: The march was designed to inspire soldiers and students, frequently being chanted in military schools before lessons.
When the Soviet Union invaded and dissolved the ADR in 1920, the anthem was suppressed. Playing or singing "Azərbaycan Marşı" became dangerous, and its co-author, Ahmad Javad, was eventually executed in 1937 as a "counter-revolutionary". Uzeyir Hacibeyov Azerbaycan Himni Lyrics
During the Soviet era, Hajibeyov was forced to compose a different anthem for the that praised Lenin and Communist ideals. The original 1919 march survived only in the memories of those who lived through the republic's first independence and among the Azerbaijani diaspora. The Resurrection (1992) : The march was designed to inspire soldiers