Aegukka

Not to be confused with Aegukga, the national anthem of South Korea.

"Aegukka" (Korean: 애국가; say: eh-gооk-gah), officially translated as "Patriotic Song", is the national anthem of North Korea. To celebrate the country's independence from Japan, it was written by Pak Se-yong and composed by Kim Won-gyun, then it was adopted in 1947 shortly after.

애국가

English: Patriotic Song
Aegukka
National anthem of	North Korea
Also known as	English: Song of a Devotion to a Country
Lyrics	Pak Se-yong, 1946
Music	Kim Won-gyun, 1945
Adopted	1947 (1947)
Music sample
"Aegukka" noicon

It should not be confused with South Korea's national anthem, which has the same name but uses a different romanisation scheme. It is sometimes also known by the first bit of the song, "Achhimŭn pinnara" (아침은 빛나라), meaning "Let Morning Shine".

Lyrics

Korean original (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Romanization (McCune–Reischauer)	IPA transcription (narrow)	English translation (Kim Il-Sung University)
아침은 빛나라 이 강산 은금에 자원도 가득한 삼천리 아름다운 내 조국 반만년 오랜 력사에 𝄆 찬란한 문화로 자라난 슬기론 인민의 이 영광 몸과 맘 다 바쳐 이 조선 길이 받드세 𝄇 백두산 기상을 다 안고 근로의 정신은 깃들어 진리로 뭉쳐진 억센 뜻 온 세계 앞서 나가리 𝄆 솟는 힘 노도도 내밀어 인민의 뜻으로 선 나라 한없이 부강하는 이 조선 길이 빛내세 𝄇	Ach'imŭn pinnara i kangsan Ŭn'gŭme chawŏndo kadŭkhan Samch'ŏlli arŭmdaun nae choguk Panmannyŏn oraen ryŏksaë 𝄆 Ch'allanhan munhwaro charanan Sŭlgiron inminŭi i yŏnggwang Momgwa mam ta pach'yŏ i Chosŏn Kiri pattŭse 𝄇 Paektusan kisangŭl ta anko Kŭlloŭi chŏngsinŭn kittŭrŏ Chilliro mungch'yŏjin ŏksen ttŭt On segye apsŏ nagari 𝄆 Sonnŭn him nododo naemirŏ Inminŭi ttŭsŭro sŏn nara Hanŏpsi puganghanŭn i Chosŏn Kiri pinnaese 𝄇	[a̠.ˈt͡sʰim.ɯn ˈpin.na̠.ɾa̠ i ka̠ŋ.ˈsʰa̠n] [ɯn.ˈgɯm.e̞ ˈt͡sa̠.wɔn.do̞ ˈka̠.dɯ.kʰa̠n] [sʰa̠m.ˈt͡sʰɔɭ.ʎi ˈa̠.ɾɯ̆m.da̠.(w)ʊn nɛ̝ t͡so̞.ˈgʊk̚] [pa̠n.ˈma̠n.ɲʲɔn ˈo̞.ɾɛ̝n ˈɾʲɔk̚.s͈a̠.(j)e̞] 𝄆 [t͡sʰa̠ɭ.ˈɭa̠n.ɦa̠n ˈmʊn.(βʷ)a̠.ɾo̞ ˈt͡sa̠.ɾa̠.na̠n] [sʰɯɭ.ˈgi.ɾo̞n ˈin.min.ɛ̝ (j)i jɔŋ.ˈgʷa̠ŋ] [mo̞m.ˈgʷa̠ ma̠m ta̠ pa̠.t͡sʰjɔ (j)i t͡so̞.ˈsʰɔn] [kiɾ.ˈi ˈpa̠t̚.t͈ɯ.sʰe̞] 𝄇 [pɛ̝k̚.ˈt͈ʊ.sʰa̠n ˈki.sʰa̠ŋ.ɯɭ ta̠ a̠n.ko̞] [kɯɭ.ˈɭo̞.ɛ̝ ˈt͡sɔŋ.sin.ɯn ˈkit̚.t͈ɯɾ.ɔ] [t͡siɭ.ˈʎi.ɾo̞ ˈmʊŋ.t͡sʰʲɔ.d͡zin ˈɔk̚.s͈e̞n t͈ɯt̚] [o̞n ˈsʰe̞.ɡʲe̞ ˈa̠p̚.s͈ɔ na̠.ga̠.ˈɾi] 𝄆 [sʰo̞n.ˈnɯn ɦim ˈno̞.do̞.do̞ ˈnɛ̝.miɾ.ɔ] [in.ˈmin.ɛ̝ ˈt͈ɯsʰ.ɯ.ɾo̞ sʰɔn na̠.ˈɾa̠] [ha̠n.ˈɔp̚s͈.i ˈpʊ.ga̠ŋ.ɦa̠.nɯn i t͡so̞.ˈsʰɔn] [kiɾ.ˈi ˈpin.nɛ̝.sʰe̞] 𝄇	Shine bright, you dawn, on this land so fair, The country of three thousand ri, So rich in silver and in gold you are, Five thousand years of your history. 𝄆 Our people ever were renowned and sage, And rich in cultural heritage, And as with heart and soul, we strive, Korea shall forever thrive! 𝄇 And in the spirit of Mount Paektu, With the love of toil that shall never die, With a will of iron fostered by the truth, We'll lead the whole world by and by. 𝄆 We have the might to foil the angry sea, Our land more prosperous still shall be, As by the people's will we strive, Korea shall forever thrive! 𝄇