| English: 'Death or Freedom' | |
|---|---|
| Ӏожалла я маршо | |
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Regional anthem of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
| Lyrics | Abuzar Aydamirov |
| Music | Ali Dimayev orUmar Beksultanov |
| Adopted | 1991 |
| Preceded by | "My Checheno-Ingushetia" |
| Succeeded by | State Anthem of the Chechen Republic |
"Death or Freedom"[a] was thenational anthem of theChechen Republic of Ichkeria, a formerpartially recognized separatist state[broken anchor] in theNorth Caucasus, used between 1991 and 2000. The music was composed in 1991 by eitherAli Dimayev orUmar Beksultanov, and the lyrics were written byAbuzar Aydamirov.[1]
The Dudayev-era anthem replaced "My Checheno-Ingushetia", the anthem of theChecheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, following thedissolution of the Soviet Union. Afterwards, "Death or Freedom" was officially replaced by the current Kadyrov-eraState Anthem of the Chechen Republic.[1]
| Cyrillic script[2][3] | Latin script | Arabic script | IPA transcription[b] |
|---|---|---|---|
I | I | ١ | 1 |
I
We were born at night when the she-wolf whelped,
In the morning, to lion's deafening roar, they named us
There is no God except Allah
𝄆 In eagles' nests our mothers nursed us,
To tame wild stallions on steep rocks our fathers taught us.
There is no God except Allah 𝄇
II
Our mothers raised us to dedicate ourselves to our Nation and our Homeland,
And if our nation needs us we're ready to fight the oppressive hand.
There is no God except Allah
𝄆 We grew up free as eagles, princes of the mountains.
There is no threshold from which we will shy away.
There is no God except Allah 𝄇
III
Sooner will cliffs of granite begin to melt like molten lead,
Than any one of us shall lose our honour in life's struggles.
There is no God except Allah
𝄆 Sooner shall the Earth be swallowed up by the broiling sun,
Than we emerge from a trial in life without our honour!
There is no God except Allah 𝄇
IV
Never to bow our heads to anyone, we give our sacred pledge,
To die or to live in freedom is our fate.
There is no God except Allah
𝄆 Our sisters heal our brothers' bloody wounds with their songs,
Lovers' eyes will supply the strength of arms.
There is no God except Allah 𝄇
V
If hunger weaken us, we'll gnaw on the roots of trees,
And if thirst debilitates us, we'll drink the dew from the grass!
There is no God except Allah
𝄆 For we were born at night when the she-wolf whelped.
We pledge our lives to God, Nation and Vainakh homeland.
There is no God except Allah! 𝄇
