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"No Motherland Without You" (or "Ode to Kim Jong Il"), is a
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
n song about the country's second supreme leader,
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 ...
. Composed by Hwang Jin Young and written by , it extols the proclaimed talent and virtues of Kim, and the North Korean people's loyalty to him.


Significance

"No Motherland Without You" was composed especially for Kim Jong Il and is considered his "signature song". The song enjoys popularity in North Korea, where it is frequently broadcast on the radio and from loudspeakers on the streets of Pyongyang. Whereas the " Song of General Kim Il-sung" was sung at the beginning of public gatherings, "No Motherland Without You" was often at the end. Since at least 1994 before the creation of the " Song of General Kim Jong-il" the song was played by the North Korean state television at the start of broadcasts each day.


Lyrics

In military contexts the title "General" replaces "comrade," reflecting that Kim was Supreme Commander of the armed forces and Chairman of the National Defence Commission in addition to his political role as General Secretary of the Workers' Party.


See also

* North Korean music *
Propaganda in North Korea Propaganda is widely used and produced by the government of North Korea (DPRK). Most propaganda is based on the '' Juche'' ideology and on the promotion of the Workers' Party of Korea. The first syllable of ''Juche'', "ju", means the man; the ...
* Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble


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* North Korean propaganda songs Propaganda songs Propaganda in North Korea Patriotic songs Songs about Kim Jong-il Songs about North Korea North Korean military marches {{NorthKorea-stub