page_title: March of Azerbaijan
section_title: Unofficial poetic translation
hierarchical_section_title: March of Azerbaijan / Lyrics / Unofficial poetic translation
caption_attribution_description: Azərbaycanca: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Müstəqilliyinin bərpasının 20-ci ildönümünə həsr olunmuş marka. English: The 20th. Anniversary of the Restoration of State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
context_page_description: Azərbaycan marşı is the national anthem of Azerbaijan. It was composed by Üzeyir Hacıbəyov and the lyrics were written by Əhməd Cavad. The anthem was officially adopted by the government of Azerbaijan in 1920, and then again in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
  A part of the song is written on the back of the Azerbaijani 5 manat banknote issued since 2006.
context_section_description: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan!
  
  O glorious land o' thy brave ancestors!
  
  We are together ready to die fo' thee!
  
  We are together ready to shed our blood!
  
  Live blissfully with thy three-coloured flag!
  
  Bless'd we live under thy fine tricolour!
  
  Thousands o' martyrs died fo' thee;
  
  A battlefield thy chest became!
  
  Thy fierce soldiers defended thee –
  
  All heroes in thy annals o' fame!
  
  A rose garden so vernal,
  
  Fo' our souls we sacrifice!
  
  Thy love so eternal
  
  Hast earned us a place to suffice!
  
  In maintainin' thy dignity,
  
  In order to hoist thy banner,
  
  In upholdin' nobility,
  
  Ready are thy young forever!
  
  O Motherland! O Motherland!
  
  Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
  
  Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
caption: 2011 Azerbaijani stamp featuring the lyrics of the national anthem
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