Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
| English: State Anthem of the Latvian SSR | |
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Former regional anthem of the  Latvian SSR | |
| Lyrics | Fricis Rokpelnis and Jūlijs Vanags |
| Music | Anatols Liepiņš |
| Adopted | 19 July 1945 |
| Relinquished | 15 February 1990 |
| Succeeded by | "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" |
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Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
The State Anthem of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR himna) was the regional anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1945 to 1990, during which Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union.[1]
The anthem was approved by the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic on 19 July 1945, subsequently banning the previous anthem "Dievs, svētī Latviju!". The original lyrics had references to Joseph Stalin until its replacement in 1977, when the references of him were removed. After Latvia regained independence in 1990, "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" was restored as its anthem on 15 February 1991.
Background
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The music was composed by Anatols Liepiņš, and the lyrics were written by Fricis Rokpelnis and Jūlijs Vanags.
Lyrics
[edit]Post-Stalinist version
[edit]| Latvian original[2] | IPA transcription[a] | Russian translation[2] | English translation |
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Šai zemē visdārgā mēs brīvību guvām, |
[ʃaj ˈzɛ.mɛː ˈviz.daːr.gaː mɛːz‿ˈbriː.viː.bu ˈgu.vaːm ǀ] |
Свободен навеки народ наш счастливый, |
In this land most dear we gained our freedom, |
Original version
[edit]The pre-1977 version of the anthem was almost identical to the above version. The only differences were "Te skan mūsu pilsētas, Rīga te dimd" ("Here our cities ring out, here Riga resounds") was "Te mirdz mūsu pilsētas, Rīga te dimd" ("Here our cities shine, here Riga resounds"), "Mēs kļuvām par spēku, kas pretvaru veic." ("We became a power to wage revolution") was "Mēs kļuvām par spēku, kas naidnieku veic." ("We became the force that carries the enemy"), and ''Ar Oktobra karogu iesim mūždien" ("With the flag of October we will go on forever") was: "Ar Staļinu sirdī mēs iesim mūždien" ("With Stalin in our hearts we will go forever"). As a part of De-Stalinization, the latter version praising him was scrapped in 1956.
Notes
[edit]- ^ See Latvian phonology and Help:IPA/Latvian.
References
[edit]- ^ "Латвийская ССР". Великий СССР. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lyrics: The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem".
