- Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The State Anthem of the
Estonian SSR ( _et. Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi riigihümn) was thenational anthem ofEstonia during the period it was a Soviet republic.Background
The music was composed by
Gustav Ernesaks , and the lyrics were written byJohannes Semper . It and the Karelo-Finnish SSR anthem were the only ones not to mention the Russian people. On21 July 1956 , the third stanza of the lyrics was changed to remove mentions ofJoseph Stalin . This is the version presented here.Estonian lyrics
:Jää kestma, Kalevite kange rahvas,:ja seisa kaljuna, me kodumaa!:Ei vaibund kannatustes sinu vahvus,:end läbi sajanditest murdsid sa:ja tõusid õitsvaks sotsialismimaaks,:et päikene su päevadesse paista saaks.
:Nüüd huuga, tehas, vili, nurmel vooga,:sirp, lõika, alasile, haamer, löö!:Nõukogu elu, tuksu võimsa hooga,:too õnne rahvale, me tubli töö!:Me Liidu rahvaste ja riike seas
:sa, Eesti, sammu esimeste kindlas reas!:Sa kõrgel leninlikku lippu kannad:ja julgelt kommunismi rada käid.:Partei me sammudele suuna annab:ja võidult võitudele viib ta meid.:Ta kindlal juhtimisel kasva sa:ja tugevaks ning kauniks saa, me kodumaa!
Russian lyrics
:Живи, сын Калева - народ наш славный, :И стой, отчизна наша, как скала. :Сквозь все страдания веков бесправных :Отвагу ты и доблесть пронесла. :И вот зажгла социализма свет, :Воспрянула в цвету для счастья и побед.
:Могучим колосом цветите нивы! :Жни, серп, и, молот, бей, гуди, завод! :В стране советской каждый будь счастливым - :Упорный труд нам счастье принесёт. :В союзе братском пред тобой простор - :Эстония, шагай в строю своих сестёр!
:Ты знамя Ленина несёшь святое, :Дорогой славною идёшь вперёд. :Родная партия всегда с тобою - :Путём побед она тебя ведёт. :Расти, отчизна, на пути большом, :Прекрасней и сильней будь с каждым новым днём!
English translation of the Russian words
:Endure, the brave people of Kalev:And stand as a rock, our homeland!:Your courage did not subside in the sufferings,:You broke yourself through the centuries,:And arose a socialist country in blossom,:For sun could shine in your days. :Oh cornfields, grow mighty ears!:Reap, sickle, and beat out, hammer, hoot, factory!:May everybody be happy in the soviet country –:Persistent labor will bring happiness to us.:There is a scope for you in the fraternal union – :Estonia, step in order with your sisters.
:You're bearing the sacred
Lenin 's banner,:You're going forward your glorious way.:Our own party is always with you – :It leads you the way of victories.:Grow, Motherland, on the great way,:Every day become more beautiful and stronger.External links
* [http://www.nationalanthems.info/ee-ssr.mid MIDI file]
* [http://marxists.org/history/ussr/sounds/mp3/anthems/Estonia.mp3 Vocal recording in MP3 format]
* [http://david.national-anthems.net/ee-ssr.htm Lyrics - nationalanthems.info]
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