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President Kim Il Sung and National Anthem

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, April 1 (KCNA) -- The people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea think of President Kim Il Sung whenever the national anthem is played. On August 16, Juche 35(1946), a day after the grand celebration of the first anniversary of the liberation of the country, he called some officials to his office. He said a political function should begin with the playing of the national anthem, but the anniversary had been celebrated without the national anthem. He also said the Korean people seized the power and were building a new country, a national anthem should be created for them. And he explained ideological contents the words of the national anthem should contain and how to compose it.
    When poets and composers finished a song as the national anthem, he found time to read its words and listened to its melody.
    Saying that the melody was not solemn as yet, he told them that the national anthem should make the people picture to themselves the beautiful land of the country and touch their heart. And he indicated how to mend the song.
    An audition for two proposed national anthems was held on June 27, 1947 in the presence of the President.
    After attentively listening to the two songs, he was very satisfied with both of them. Saying that the melody of the first song was more solemn, he recommended it as the national anthem.
    He added that the last part of the song should be repeated so as to raise its ideological and artistic level.
    The national anthem is always kept in the mind of the Korean people as the masterpiece is associated with the distinguished wisdom of the President and his strong sense of patriotism.