The State Anthem of the Georgian SSR was the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 when it was a republic of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and known as the Georgian SSR.

Background

The anthem was used from 1946 to 1991. The music was composed by Otar Taktakishvili

Otar Taktakishvili

Otar Taktakishvili was a Georgian composer, teacher, conductor, and writer of music.Otar Taktakishvili graduated from the Tbilisi State Conservatory, while still been a student he composed the official anthem of the Georgian SSR. By 1949 he became a Professor of the Tbilisi Conservatory and the ...

, and the words were written by Grigol Abashidze and Alexander Abasheli

Alexander Abasheli

Alexander Abasheli was a penname of Isaac Chochia , a Georgian poet and prose writer....

. All three stanzas (not including the refrain) in the original lyrics have references to Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...

, a native Georgian and leader of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 at that time. These words were completely removed after Stalin's death as part of Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...

's De-Stalinization

History of the Soviet Union (1953-1985)

In the USSR, the eleven-year period from the death of Joseph Stalin to the political ouster of Nikita Khrushchev , the national politics were dominated by the Cold War; the ideological U.S.–USSR struggle for the planetary domination of their respective socio–economic systems, and the defense of...

 program.

Lyrics (original version)

Georgian	Transliteration	English translation
იდიდე მარად, ჩვენო სამშობლოვ, გმირთა კერა ხარ გაუქრობელი, ქვეყანას მიეც დიდი სტალინი ხალხთა მონობის დამამხობელი. შენი ოცნება ასრულდა, რისთვისაც სისხლი ღვარეო, აყვავდი, ტურფა ქვეყანავ ილხინე, ქართველთ მხარეო. დიდი ოქტომბრის შუქით ლენინმა შენ გაგინათა მთები ჭაღარა, სტალინის სიბრძნემ ძლევით შეგმოსა გადაგაქცია მზიურ ბაღნარად. მოძმე ერების ოჯახში დამკვიდრდი, გაიხარეო, აყვავდი, ტურფა ქვეყანავ ილხინე, ქართველთ მხარეო. უხსოვარ დროდან ბრწყინავდა შენი აზრი, ხმალი და გამბედაობა, დღეს შენს დიდებას, ნათელ მომავალს სჭედს სტალინური წრთობის თაობა. საბჭოთა დროშა დაგნათის, მზესავით მოელვარეო, აყვავდი, ტურფა ქვეყანავ ილხინე, ქართველთ მხარეო.	idide marad, chveno samshoblov, gmirta k'era khar gaukrobeli, kveq'anas miets didi st'alini khalkhta monobis damamkhobeli. sheni otsneba asrulda, ristvisats siskhli ghvareo, aq'vavdi, t'urpa kveq'anav ilkhine, kartvelt mkhareo. didi okt'ombris shukit leninma shen gaginata mtebi ch'aghara, st'alinis sibrdznem dzlevit shegmosa gadagaktsia mziur baghnarad. modzme erebis ojakhshi damk'vidrdi, gaikhareo, aq'vavdi, t'urpa kveq'anav ilkhine, kartvelt mkhareo. ukhsovar drodan brts'q'inavda sheni azri, khmali da gambedaoba, dghes shens didebas, natel momavals sch'eds st'alinuri ts'rtobis taoba. sabch'ota drosha dagnatis, mzesavit moelvareo, aq'vavdi, t'urpa kveq'anav ilkhine, kartvelt mkhareo.	Be glorious eternally, our homeland Georgia (country) Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of... , You are an inextinguishable hearth of heroes; You gave the world great Stalin Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee... , Who destroyed the slavery of nations. Your dream is accomplished, For the sake of which [dream] you bled: Blossom, our beautiful country, Exult, the Georgian land! With the great October October Revolution The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917... 's light, Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...  has illuminated your ancient mountains Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains.... ; Stalin's wisdom has made you victorious, Turned you into a sunny garden. In the family of the fraternal peoples Republics of the Soviet Union The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union... You've gained a foothold, rejoice; Blossom, our beautiful country, Exult, the Georgian land! Your thought, [your] sword and [your] courage Have been shining from time immemorial History of Georgia (country) The nation of Georgia was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty in the 9th to 10th century, arising from a number of predecessor states of ancient Colchis and Iberia... , Now the generation of the Stalin's temper forges Your grandeur, your serene future. The Soviet banner Flag of the Soviet Union The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag, with a setting or cross-peen hammer crossed with a sickle and a red star in the upper canton... , shining as the sun, Is fluttering over you; Blossom, our beautiful country, Exult, the Georgian land!

Lyrics (post-Stalinist version)

Georgian	Transliteration	English translation
იდიდე მარად, ჩემო სამშობლოვ, გმირთა კერა ხარ განახლებული, დიად პარტიის ნათელი აზრით ლენინის სიბრძნით ამაღლებული. შენი ოცნება ასრულდა, რისთვისაც სისხლი ღვარეო, მშრომელი კაცის მარჯვენით აყვავებულო მხარეო. დიდი ოქტომბრის დროშის სხივებმა შენ გაგინათეს მთები ჭაღარა, თავისუფლებამ და შემართებამ გადაგაქციეს მზიურ ბაღნარად. მოძმე ერების ოჯახში ამაღლდი, გაიხარეო, მეგობრობით და გმირობით გამორჯვებულო მხარეო. უხსოვარ დროდან ბრწყინავდა შენი აზრი, ხმალი და გამბედაობა, დღეს საქართველოს ნათელ მომავალს სჭედს ლენინური წრთობის თაობა. კომუნიზმის მზე დაგნათის, კაშკაშა, მოელვარეო, იდიდე მრავალჟამიერ, ჩემო სამშობლო მხარეო!	idide marad, chemo samshoblov, gmirta k'era khar ganakhlebuli, diad p'art'iis nateli azrit leninis sibrdznit amaghlebuli. sheni otsneba asrulda, ristvisats siskhli ghvareo, mshromeli k'atsis marjvenit aq'vavebulo mkhareo. didi Okt'ombris droshis skhivebma shen gaginates mtebi ch'aghara, tavisuplebam da shemartebam gadagaktsies mziur baghnarad. modzme erebis ojakhshi amaghldi, gaikhareo, megobrobit da gmirobit gamorjvebulo mkhareo. ukhsovar drodan brts'q'inavda sheni azri, khmali da gambedaoba, dghes Sakartvelos natel momavals sch'eds Leninuri ts'rtobis taoba. k'omunizmis mze dagnatis, k'ashk'asha, moelvareo, idide mravalzhamier, chemo samshoblo mkhareo!	Praised be over the ages, my homeland, The renewed hearth of heroes, By the Great Party Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world... 's mind, And Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a... 's wisdom you've been risen. Your dreams came true, For which you shed your blood, A tireless hand of toiler Has brought you to bloom. Shining of the Great October October Revolution The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917... 's banners Flag of the Soviet Union The flag of the Soviet Union consisted of a plain red flag, with a setting or cross-peen hammer crossed with a sickle and a red star in the upper canton... Has illuminated your ancient peaks Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains.... , Freedom, courage and doughtiness, Have turned you into the sunny land. In the fraternal family of peoples Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... You've reached singular heights, With friendship and nation-wide strength, You triumphed and triumph. From time immemorial your Mind, sword and courage were radiant. Today Georgia's serene future Is forged by the generation of Lenin's temper. The sun of Communism Communism Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...  is shining Over you increasingly bright, Praised be over the ages, my Motherland, My native land!

See also

• Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic;
• Coat of arms of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

External links

• MIDI file
• Vocal recording in MP3 format
• Lyrics - nationalanthems.info