Azerbaijan
"Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni" (State Anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR)
Words by: Suleyman Rüstemin, Samad Vurgunun, Hüseyn Arifin
Music by: Üzeyir Hajibeyov
In use: 1944-1992
Like other republics of the Soviet Union at the time, Azerbaijan had its own anthem, which was in use until shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Azerbaijan was originally given an anthem in 1944, but a slight change to the lyrics came in 1978 with the removal of Stalin's name and other minor chages. The composer of the anthem's melody also wrote the music for the current Azerbaijani national anthem in 1919 before Azerbaijan became part of the Soviet Union.
Special thanks to: Pavel Zinovatny for the music file.
See also: Azerbaijan (1992-), Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1944-1991).
MUSIC
LYRICS
Azerbaijani lyrics (Cyrillic script)*Note: During the Soviet period, Azerbaijani was written in the Cyrillic script. It now uses the Latin script.