# State Anthem of Chuvashia

The State Anthem of the Chuvash Republic, also simply referred to as "O Motherland", is the regional anthem of Chuvashia, a republic of Russia. Officially adopted in 1997, the lyrics were written by Ille Tuktash, and the music was composed by German Lebedev.

## History
### Earlier version

An idea aroused in 1905 about creating a new universal anthem. At the time, poet Yakov Turkhan wrote poems to the melody of the Russian imperial anthem, and he published them in the first issue of newspaper Hypar in January 1906.
In 1917, priest Taras Kirillov wrote and composed the poem "Chuvash Folk Song". Unsuccessful at first, leader of Chuvash choir in Kazan Tikhon Alekseyev created the anthem in 1918 which garnered support by the entire Chuvash intelligencia. A version had a melody based on the "Anthem of Free Russia" composed by Aleksandr Grechaninov, and a subscript translation was preserved.
It was performed in January 1918 (after the end of the Russian Republic) by the Chuvash choir in Kazan after the premiere of the first national play by Maximovich-Koshkinsky, which was based on the play "Live Not as You Would Like To" by Alexander Ostrovsky.
Its popularity increased and it was performed on all significant events. However, it did not acquire an official status at the time.

### Modern version

The modern version was based on the song "O Motherland", written in the mid-20th century by Chuvash poet Ille Tuktash and composed by Honored Artist of the RSFSR German Lebedev.
The composer German Lebedev created it for Pyotr Osipov's play "In His Motherland", which was staged at the Chuvash Academic Theater between 1944 and 1945. After the first performance, the audience was impressed. For the first time, the song acquired its status of an unofficial anthem of Chuvashia on 30 October 1950. Then, in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions in Moscow, the 30th anniversary of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was celebrated. At this solemn evening, the Chuvash State Song and Dance Ensemble performed a song accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
The song became an official anthem after the adoption on 1 July 1997 by the State Council of the Chuvash Republic of the Law "On State Symbols of the Chuvash Republic", approved and signed by the Head, Nikolay Fyodorov, on 14 July 1997.
April 29 is a holiday in the Chuvash Republic, which celebrates the day of state symbols of the republic (anthem, emblem and flag – all of which have been celebrated since 2004). It was introduced by the Decree of the President of the Chuvash Republic on 8 April 2004, No. 24 "On the Day of State Symbols of the Chuvash Republic", and the Law of the Chuvash Republic on 19 April 2004, No. 1 "On the Day of State Symbols of the Chuvash Republic".

## Lyrics
### Chuvash version

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| Ҫурхи тӗнче вӑраннӑ чух, Хаваслӑ кун шӑраннӑ чух, Чун савӑнать: чӗре сикет, Ҫӗршывӑм ҫинчен юрлас килет. Хушса юрламалли: 𝄆 Тӑван ҫӗршыв, 𝄇 Асран кайми юратнӑ ҫӗршыв. 𝄆 Тӑван ҫӗршыв, 𝄇 Мухтав сана, ҫуралнӑ ҫӗршыв! Яшсем–херсем вылянӑ чух, Атте–анне ӑс панӑ чух, Чун савӑнать, чӗре сикет, Татах та нумай пурнас килет. Хушса юрламалли Тӑвансемпе пӗрлешнӗ чух, Чӑваш тӗнчи ҫӗкленнӗ чух, Чун савӑнать: чӗре сикет, Татах та хастар пулас килет. Хушса юрламалли | Curhi tĕnçe vărannă çuh, Havaslă kun şărannă çuh, Çun savănaty: çĕre siket, Cĕrşıvăm cinçen yurlas kilet. Huşsa yurlamalli: 𝄆 Tăvan cĕrşıv, 𝄇 Asran kaymi yuratnă cĕrşıv. 𝄆 Tăvan cĕrşıv, 𝄇 Muhtav sana, curalnă cĕrşıv! Yaşsem–hersem vılyană çuh, Atte–anne ăs pană çuh, Çun savănaty, çĕre siket, Tatah ta numay purnas kilet. Huşsa yurlamalli Tăvansempe pĕrleşnĕ çuh, Çăvaş tĕnçi cĕklennĕ çuh, Çun savănaty: çĕre siket, Tatah ta hastar pulas kilet. Huşsa jurlamalli | [ɕʊrʲ.ˈɣʲi tʲɘ̹nʲ.ˈd͡ʑʲe ʋə̹.rɐn.ˈnə̹ t͡ɕux |] [xɐ.ˈʋas.ɫə̹ kun ʂə̹.ˈran.nə̹ t͡ɕux ‖] [t͡ɕun sə.ʋə̹.ˈnatʲ | t͡ɕʲɘ̹.ˈrʲe sʲɪ.ˈɡʲetʲ |] [ɕʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈʂɨ.ʋə̹m ɕʲɪnʲ.ˈd͡ʑʲenʲ jʊr.ˈɫas kʲɪ.ˈlʲetʲ ‖] [xʊʂ.ˈsa jʊr.ɫə.mɐlʲ.ˈlʲi] 𝄆 [tə̹.ˈʋan ɕʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈʐɨʋ |] 𝄇 [ɐs.ˈran kɐj.ˈmʲi | jʊ.ˈrat.nə̹ ɕʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈʐɨʋ ‖] 𝄆 [tə̹.ˈʋan ɕʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈʐɨʋ |] 𝄇 [mʊx.ˈtaʋ sɐ.ˈna | ɕʊ.ˈraɫ.nə̹ ɕʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈʐɨʋ ‖] [jɐʂ.ˈsʲemʲ xʲɪrʲ.ˈzʲemʲ | ʋɨl.ˈja.nə̹ t͡ɕux |] [ɐtʲ.ˈtʲe ɐnʲ.ˈnʲe | ə̹s ˈpa.nə̹ t͡ɕux ‖] [t͡ɕun sə.ʋə̹.ˈnatʲ | t͡ɕʲɘ̹.ˈrʲe sʲɪ.ˈgʲetʲ |] [tɐ.ˈdax ta nʊ.ˈmaj pʊr.ˈnas kʲɪ.ˈlʲetʲ ‖] [xʊʂ.ˈsa jʊr.ɫə.mɐlʲ.ˈlʲi] [tə̹.ʋənʲ.zʲɪmʲ.ˈpʲe | pʲɘ̹rʲ.ˈlʲeʂʲ.nʲɘ̹ t͡ɕux |] [t͡ɕə̹.ˈʋaʂ tʲɘ̹nʲ.ˈd͡ʑʲi | ɕʲɘ̹kʲ.ˈlʲenʲ.nʲɘ̹ t͡ɕux ‖] [t͡ɕun sə.ʋə̹.ˈnatʲ | t͡ɕʲɘ̹.ˈrʲe sʲɪ.ˈgʲetʲ |] [tɐ.ˈdax ta xɐs.ˈtar pʊ.ˈɫas kʲɪ.ˈlʲetʲ ‖] [xʊʂ.ˈsa jʊr.ɫə.mɐlʲ.ˈlʲi] |

### Russian version

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| Когда весны высокий свод, Лучи живые щедро льёт, — На добрый лад судьбу верша, О крае родном поёт душа. Припев: 𝄆 Поклон тебе, о Родина, 𝄇 Красавица на все времена. 𝄆 Поклон тебе, о Родина, 𝄇 Да славится родная страна! Отцам на смену выйдя в путь, Ты, юность, им опорой будь. На добрый лад судьбу верша, О жизни большой поёт душа. Припев Народ народу — друг и брат, Отныне и чуваш крылат, На добрый лад судьбу верша, О силе людской поёт душа. Припев | Kogda vesny vysokij svod, Luči živyje ščedro liot, — Na dobryj lad sudjbu verša, O kraje rodnom pojot duša. Pripev: 𝄆 Poklon tebe, o Rodina, 𝄇 Krasavica na vse vremena. 𝄆 Poklon tebe, o Rodina, 𝄇 Da slavitsja rodnaja strana! Otcam na smenu vyjdja v putj, Ty, junostj, im oporoj budj. Na dobryj lad sudjbu verša, O žizni boljšoj pojot duša. Pripev Narod narodu — drug i brat, Otnyne i čuvaš krylat, Na dobryj lad sudjbu verša, O sile ljudskoj pojot duša. Pripev | [kɐg.ˈda vʲɪs.ˈnɨ vɨ.ˈso.kʲɪj svot |] [ɫʊ.ˈt͡ɕi ʐɨ.ˈvɨ.je ˈɕːe.drə lʲjɵt ‖] [na ˈdo.brɨj ɫat sʊdʲ.ˈbu ˈvʲer.ʂə |] [o ˈkra.je rɐd.ˈnom pɐ.ˈjɵd dʊ.ˈʂa ‖] [prʲɪ.ˈpʲef] 𝄆 [pɐ.ˈkɫon tʲɪ.ˈbʲe | o ˈro.dʲɪ.nə |] 𝄇 [krɐ.ˈsa.vʲɪ.t͡sə | na fsʲe vrʲɪ.mʲɪ.ˈna ‖] 𝄆 [pɐ.ˈkɫon tʲɪ.ˈbʲe | o ˈro.dʲɪ.nə |] 𝄇 [da ˈsɫa.vʲɪ.t͡sə | rɐd.ˈna.jə strɐ.ˈna ‖] [ɐt.ˈt͡sam na ˈsmʲe.nʊ ˈvɨj.dʲə f‿putʲ |] [tɨ ˈjʉ.nəsʲtʲ im ɐ.ˈpo.rəj butʲ ‖] [na ˈdo.brɨj ɫat sʊdʲ.ˈbu ˈvʲer.ʂə |] [o ˈʐɨzʲ.nʲɪ bɐlʲ.ˈʂoj pɐ.ˈjɵd dʊ.ˈʂa ‖] [prʲɪ.ˈpʲef] [nɐ.ˈrot nɐ.ˈro.dʊ druk i brat |] [ɐt.ˈnɨ.nʲe i t͡ɕʊ.ˈvaʂ krɨ.ˈɫat ‖] [na ˈdo.brɨj ɫat sʊdʲ.ˈbu ˈvʲer.ʂə |] [o ˈsʲi.lʲe lʲʊt͡s.ˈkoj pɐ.ˈjɵd dʊ.ˈʂa ‖] [prʲɪ.ˈpʲef] |

### English translation

    When springtime world awakens
    When trills of jolly day are heard
    My soul rejoices, my heart beats
    I want to sing about my country.
       Chorus:
          𝄆 Oh motherland, 𝄇
          The unforgettable
          Beloved motherland.
          𝄆 Oh motherland, 𝄇
          Praise be to you,
          My native land!
    When the young have fun,
    When parents admonish.
    My soul rejoices, my heart beats,
    I want to sing about my country.
       Chorus
    When relatives come together,
    And when the Chuvash world rises,
    My soul rejoices, my heart beats,
    I want to sing about my country.
       Chorus