Aegukka

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	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 [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! 𝄇