CHECHEN LYRICS

Buisanna borz yekhkash diunenchu devlla tkho,
'uyranna lom ug'ush tkhan ts'erash tekhkina.
Erzoniyn bannshkakh' nanosha daqiyna,
Tarkhash thekh doy kh'iyzo daysha 'amiyna.

Khalq'ana, makhkana nanosha kkhoillina,
Tsershinna eshnachoh, mayra dhakh'ittina.
Lamanan Lecharchiy marshoneh qiyna,
Khalonelkh, bokhamekh kurra chekhdiylinna.

Moqaza lamanash dash khilla lalarakh,
Dakharekh, q'iysamekh yah okha dhalur yats!
Bos 'erzha wa latta malkhanakh lelkharakh,
Theshan siy dokhkina, tkho lietta diorzur dats.

Tkho tsq'a a tsqannena q'ardella sovtsur dac,
'ozhalla, ya marsho - shinekh tskh'a' yoqqur yu
Yizharsha tkhan chevnash esharshtsa erzayo,
Khiomsarchu bhargashna hnarshna g'itadoo.

Matsallo kh'ovzadakh', oramash duur du,
Kh'ogallo tkhash bharzdakh, betsan tkhin miyra du!
Buisanna borz yekhkash diunenchu devlla tkho,
Khalq'anna, makhkana, Dalla a miuthakh' du.

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CHECHEN LYRICS (Cyrillic script)

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

We were born at night when the she-wolf whelped,
In the morning, to lion's deafening roar, were named.
There are no gods save Allah.
In eagles' nests our mothers nursed us,
To tame wild bulls our fathers taught us.
There are no gods save Allah.

Our mothers raised us to dedicate ourselves to our sacred land,
And if they need us we're ready to fight the oppressive hand.
There are no gods save Allah.
We were born and grew up free as the mountain eagles,
With dignity and honour we always overcome hardship and obstacles.
There are no gods save Allah.

Granite rocks will sooner fuse like lead,
Than we will lose our honour in life's struggles.
There are no gods save Allah.
Earth will sooner be swallowed up by the broiling sun,
Than we emerge from a trial in life without our honour!
There are no gods save Allah.

Never will we submit and become slaves,
Death or freedom, for us there's only one way.
There are no gods save Allah.
Our sisters' songs will cure our wounds,
Our beloved's eyes will supply the strength of arms.
There are no gods save Allah.

If hunger weaken us, we'll gnaw on roots,
And if thirst debilitates us, we'll drink dew.
There are no gods save Allah.
For we were born at night when the she-wolf whelped.
God, Nation and Vainakh homeland.
There are no gods save Allah.