Giải phóng miền Nam

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Giải phóng miền Nam
English: Liberate the South
File:Giải phóng miền Nam, sheet music.jpg

National anthem of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Provisional South Vietnam
Also known as(English: Release the South)
LyricsLưu Hữu Phước, July 1961
MusicLưu Hữu Phước, July 1961
Adopted1969 (by the NLF)
1975 (by Southern Vietnam)
Relinquished1976
Preceded by"Tiếng Gọi Công Dân"
Succeeded by"Tiến Quân Ca"
Audio sample
"Liberate the South" (instrumental)

"Liberate the South" (Vietnamese: Giải phóng miền Nam, also known as "Liberate the South", was the national anthem of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1976.

History

Lưu Hữu Phước (1921–1989), a well-known Vietnamese communist and songwriter, wrote both the lyrics and composed the music to "Liberate the South" in 1961. In 1939, Phước wrote the music of what would become the national anthem of South Vietnam, although this was before he became a communist.[1]

Lyrics