infobox Anthem
title = Менің Қазақстаным
transcription = Meniñ Qazaqstanım
english_title = My Kazakhstan

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image_size =
caption = Text and score of the Kazakh national anthem.
prefix = National
country = KAZ
composer = Shamshi Kaldayakov
author = Zhumeken Nazhimedenov (with modifications by Nursultan Nazarbayev)
adopted = 2006
until =
sound = Kazakhstan 2006.ogg
sound_title = "My Kazakhstan"

My Kazakhstan ( _kk. Менің Қазақстаным) is the current national anthem of Kazakhstan, adopted on January 7 2006. It is based on a song written in 1956 with the same title, music by Shamshi Kaldayakov ("Шәмші Қалдаяқов") and lyrics by Zhumeken Nazhimedenov ("Жұмекен Нәжімеденов"). [ [http://www.kazind.com/newsarchives/newsvol54.html Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India : Weekly News ] ] This replaced Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the state anthem, which was used after independence. The original lyrics were modified by Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, before the decree was issued. [ [http://www.kyzmet.kz/?lang=ru&id_1=45 Агентство Республики Казахстан по делам государственной службы ] ]

Official lyrics

See also

*My Kazakhstan (song)
*Anthem of the Kazakh SSR

External links

* [http://www.kazakh.ru/news/articles/?a=398 Kazakh.ru] - This Russian language website with news about Kazakhstan has an article about the new anthem, with an mp3 vocal file.

References