"Aegukka" (Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가, lit. 'Patriotism Song'), officially translated as the "Patriotic Song", is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as 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.<br><br>(English Lyrics / Translation)<br>Shine bright, you dawn, on this land so fair,<br>The country of three thousand ri,<br>So rich in silver and in gold you are,<br>Five thousand years your history.<br>Our people ever were renowned and sage,<br>And rich in cultural heritage,<br>And as with heart and soul we strive,<br>Korea shall forever thrive!<br><br>And in the spirit of Mount Paektu,<br>With love of toil that shall never die,<br>With will of iron fostered by the truth,<br>We'll lead the whole world by and by.<br>We have the might to foil the angry sea,<br>Our land more prosperous still shall be,<br>As by the people's will we strive,<br>Korea shall forever thrive!<br><br>Hymne National de la Corée du Nord / Himno Nacional de Corea del Norte / Nationalhymne Nordkorea / Inno Nazionale Corea del Nord / Noord Korea Volkslied / Hino Nacional da Coréia do Norte / Himna Sjeverne Koreje / Hymn Korei Północnej / Гимн КНДР / Hymna Severní Koreje / Észak-Korea Himnusza / Noord Koreaanse Volkslied / Nordkoreanische Nationalhymne / North Korean Anthem
