Aegukka
Sign in to save"'" (), officially translated as "Patriotic Song'", is the national anthem of North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the state anthem in 1947.
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"Aegukka" is the national anthem of North Korea, officially translated as "Patriotic Song," that was written in 1945 to celebrate the country's independence from Japanese occupation. It was officially adopted as the state anthem in 1947 and remains an important symbol of North Korean national identity.
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Key facts
- Anthem.english_title
- Patriotic Song
- Anthem.en_alt_title
- Song of a Devotion to a Country
- Anthem.image
- Anthem of North Korea sheet music.svg
- Anthem.caption
- Sheet music atop the North Korean state emblem
- Anthem.prefix
- National
- Anthem.country
- North Korea
- Anthem.author
- Pak Se-yong
- Anthem.lyrics_date
- 1946, 2024 (modified)
- Anthem.composer
- Kim Won-gyun
- Anthem.music_date
- 1945
- Anthem.adopted
- 1947
- Anthem.sound
- Aegukka - National Anthem of North Korea.wav
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Lyrics
- 2024–present
- 1947–2024
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
"'''" (), officially translated as "Patriotic Song", is the national anthem of North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the state anthem in 1947.
Starting 2024, the lyrics of the song were significantly edited, and the song has begun to be referred as the "National Anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea'" (). Whether the text of the Constitution was altered remains unknown, due to North Korea not publishing the full text of the amended Constitution.