Giải phóng miền Nam

"Liberate the South" (Vietnamese: Giải phóng miền Nam, Vietnamese pronunciation: [jaːj˨˩˦ fawŋ͡m˦˥ miəŋ˨˩ naːm˧˧]) was the national anthem of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1976.

This article is about the national anthem of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. For the national anthem of South Vietnam, see Thanh Niên Hành Khúc.
Giải phóng miền Nam
English: Liberate the South
National anthem of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Republic of South Vietnam
Also known as(English: Release the South)
LyricsMai Văn Bộ
Huỳnh Văn Tiểng, July 1961
MusicLưu Hữu Phước, July 1961
Adopted1969 (by the PRG)
1975 (by South Vietnam)
Relinquished1976
Preceded by"Tiếng Gọi Công Dân"
Succeeded by"Tiến Quân Ca"
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"Liberate the South" (Anthem of the Viet Cong and the Republic of South Vietnam)
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The anthem was composed by the famous trio Lưu Hữu Phước, Mai Văn Bộ and Huỳnh Văn Tiểng under the common pseudonym Huỳnh Minh Siêng.

History

After the establishment of National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in December 1960, the Front leaders proceeded to make a song as its official anthem. This mission is assigned to the three writers of the famous trio Hoàng - Mai - Lưu: Lưu Hữu Phước, Mai Văn Bộ, and Huỳnh Văn Tiểng.

Phạm Hùng, Secretary of the Central Office of South Vietnam (COSVN), outlined the requirements about the ordered anthem:[1][2]

  • The anthem's targets were all of the population of South Vietnam.
  • The anthem had to call for the armed insurrection against the US-backed Saigon regime and the unification of Vietnam as a whole.
  • The authors had to use a novel pseudonym to maintain the independence of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
  • The song had to be easy to remember, sing, perform and popularize.

Mai Văn Bộ and Huỳnh Văn Tiểng wrote the lyrics and Lưu Hữu Phước composed the music. The trio decided to use a new pseudonym "Huỳnh Minh Liêng", with the letter H, M, L representing the family name of each member. However, the printing houses mistook the word "L" for "S", hence the pseudonym was mistakenly published as "Huỳnh Minh Siêng". The author trio decided to left the misspelled pseudonym as it is because "Siêng" (meaning "diligent") was considered to be a good name.[2]

The anthem received positive feedback from the local members and the central body of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. COSVN Secretary Phạm Hùng was very satisfied with the song's quality; when the song was tested for the first time he jubilantly stood up and said: "Great job! Very good song! Congratulation and thanks, comrades!".[1]

Lyrics

See also

References
  1. Nhạc sĩ Lưu Hữu Phước với bài ca ‘Giải phóng miền Nam’
  2. Sự ra đời của bài hát “Giải phóng miền Nam”
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