'Menıñ Qazaqstanym' is played during official state ceremonies and social functions, such as sporting events involving national sports teams of Kazakhstan. Lyrics Current official Kazakh original ( Cyrillic script) There is debate over whether it was to celebrate the program or to insist Soviet authorities should not turn Kazakhstan into Russia's corn belt. This song is based on a 1956 patriotic song titled 'Menıñ Qazaqstanym' created in response to the Soviet Virgin Lands Campaign program.
The original lyrics were modified in 2005 by the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, before the decree was issued. It is based on a homonymous patriotic song created by Kazakh composer Shamshi Kaldayakov and poet Jumeken Najimedenov in 1956. Menıñ Qazaqstanym is the national anthem of Kazakhstan since 7 January 2006, replacing the ' Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan', which was in use since its independence in 1991, but had the same melody as the anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. Problems playing these files? See media help.
