"Çırpınırdı Qara dəniz" ("The Black Sea raged") is an Azerbaijani patriotic song, published in 1918. The music was composed by Üzeyir Hacıbəyov with accompanying lyrics by Əhməd Cavad – both of whom created the current Azerbaijani national anthem. The song is also quite popular in neighbouring Turkey. In Azerbaijan, the song is especially popular in the performance of Azerin, a People's Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Lyrics[]
Azerbaijani Latin (Current)
Azerbaijani Arabic script (Original)
Azerbaijani Cyrillic
Çırpınırdı Qara dəniz
Baxıb Türkün bayrağına!
Ah! Deyərdin, heç ölməzdin
Düşə bilsən ayağına!
Dost elindən əsən yellər,
Bana şeir, salam söylər!
Olsun bizim bütün ellər
Qurban Türkün bayrağına!
Yol ver Türkün bayrağına!