Mer Hayrenik

Mer Hayreniḱ
English: Our Fatherland
Մեր Հայրենիք
	National anthem of Armenia
Lyrics	Mikael Nalbandian, 1861
Music	Barsegh Kanachyan
Adopted	1918
Readopted	1991
Relinquished	1922
Preceded by	Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Audio sample
	Instrumental rendition (one verse) performed by the U.S. Navy Band file; help;

"Mer Hayreniḱ" (Armenian: Մեր Հայրենիք, pronounced [mɛɾ hɑjɾɛˈnikʰ]; "Our Fatherland") is the national anthem of Armenia. It was arranged by Barsegh Kanachyan; the lyrics were written by Mikayel Nalbandian. First adopted in 1918 as the anthem of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia, it was subsequently banned after the country was invaded by then incorporated into the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the restoration of sovereignty in 1991, the song was re-adopted as the national anthem, albeit with slightly modified lyrics.