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. The Pathet Lao communist movement changed only the lyrics in 1975, keeping the original melody, because the tune was already beloved by people across all political factions.
- 2. Thongdy Sounthonevichit, who composed the music, drew on Lao traditional pentatonic scales, giving the anthem a distinctly Southeast Asian melodic character.
- 3. Laos and Vietnam share strikingly similar anthem structures, both featuring march-like tempos and revolutionary themes, reflecting the close political alliance between the two nations.
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 during World War II when Laos was under Japanese occupation, the anthem was first adopted in 1947 under the Kingdom of Laos. Remarkably, it survived the communist revolution in 1975 and remains the anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Sources & References
- Pheng Xat Lao . Wikisource
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