"Footsteps" ( ko, 발걸음, translit=Palgŏrŭm) is a
Kim Jong Un propaganda song
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that appeared before "
Onwards Toward the Final Victory". The song was released in 2009
and aired while his father (
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
) was alive, before Kim Jong Un had a formal position.
The composer is .
Lyrics
The song is calling to follow "Our General Kim's footsteps".
The song begins:
Tramp tramp tramp
the footsteps of our General Kim
spreading the spirit of February
tramp tramp tramping onwards
According to
Yonhap, "General Kim" appears to be a reference to Kim Jong Un and February is a birth month of his father.
Additional song lyrics:
Footsteps, Footsteps
spreading out further the sound of a brilliant future ahead
tramp, tramp, tramp, ah, footsteps
See also
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Music of North Korea
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Propaganda in North Korea
References
Further reading
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North Korean propaganda songs
Propaganda songs
Propaganda in North Korea
Patriotic songs
2009 songs
Songs about Kim Jong Un
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