Mer Hayrenik

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Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland) is the national anthem of Armenia. Adopted on July 1, 1991, it is based on the anthem of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920), but with different lyrics.

It is written by poet Mikael Nalbandian (1829-1866) and composed by Barsegh Kanachyan (1885-1967).

Table of contents

1 The Lyrics in Armenian Script 2 Transliteration of Armenian Lyrics 3 English Translation 1 External Links

The Lyrics in Armenian Script

Մեր Հայրենիք

Մեր Հայրենիք, ազատ, անկախ
Որ ապրէլ է դարէ դար
Իւր որդիքը արդ կանչում է
Ազատ, անկախ Հայաստան:

Ահա՝ եղբայր, քեզ մի դրօշ,
Որ իմ ձեռքով գործեցի
Գիշերները ես քուն չեղայ,
Արտասուքով լուացի:

Նայիր նրան երեք գոյնով,
Նուիրական մէր նշան,
Թող փողփողի թշնամու դէմ,
Թող միշտ պանծայ Հայաստան:

Ամենայն տեղ մահը մի է
Մարդ մի անգամ պիտ՚ մեռնի,
Բայց երանի՚ որ իւր ազգի
Ազատութեան կը զոհուի:

Transliteration of Armenian Lyrics

Mer Hairenik, azad angakh,
Vor abrel eh tareh tar
Ir vor tika art ganchoom eh
Azad, angakh haiasdan.
(repeat previous two lines)

Aha yeghpair kez mi trosh,
Vor im tzerkov kordzetzi
Keeshernera yes koon chega,
Ardasoonkov luvatzi.
(repeat previous two lines)

Nayir neran yerek kooynov,
Nuviragan mer nushan,
Togh poghpoghi tushnamoo tem,
Togh meesht bandza Haiastan.
(repeat previous two lines)

Amenayn degh maha mi eh
Mart mee ankam bid merni,
Paytz yerani vor ir azki
Azadootyan ga tzohvi.
(repeat previous two lines)

(repeat first verse)

English Translation

Our fatherland, free and independent,
That lived from century to century
His children are calling
Free independent Armenia.
(repeat previous two lines)

Here brother, for you a flag,
That I made with my hands
Nights I didn't sleep,
With tears I washed it.
(repeat previous two lines)

Look at it, 3 colours
It's our gifted symbol.
Let it shine against the enemy.
Let Armenia always be glorious.
(repeat previous two lines)

Everywhere death is the same
Everyone dies only once
But lucky is the one
Who is sacrificed for his nation.
(repeat previous two lines)

(repeat first verse)

External Links

• National anthem page at the Armenian President's site (http://www.president.am/eng/symbols/?item=anthem): includes a MP3 file
• Armenian part of David's National Anthem Reference Page (http://david.national-anthems.net/am.htm): includes midi, lyrics, a music sheet

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