No Motherland Without You
"No Motherland Without You" is a North Korean song about the country's second supreme leader, Kim Jong Il. Composed by Hwang Jin Yong and written by, it extols the proclaimed talent and virtues of Kim, and the North Korean people's loyalty to him.
Significance
"No Motherland Without You" was composed especially for Kim Jong Il and is considered his "signature song". The song enjoys popularity in North Korea, where it is frequently broadcast on the radio and from loudspeakers on the streets of Pyongyang. Whereas the "Song of General Kim Il Sung" was sung at the beginning of public gatherings, "No Motherland Without You" was often at the end. Since at least 1994 before the creation of the "Song of General Kim Jong Il" the song was played by the North Korean state television at the start of broadcasts each day.Lyrics
The civil lyrics use the phrase 김정일동지 to refer to the son of Kim Il-sung. The military version of the song refers to the North Korean leader as 김정일장군, as he was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army since 1991. The lyrics used by the Workers' Party of Korea are as follows:| Chosŏn'gŭl | Chosŏn'gŭl with Hancha | McCune-Reischauer | English translation |
사나운 폭풍도 쳐몰아내고 신념을 안겨준 김정일동지 당신이 없으면 우리도 없고, 당신이 없으면 조국도 없다! 미래도 희망도 다 맡아주는 민족의 운명인 김정일동지 당신이 없으면 우리도 없고, 당신이 없으면 조국도 없다! 세상이 열백번 변한다해도 인민은 믿는다 김정일동지 당신이 없으면 우리도 없고, 당신이 없으면 조국도 없다! 아…… 우리의 김정일동지 당신이 없으면 조국도 없다! | 사나운 暴風도 쳐몰아내고 信念을 안겨준 金正日同志 當身이 없으면 우리도 없고, 當身이 없으면 祖國도 없다! 未來도 希望도 다 맡아주는 民族의 運命인 金正日同志 當身이 없으면 우리도 없고, 當身이 없으면 祖國도 없다! 世上이 열百番 變한다해도 人民은 믿는다 金正日同志 當身이 없으면 우리도 없고, 當身이 없으면 祖國도 없다! 아…… 우리의 金正日同志 當身이 없으면 祖國도 없다! | sanaun p'okp'ungdo ch'yŏmoranaego sinnyŏmŭl an'gyŏjun Kim Chŏng-il tongji tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn urido ŏpko, tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn chogukto ŏpta! miraedo hŭimangdo ta mat'ajunŭn minjogŭi unmyŏng'in Kim Chŏng-il tongji tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn urido ŏpko, tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn chogukto ŏpta! sesang'i yŏlbaekpŏn pyŏnhandahaedo inminŭn minnŭnda Kim Chŏng-il tongji tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn urido ŏpko, tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn chogukto ŏpta! a…… uriŭi Kim Chŏng-il tongji tangsini ŏpsŭmyŏn chogukto ŏpta! | You pushed away the severe storm You made us believe, Comrade Kim Jong-il We cannot live without you Our country cannot exist without you! Our future and hope depend on you People's fate depends on you, Comrade Kim Jong-il! We cannot live without you Our country cannot exist without you! Even if the world changes hundreds of times People believe in you, Comrade Kim Jong-il We cannot live without you Our country cannot exist without you! Oh... Our Comrade Kim Jong-il Our country cannot exist without you! |