| English: Victory | |
|---|---|
| Аиааира | |
_(short_version)_(sheet_music).png) Sheet music | |
National anthem of  Abkhazia | |
| Lyrics | Gennady Alamia |
| Music | Valery Chkadua |
| Adopted | October 2007, 24; 18 years ago (24-10-2007) |
| Audio sample | |
Official orchestral and choral vocal recording | |
"Aiaaira" (Abkhaz:Аиааира; "Victory") is the national anthem of thepartially recognized state ofAbkhazia.[note 1] It was adopted in 1992. The lyrics were written by poetGennady Alamia, and the music was composed by Valery Chkadua.[1]
The lyrics were written after Abkhazia's proclamation of independence in 1992. They used as inspiration the Abkhazian revolutionary song "Kiaraz" (Abkhaz:"Кьараз") that originated during the short-livedDemocratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921).[2]
In 1994, afterthe war for independence with Georgia, Valery Chkadua composed the anthem at the personal request of the first Abkhazian PresidentVladislav Ardzinba. Chkadua, who studied underSergei Prokofiev andDmitry Shostakovich, included various folk motives in the anthem. Chkadua, who refused royalties for the work, had written the anthem in the winter in a freezing, unheated house, but received housing as a thank you from the president.[3]
The anthem was officially adopted by thePeople's Assembly on 24 October 2007 in the constitutional law of the Republic of Abkhazia "On the State Anthem of the Republic of Abkhazia", No. 1873-s-IV, signed by PresidentSergei Bagapsh on 2 November 2007.[4]
| Abkhaz lyrics[5] (official) | Transliteration[6] (KNAB 1997(2.0)) | IPA transcription[note 2] | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
Шәнеибац, шәнеибац, | Šwneibac, šwneibac, | [ʃʷnej.bɑt͡sʰ ʃʷnej.bɑt͡sʰ] | March on, march on, |
| Russian version[citation needed] (co-official) | Transliteration | English translation[11] |
|---|---|---|
Марш, марш, | Marsh, Marsh, | March on, march on, |
