Footsteps (Ri Jong-o song)

"Footsteps"
Song
Composer(s) Ri Jong-o (Korean: 리종오)[1]
Footsteps
Chosŏn'gŭl 발걸음
Revised Romanization Balgeoreum
McCune–Reischauer Palgŏrŭm

"Footsteps" (Korean: 발걸음) is a Kim Jong-un theme song that appeared before "Onwards Toward the Final Victory". The tune was released in 2009[2] and aired while his father (Kim Jong-il) was alive, before Kim Jong-un had a formal position.[3]

Lyrics

External media
Audio
"Footsteps" (mp3 at Naenara)
"Footsteps" (instrumental) (mp3 at Naenara)
Video
"Footsteps" (on YouTube)

The song is calling to follow "Our General Kim's footsteps".[4] The song begins:[1]

Tramp tramp tramp
the footsteps of our General Kim
spreading the spirit of February
tramp tramp tramping onwards

According to Yonhap, "General Kim" appears to be a reference to Kim Jong-un and February is a birth month of his father.[1] Additional song lyrics:[4]

Footsteps, Footsteps
spreading out further the sound of a brilliant future ahead
tramp, tramp, tramp, ah, footsteps

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Propaganda Song for Heir Apparent Played in North Korea". Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  2. ↑ "North Korea's Latest Hit Single: The Kim Jong-un Theme Song!". CBC News. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. ↑ Branigan, Tania (2012-07-06). "North Korea's Kim Jong-un gets new official theme song". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. 1 2 "How A Shy Boy From North Korea Became The World's Scariest Dictator". Retrieved 2013-06-02.


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