Hymne officiel du Front National de Liberation du Sud Vietnam

Annotation — European Songs

Also on this theme, the first song on the B-side was "Hymne Officiel du Front National de Libération du Sud Vietnam" ("Official Anthem of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam") - otherwise known as "Giai Phong Mien Nam", composed by the trio Lưu Hữu Phước, Mai Văn Bộ and Huỳnh Văn Tiểng, known under the pseudonym Huỳnh Minh Siêng, composed in 1961, and adopted by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Viet Cong) in 1969.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

"Vietnam Chante", SF. 116, 17-33, white label with red print, Made in France. Face I: 1. "Hymne National de la République Démocratique du Vietnam" (Tien quan ca) par Van Cao; 2. "Quang Binh, notre terroir" (Quang binh, que ta oi) par Hoang Van; 3. "Pret a combattre" (San sang chien dau) par Luu Huu Phuoc. Face II: 4. "Hymne officiel du Front National de Libération du Sud Vietnam" (Giai Phong mien Nam) par Huynh Minh Sieng; 5. "Marche de libération" (Hanh Khuc Giai phong quan) par Luu Nguyen et Long Hung; 6. "Passer la rivière" (Qua song) par Pham Minh Tuan. The front sleeve shows a black-and-white photograph of a young woman in a pith helmet aiming a rifle beside another soldier, under a red "Viet Nam chante" banner. The back carries the track list over a line drawing of a water buffalo with birds on its back and a seated woman with a fan, and is credited "Union des Etudiants…

About the artist

Organization of Vietnamese students in France that recorded and released Vietnamese patriotic and solidarity songs during the war.

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Patriotic · Communism · NLF

In collections

European Songs · North Vietnamese Songs