The national symbols of Tajikistan are defined in Article 3 of the

Constitution of Tajikistan A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these prin ...

. They consist of the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem. File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg, The flag of Tajikistan File:Emblem of Tajikistan.svg, The emblem of Tajikistan

The national anthem

"Surudi Milli" is the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and Europea ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

, officially adopted in 1991. The lyrics were written by

Gulnazar Keldi Gulnazar Keldi ( tg, Гулназар Келдӣ; 20 September 1945 – 13 August 2020) was a Tajikistani poet from Dardar and editor of the publication '' Adabiyet va sanat'' (''Literature and Art''). Keldi wrote the lyrics of "Surudi Milli", t ...

and the music by

Suleiman Yudakov Suleiman (Solomon) Alexandrovich Yudakov ( tg, Сулаймон Александрович Юдаков; russian: Сулейман (Соломон) Александрович Юдаков) ( – 1990) was a Soviet Bukharian composer of Bukha ...

, the same melody from the

Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic The state anthem of the Tajik SSR ( tg, Суруди миллии ҶШС Тоҷикистон; russian: Гимн Таджикской ССР) was the regional anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent republic of the Soviet Un ...

. Note the Cyrillic script is the only official script of the country and the Perso-Arabic script is not well known in the country itself and is just provided as a comparison to the Tajik language since it is a dialect of Persian. Lyrics:

External links

Tajikistan: ''Surudi Milli'' - Audio of the national anthem of Tajikistan, with information and lyrics

- A vocal version of the Anthem with the current lyrics, featured in Szbszig's "Himnuszok" website.
Vocal of "Surudi Milli" with Soviet lyrics

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Tajikistani music 1946 songs