The Russian Republics 2: Komi And Its Anthem ()

The Komi Republic is located in the north of the European part of Russia. The region is quite extensive, it is worth mentioning that its area is larger than Germany or Japan. However, due to its location in a zone with a rather harsh climate, the population is not very large, just over 700,000 people.
The Komi peoples, who make up just over 20% of the region’s population, speak the Komi language, which is part of the Uralic, or Finno-Ugric language family. This means that It is in some way distantly related to languages such as Finnish or Hungarian.
The two major groups into which the Komi peoples are divided are the Komi-Zyryans and the Komi-Permyaks. Komi-Zyryans are mostly native to Komi Republic, while a large number of Komi-Permyaks live in the Perm Krai, Region where I live. That’s why at school we sometimes analyzed some parts of their culture, such as myths or folklore.
Most Komi myths are related to shamanism and paganism. The most widespread myths are about the creation of the world as a result of the struggle of two gods, En and Omyol. These 2 deities are regarded as creator-gods in the Komi mythos, who created all life in the world (though it was En who would vivify them). As the Komi were gradually Christianized, the depictions of En & Omyol began to mirror those of God & Satan, in which Omyol would be depicted as the latter due to his efforts to hamper En’s creation process.
Let’s talk about the anthem of the Region.
The original melody was written in 1923, and then was slightly changed to become the anthem in 1994. In 2006, modern versions of the Lyrics appeared in Komi and Russian, and since then the anthem has existed in its modern form. It consists of two verses: one in Komi, and one in Russian. Below I will leave the English Lyrics as usual.
Lyrics:
Far, far away in the North,
The immense taiga* standeth.
There a falcon’s nest resteth,
Joyous chirps heard from the breadth.
 
Fly away, fearless falcons,
Flutter thy mighty grand wings!
𝄆 Lead Komi land to new paths
To luminous life of bliss!

O North, thou land beloved,
Thy snowy fields deep and wide.
Thy winds wintry and frigid,
Thy taiga lofty and raised.
 
Brought through the past centuries
By thy mighty falcon wings.
𝄆 O Komi land, thy future
Gloweth merrily and fair!
*Taiga is a type of extensive coniferous forests, which is common in large areas in Russia and some other countries, for example in Canada.