Anthem of the Latvian SSR - Latvijas PSR Himna (Instrumental)

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The State Anthem of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR himna; Russian: Гимн Латвийской ССР) was the anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic under the Soviet Union.
The anthem was adopted in July 1945. The original lyrics had references to Joseph Stalin until its replacement in 1977 when the references of him were removed.

(English Lyrics / Translation)
In this land most dear we gained our freedom,
Generation upon generation blessed to be born here,
Here our sea sighs, here our fields blossom,
Here our cities ring out, here Riga resounds.

Let Soviet Latvia live for ever,
Let it shine bright in the Soviet crown!

We rose to break chains of slavery,
About centuries' long struggles it is told in every place.
Only in fraternity with the great Russian nation
We became a power to wage revolution.

Let Soviet Latvia live for ever,
Let it shine bright in the Soviet crown!

On Lenin's road to blessings and glory,
With the flag of October we will go on forever.
We will guard our Soviet Fatherland,
Everyone to the last drop of our blood.

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