Song to General Kim Il Sung was a North Korean marching song composed during the Korean War and was sung by the North Koreans and their Chinese allies. It was once reported to be more popular, in China, than the song praising Mao Zedong --- "Dongfang Hong"(Dawn in the East).
Following is the English translation of the song to General Kim Il Seong
- Changbai Hills roll, stained with blood
- Yalu River meanders, soaked in blood
- Today Free Coseon's wreath of glories
- Radiates holy rays
- a! Our brilliant and beloved General
- a! Our exalted leader General Kim Il Seong
- Vast snowy fields of Manchuria please tell me
- Endless night deep in the Taiga please tell me
- Immortal guerilla warrior, who is he?
- Outstanding patriot, who is it?
- a! Our brilliant and beloved General
- a! Our exalted leader General Kim Il Seong
- Librator of the working people, our savior
- Democratic new Coseon, great Sun
- We rally around the Twenty Principles
- Everywhere in North Korea is spring
- a! Our brilliant and beloved General
- a! Our exalted leader General Kim Il Seong