Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Anthem | Death or Freedom

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Death or Freedom (Chechen: Ӏожалла я маршо, Jōƶalla ya mârşuō, عوٓجاللا يا مارشوٓ, ჺოჟალლა ჲა მარშო, [ʡɔːʒəllə jə mɑːrʃu͜o]; Russian: Смерть или Свобода, Smert’ ili Svoboda) was the national anthem of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It was written in 1992 by either Ali Dimaev or Umar Beksultanov, with the words contributed by Abuzar Aydamirov.

The separatist Dudayev-era hymn was replaced by the current Anthem of the Chechen Republic in 2004.

*Lyrics in Chechen* :
Büysanna borz exkaş dünençu devlla txo,
Jüyranna lom uġuş txan ċeraş texkina.
Lailaxa illAllax.
Ärzoniyn bannaşkaẋ nanoşa daqiyna,
Tarxaş theẋ doy ẋiyzo dayşa txo jamiyna.
Lailaxa illAllax.

Xalq̇ana, maxkana nanoşa qöllina,
Cärşinna eşnaçoẋ, mayra djahittina.
Lailaxa illAllax.
Lamanan leçarçiy marşoneẋ qiiyna,
Xalonex, boxamex kurra çeqdiylina.
Lailaxa illAllax.

Moqaza lamanaş daş xilla lalarax,
Daxareẋ, q̇iysameẋ yaẋ oxa djalur yac!
Lailaxa illAllax.
Bos järƶa va latta molxanax lelxarax,
Txeşan siy döxkina, txo lätta dörzur dac.
Lailaxa illAllax.

Txo cq̇a a cẋannenna q̇ardella sovcur dac,
Joƶalla, ya marşo — şinnex cẋa' yoqqur yu?
Lailaxa illAllax.
Yiƶaraşa txan çevnaş eşarşca erzayo,
Ẋomsarçu bjärgaşa ẋünarşna ġittado.
Lailaxa illAllax.

Macallo ẋovzadaẋ, oramaş duur du,
Ẋogallo txaş bjarzdaẋ, becan txin miyra du!
Lailaxa illAllax.
Büysanna borz exkaş dünençu devlla du,
Xalq̇ana, maxkana, Dalla a müthaẋ du...
Lailaxa illAllax...
*Lyrics in English* :
We were born at night when the she-wolf whelped,
In the morning, to lion’s deafening roar, they named us.
There is no god but Allah.
In eagles’ nests our mothers nursed us,
To tame wild bulls our fathers taught us.
There is no god but Allah.

Our mothers raised us to dedicate ourselves to our Nation and our Homeland,
And if our nation needs us we're ready to fight the oppressive hand.
There is no god but Allah.
We grew up free as eagles, princes of the mountains,
There is no threshold from which we will shy away.
There is no god but Allah.

Sooner will cliffs of granite begin to melt like molten lead,
Then any one of us shall lose our honor in life’s struggles!
There is no god but Allah.
Sooner shall the Earth be swallowed up by the broiling sun,
Then we emerge from a trial in life without our honor!
There is no god but Allah.

Never to bow our heads to anyone, we give our sacred pledge,
To die or to live in freedom is our fate.
There is no god but Allah.
Our sisters heal our brothers' bloody wounds with their songs,
Lovers' eyes will supply the strength of arms.
There is no god but Allah.

If hunger weaken us, we'll gnaw on the roots of trees,
And if thirst debilitates us, we'll drink the dew from the grass!
There is no god but Allah.
For we were born at night when the she-wolf whelped,
We pledge our lives to God, Nation and Vainakh homeland!
There is no god but Allah...

Видео Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Anthem | Death or Freedom канала Doctor Nano