Participants discussed the draft of a new version of the anthem's text and music.
According to Umetalieva, not everyone is capable of writing an anthem for the state.
“I was struck by the fact that the Jogorku Kenesh set such a task for the people. Perhaps this was done so that citizens could observe and participate in the process. We have been following this for almost a year. The people actively engaged in the discussion, but none of the proposed options turned out to be fully successful. The anthem is not just music; it is a kind of heroic challenge for our people,” she added.
Umetalieva emphasized that the current anthem, authored by Nasyr Davlesov along with Kalyi Moldobasanov, was created and handed over to the people. “It is indeed good. The composers were educated in Moscow and absorbed the best traditions of world musical culture,” she said.
The committee reviewed three versions of the anthem. The other proposed options were unsuccessful, and only the melody by Muradeli, written in the 1940s-1950s, deserved attention. “But the tempo of this melody is not suitable; it should be more measured, reminiscent of a march. The first two options are completely inappropriate as they were created for mass patriotic songs. This is my personal opinion,” Umetalieva noted.
Reference: Vano Ilyich Muradeli was a Soviet composer and conductor, People's Artist of the USSR, and a laureate of two Stalin Prizes of the second degree.
The national anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic was approved on December 18, 1992, by a resolution of the Supreme Council.
Lyrics: J. Sadykova, Sh. Kuluyeva. Music: N. Davlesov, K. Moldobasanov.
White snowy peaks, plains
Are equal to the spirit of our people.
For countless centuries, our ancestors
Have preserved the Ala-Too.
Chorus:
Move forward, Kyrgyz people,
On the path of freedom.
Grow and thrive,
Your destiny is in your hands.
From ancient times, the character of my people,
Ready to give their hearts to friends.
This unity strengthens the people's togetherness,
Bringing prosperity to the Kyrgyz land.
Chorus
Fulfilled hopes and wishes of the people,
The banner of freedom waves high.
Let us preserve the ancestral traditions and heritage
And pass them on to future generations.
