Laos National Anthem
ພະງຊາດລາວ
Pheng Xat Lao
Hymn of the Lao People
1941
1947
Sisana Sisane
Thongdy Sounthonevichit
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Key Facts
- 1. After the Pathet Lao took power in 1975 and abolished the monarchy, the lyrics were replaced, even though the original words had not mentioned the royal family; the melody was kept.
- 2. In December 1941 the song, then titled 'The Lao Patriot', was printed as the Lao national hymn in 'Hymnes et pavillons d'Indochine', a leaflet on the anthems and flags of French Indochina published in Hanoi.
- 3. The new lyrics, by Sisana Sisane, declare the Lao of every ethnic group equal.
Laos National Anthem Lyrics
ຊາດລາວຕັ້ງແຕ່ໃດມາ ລາວທຸກຖ້ວນຫນ້າເຊີດຊູສຸດໃຈ
ຮ່ວມແຮງຮ່ວມຈິດຮ່ວມໃຈ ສາມັກຄີກັນເປັນກຳລັງດຽວ
ເດັດດ່ຽວພ້ອມກັນກ້າວຫນ້າ ບູຊາຊູກຽດຂອງລາວ
ສົ່ງເສີມໃຊ້ສິດເປັນເຈົ້າ ລາວທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າສະເໝີພາບກັນ
ບໍ່ໃຫ້ພວກຈັກກະພັດ ແລະພວກຂາຍຊາດເຂົ້າມາລົບກວນ
ລາວທັງມວນຊູເອກະລາດ ອິດສະລະພາບຂອງຊາດລາວໄວ້
ຕັດສິນໃຈສູ້ຊິງເອົາໄຊ ພາຊາດລາວໄປສູ່ຄວາມວັດທະນາ
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten in 1941, during World War II, when Laos was still under French colonial rule, the anthem was adopted in 1947 under the Kingdom of Laos. Remarkably, its music survived the communist revolution of 1975, and it remains the anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Sources & References
- Pheng Xat Lao . Wikisource
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