Կրկներգ․ Փառք քեզ՝ միշտ փառք՝ Սովետական Հայաստան՝ Աշխատասեր՝ ճարտարագործ-շինարար՝ Ժողովրդոց սուրբ դաշինքով անսասան՝ Դու ծաղկում ես և կերտում լույս ապագադ։

O free land of Soviet Armenia, You've traversed many cruel centuries, Your brave sons have fought for you, To become the motherland of Armenians.

Մեծ Ռուսիան մեզ եղբայրության ձեռք մեկնեց՝ Մենք կերտեցինք ամրակուռ՝ նոր պետություն՝ Ոչ մի ոսոխ չի կարող ծնկի բերել Անսասան ժողովրդին մեր հնագույն։

Metz Rrusian mez yeghbayruthyan dzerrq meknets, Menq kertetsinq amrakurr nor petuthyun, Voch mi vosokh chi karogh tznki berel Ansasan zhoghovrdin mer hnaguyn.

O free land of Soviet Armenia, You've traversed many cruel centuries, Our brave ancestors have fought for you, To become the motherland of Armenians.

Chorus I: Be forever glorious, hero of Armenia, You are a brilliant forger of buildings, With Stalin's holy alliance of the people, You flourish and create a bright future.

Chorus II: Be forever glorious, reborn Armenia, You are a brilliant forger of buildings, With Stalin's holy alliance of the people, You flourish and create a bright future.

Great Russia lent us a fraternal hand, We've built a strong and new state, No enemy can bring to its knees Our ancient unshakeable people.

Chorus III: Be forever glorious, Soviet Armenia, You are a brilliant forger of buildings, With Stalin's holy alliance of the people, You flourish and create a bright future.

Some Armenian composers and artists have long disliked the uncomplicated theme of the current national anthem "Mer Hayreniq", and have expressed a desire for a more solemn tune,[6] while others have stated that singing "Mer Hayrenik" itself has carried too much sorrow throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and that a more joyous alternative should be chosen.

[8] In 2005, the issue of changing the national anthem was discussed in government, which culminated in a constitutional referendum on adopting new state symbols within one year (by 6 December 2006).

[6] While several Armenian music and arts figures were indifferent to or supportive of the change to the music,[10] the results of the competition were eventually scrapped in October, after strong opposition from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (or "Dashnaks"), then a member of the ruling coalition, throughout over the selection of a Soviet-era song.

[6] The adoption of the law was after the 6 December 2006 date set late the year prior as the constitutional deadline for reaffirming the existing state symbol.

[9] In 2012, actor Sos Sargsyan, writer Levon Ananyan and publicist Zori Balayan sent an open letter with 2,208 signatures to the president petitioning to restore the Soviet-era coat of arms designed by painter Martiros Saryan and the anthem composed by Aram Khachaturyan.

He stated, "In the case of other nations’ anthems we see some grandeur as it rises to the space, and ours on the contrary is directed to the earth… We can restore Aram Khachaturian’s music or use the Hayastan song composed by Gabriel Yeranyan in 2012.

His comment received support from composer Ara Gevorgyan, who replied, "It is a great hymn and we look forward to the decision to restore it."

[8] With Armenia's new parliament under Nikol Pashinyan seated just three weeks prior, many among the Armenian public responded by saying it was not a pressing issue at the time.

Կրկներգ․ Փա՛ռք քեզ միշտ փա՛ռք Նոյի օրրան Հայաստան Հանճար Բառով արարչագործ-շինարար Սուրբ Վարդանի օրհնած սրով անսասան՝ Դու ապրում ես հավիտյանս հավիտյան։

Դըրախտային այս սրբազան օրրանում Մենք կերտեցինք ամրակուռ մի ինքնություն Մահվան դիմաց՝ միշտ աներեր անկոտրում Իմացյալ մահվամբ դեպի անմահություն։

Dėrakhtayin ays srbazan orranum Menq kertetsinq amrakurr mi inqnuthyun Mahvan dimatz misht anerer ankotrum Imatsyal mahvamb depi anmahuthyun.

Запечатлевшие бессмертие Христа Бога, Пред нами открылись врата царства, Освободившись от оков тьмы, Наше государство крепло на протяжении веков.

In this holy land, where once was a paradise, We've edified our firm, unbending image, Facing death with conscious heroism, Marching through to eternal life.