Giải phóng miền Nam

Giải phóng miền Nam
English: Liberate the South
National anthem of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Provisional South Vietnam
Also known as English: Release the South
Lyrics Lưu Hữu Phước, July 1961
Music Lưu Hữu Phước, July 1961
Adopted 1969
Relinquished 1976
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"Liberate the South" (instrumental)
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"Liberate the South" (Vietnamese: Giải phóng miền Nam), also known as "Release the South", was the national anthem of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1975 to 1976.

History

Lưu Hữu Phước (1921-1989), a well-known Vietnamese communist and songwriter, wrote both the lyrics and composed the music to "Liberate the South" in 1961. Phước also wrote the music of national anthem of South Vietnam in 1939, although this was before he became a communist.[1]

Lyrics

English lyrics

To liberate the South, we decided to advance,
To exterminate the American imperialists, and destroy the country sellers.
Oh bones have broken, and blood has fallen, the hatred is rising high.
Our country has been separated for so long.
Here, the sacred Mekong, here, glorious Truong Son Mountains
Are urging us to advance to kill the enemy,
Shoulder to shoulder, under a common flag!

Arise! Ye brave people of the South!
Arise! Let us go through these storms.
We'll save the homeland, to the end we'll sacrifice!
Hold your swords and guns, let us go forward!
The chance is coming up, the sun shines everywhere.
We'll build up our nation, forever shining.

See also

References

  1. ↑ nationalanthems.info. "South Vietnam 1975-1976 - nationalnthems.info". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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