Aegukka Facts for Kids

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애국가
*Aegukka*
National anthem of	North Korea (DPRK)
Lyrics	Pak Se-yong
Music	Kim Won-gyun
Adopted	1947

"Aegukka", Korean for "Patriotic Song", is North Korea's national anthem. To celebrate the country's independence from imperial Japan, it was written by Pak Se-yong and composed by Kim Won-gyun, then it was adopted in 1947 shortly after.

It should not be confused with South Korea's 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

Chosŏn'gŭl characters	McCune-Reischauer Romanization	Kontsevich Cyrillization	Phonetic transcription (IPA)
1절 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 𝄇 2절 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 𝄇	1 chŏl 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 𝄇 2 chŏl 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 𝄇	1 чоль Ачхимын пиннара и канъсан Ынгыме чавондо кадыкхан Самчхолли арымдаун нэ чогук Памманнён орэн рёксае 𝄆 Чхаллахан мунхваро чаранан Сыльгирон инминый и ёнъгванъ Момгва мам та пачхё и Чосон Кири паттысе 𝄇 2 чоль Пэктусангисанъыль та анго Кыллоый чонъсинын киттыро Чиллиро мунъчхё чин оксен ттыт Он сеге апсо нагари 𝄆 Соннын хим нододо нэмиро Инминый ттысыро сон нара Ханопси пуганъханын и Чосон Кири пиннэсе 𝄇	1 [a̠t͡ɕʰimɯn pinna̠ɾa̠ i ka̠ŋsʰa̠n] [ɯngɯme̞ t͡ɕa̠wʌ̹ndo̞ ka̠dɯkʰa̠n] [sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭʎi a̠ɾɯmda̠un nɛ̝ t͡ɕo̞guk̚] [pa̠nma̠nɲjʌ̹n o̞ɾɛ̝n ɾjʌ̹ks͈a̠e̞] 𝄆 [t͡ɕʰa̠ɭɭa̠nɦa̠n munβwa̠ɾo̞ t͡ɕa̠ɾa̠na̠n] [sʰɯɭgiɾo̞n inminɰi i jʌ̹ŋgwa̠ŋ] [mo̞mgwa̠ ma̠m ta̠ pa̠t͡ɕʰjʌ̹ i t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n] [kiɾi pa̠t̚t͈ɯsʰe̞] 𝄆 2 [pɛ̝k̚t͈usʰa̠n kisʰa̠ŋɯɭ ta̠ a̠nko̞] [kɯɭɭo̞ɰi t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕinɯn kit̚t͈ɯɾo̞] [t͡ɕiɭʎiɾo̞ muŋt͡ɕʰjʌ̹d͡ʑin ʌ̹ks͈e̞n t͈ɯt̚] [o̞n sʰe̞ɡje̞ a̠ps͈ʌ̹ na̠ga̠ɾi] 𝄆 [sʰo̞nnɯn çim no̞do̞do̞ nɛ̝miɾʌ̹] [inminɰi t͈ɯsʰɯɾo̞ so̞n na̠ɾa̠] [ha̠nʌ̹p̚ɕ͈i puga̠ŋɦa̠nɯn i t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹n] [kiɾi pinnɛ̝sʰe̞] 𝄆

Poetic English translation

Shine bright, thou dawn, on this land so fair;

Thy land in silver and gold aboundeth.

The country of three thousand ri;

Thy history five millennia stretcheth.

𝄆 Rich in cultural heritage,

Our Folk were ever renown'd and sage

And as with heart and soul we strive –

Korea shall forever thrive! 𝄇

The spirit of Paektu we embrace,

’Tis where our love of toil dwelleth,

United with truth, our strong will shall face

The whole world and set forth.

𝄆 O nation, thy will our People built

Braceth fierce waves mightily

Our united Korea the Great

Fourisheth eternally! 𝄇

Aegukka facts for kids

Lyrics

Poetic English translation

See also