Vietnam
Tiến Quân Ca
Tien Quan Ca
Marching Song of the Army
1944
1945
Văn Cao
Văn Cao
⚔ Battle / War 🕊 Freedom 🤝 Unity |
Context
Written in 1944 by Van Cao during the Viet Minh resistance against Japanese and French occupation, the song became the anthem when Ho Chi Minh declared independence in 1945. After reunification in 1976, it became the anthem of all Vietnam.
Lyrics
Đoàn quân Việt Nam đi
Chung lòng cứu quốc
Bước chân dồn vang trên đường gập ghềnh xa
Cờ in máu chiến thắng mang hồn nước
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Interesting facts
- • The anthem was first performed in secret in a Hanoi attic in 1944 during the resistance against Japanese occupation
- • Composer Van Cao also wrote some of Vietnam's most beloved romantic songs, in stark contrast to the martial anthem
- • The anthem was played at the declaration of independence by Ho Chi Minh on September 2, 1945