"Pheng Xat Lao" (Lao: ເພງຊາດລາວ[pʰeŋ saːt laːw], "Hymn of the Lao People") is the national anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It was written and composed in 1941 by Thongdy Sounthonevichit. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945. The original lyrics were revised after the Communists triumphed in the Laotian Civil War and established the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975, with the new lyrics written by Sisana Sisane.[1]
Long a tributary state of Siam, in 1893 Laos became a protectorate of France within its colonial empire. The French claimed their annexation was to protect Laos from "hostile neighbors" such as China and especially Siam, which had been militarily forced to cede Laos to the European colonial power. In reality, France simply ruled Laos as a colony, even bringing in many Vietnamese to work in its governing. The transferring of control from one master to another meant that nationalist sentiment did not develop as it did in formerly independent Vietnam. However, the outbreak of the Second World War soon saw the fall of France to Nazi Germany. The new right-wing government in Siam saw this as a possible opportunity to regain formerly Thai territory lost to France, especially the land located on the Thai side of the Mekong River. To counteract this, the French colonial government began promoting Lao nationalism.[2]
Because of this liberalization, many patriotic songs were now composed, each one emphasizing Lao "uniqueness".[3] "Pheng Xat Lao" was one of them, having been composed by Dr. Thongdy Sounthonevichit in 1941.[4] It was chosen as the national anthem in 1945,[1] when the king was forced by the Japanese occupiers to declare Laos independent from French rule. This new freedom was short-lived, since France quickly regained control of French Indochina after Japan's surrender in 1945.[2] In 1947, France granted limited autonomy to Laos within the French Union, and "Pheng Xat Lao" again became the national anthem.[5]
When the Pathet Lao emerged victorious in the Laotian Civil War in 1975, thanks to major North Vietnamese assistance, the new Communist government abolished the monarchy and changed the lyrics to reflect the ideology of the Marxist government.[6] As a result, the anthem became all-encompassing, mentioning all ethnic groups in Laos, instead of focussing on the Lao race and Buddhism. However, the melody was retained.[7]
For all time, the Lao people Have glorified their motherland, United in heart, Spirit and vigor as one.
Resolutely moving forwards, Respecting and increasing the dignity of the Lao people And proclaiming the right to be their own masters. The Lao people of all origins are equal
And will no longer allow imperialists[b] And traitors to harm them. The entire people will safeguard the independence And the freedom of the Lao nation.
They are resolved to struggle for victory In order to lead the nation to prosperity.
In the old days, our Lao people Were famous all over Asia. Because the Lao Were united in love.
Still today, they love their people and country And rally around their Kings. They preserve the religion of their fathers, And protect the soil of their ancestors.
They will never allow another nation to threaten them Or to occupy their territory. Every enemy who enters their country Will find them ready to fight until death.
All together, they can restore the ancient glory of their blood, and they will stand together in the days of danger.
Once our Laotian race In Asia highly honored stood And at that time the folk Of Laos were united in love
Today they love their race And rally round their rulers They guard the land and the Religion of their ancestors
They will resist each foe Who may oppress them or invade And such invaders will Be met with battle unto death
They'll restore the fame of Laos And through ills united stand.
^ ab"Laos". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ ab"History of Laos". Lonely Planet. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
^Raffin, Anne (2005). Youth Mobilization in Vichy Indochina and Its Legacies: 1940 to 1970. Lexington Books. pp. 137–38. ISBN9780739111468. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^Doedan, Matt (2007). Laos in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 69. ISBN9780822565901. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^Kutler, Stanley I., ed. (1996). "Laos". Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved May 9, 2013. (subscription required)
^Holt, John Clifford (2009). Spirits of the place: Buddhism and Lao religious culture. University of Hawaii Press. p. 133. ISBN9780824833275. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^St. John, Ronald Bruce (January 11, 2013). Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Routledge. ISBN9781134003464. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^"ປະຕູເອເລັກໂຕນິກ ລັດຖະບານລາວ". Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^"Laotian National Anthem (Pheng Xat Lao)". ASEAN Learning Center, Department of Local Administration. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
A video of "Pheng Xat Lao", broadcast on Lao National Television (LNTV) on YouTube
A recording of "Pheng Xat Lao"'s pre-communist version on YouTube
Michael Sauser and Gilbert Greeve - Sauser and Greeve sing the anthem on their CD "Hymnen der Welt: Asien"
- This travel website has an instrumental version of the Anthem, as an .asx file.
January 07, 2023
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Pheng Xat Lao Lao ເພງຊາດລາວ pʰeŋ saːt laːw Hymn of the Lao People is the national anthem of the Lao People s Democratic Republic It was written and composed in 1941 by Thongdy Sounthonevichit It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945 The original lyrics were revised after the Communists triumphed in the Laotian Civil War and established the Lao People s Democratic Republic in 1975 with the new lyrics written by Sisana Sisane 1 Pheng Xat LaoEnglish Hymn of the Lao PeopleເພງຊາດລາວNational anthem of LaosLyricsSisana Sisane 1975MusicThongdy Sounthonevichit 1941Adopted1945Audio sample source source track track track track track track track U S Navy Band instrumental versionfilehelp Contents 1 History 2 Lyrics 2 1 Current lyrics 2 2 Original lyrics 1947 1975 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditLong a tributary state of Siam in 1893 Laos became a protectorate of France within its colonial empire The French claimed their annexation was to protect Laos from hostile neighbors such as China and especially Siam which had been militarily forced to cede Laos to the European colonial power In reality France simply ruled Laos as a colony even bringing in many Vietnamese to work in its governing The transferring of control from one master to another meant that nationalist sentiment did not develop as it did in formerly independent Vietnam However the outbreak of the Second World War soon saw the fall of France to Nazi Germany The new right wing government in Siam saw this as a possible opportunity to regain formerly Thai territory lost to France especially the land located on the Thai side of the Mekong River To counteract this the French colonial government began promoting Lao nationalism 2 Because of this liberalization many patriotic songs were now composed each one emphasizing Lao uniqueness 3 Pheng Xat Lao was one of them having been composed by Dr Thongdy Sounthonevichit in 1941 4 It was chosen as the national anthem in 1945 1 when the king was forced by the Japanese occupiers to declare Laos independent from French rule This new freedom was short lived since France quickly regained control of French Indochina after Japan s surrender in 1945 2 In 1947 France granted limited autonomy to Laos within the French Union and Pheng Xat Lao again became the national anthem 5 When the Pathet Lao emerged victorious in the Laotian Civil War in 1975 thanks to major North Vietnamese assistance the new Communist government abolished the monarchy and changed the lyrics to reflect the ideology of the Marxist government 6 As a result the anthem became all encompassing mentioning all ethnic groups in Laos instead of focussing on the Lao race and Buddhism However the melody was retained 7 Lyrics EditCurrent lyrics Edit Lao original 8 9 Romanization 10 IPA transcription a tone English translation citation needed ຊາດລາວຕ ງແຕ ໃດມາ ລາວທ ກທ ວຫນ າເຊ ດຊ ສ ດໃຈ ຮ ວມແຮງຮ ວມຈ ດຮ ວມໃຈ ສາມ ກຄ ກ ນເປ ນກຳລ ງດຽວ ເດ ດດ ຽວພ ອມກ ນກ າວຫນ າ ບ ຊາຊ ກຽດຂອງລາວ ສ ງເສ ມໃຊ ສ ດເປ ນເຈ າ ລາວທ ກຊ ນເຜ າສະເໝ ພາບກ ນ ບ ໃຫ ພວກຈ ກກະພ ດ ແລະພວກຂາຍຊາດເຂ າມາລ ບກວນ ລາວທ ງມວນຊ ເອກະລາດ ອ ດສະຫລະພາບຂອງຊາດລາວໄວ ຕ ດສ ນໃຈສ ຊ ງເອ າໄຊ ພາຊາດກ າວໄປສ ຄວາມວ ດທະນາ Sat Lao tangtǣ daima Lao thuk thuan na sœ t su sutchai Huam hǣng huam chit huam chai samakkhi kan pen kamlang diao Det diao phǭmkan kaona busa su kiat khǭng Lao Songsœ m sai sit pen chao Lao thuk son phao samœ phap kan Bǭ hai phuak chakkaphat lae phuak khaj sat khao ma lopkhuan Lao thang muan su ekalat itsalaphap khǭng sat Lao wai Tatsinchai su sing ao sai pha sat kao pai su khuam watthana saːt laːw taŋ tɛː daj maː laːw tʰuk tʰuːe n naː sɤːt suː sut t ɕaj huːe m hɛːŋ huːe m t ɕit huːe m t ɕaj saː mak kʰiː kan pen kam laŋ diːe w det diːe w pʰɔːm kan kaːw naː buː saː suː kiːe t kʰɔːŋ laːw soŋ sɤːm saj sit pen t ɕaw laːw tʰuk son pʰaw sa mɤː pʰaːp kan bɔː haj pʰuːe k t ɕak ka pʰat lɛ pʰuːe k kʰaj saːt kʰaw maː lop kʰuːe n laːw tʰaŋ muːe n suː ek ka laːt it sa la pʰap kʰɔːŋ saːt laːw waj tat sin t ɕaj suː siŋ aw saj pʰaː saːt kaːw paj suː kʰuːe m wat tʰa naː For all time the Lao people Have glorified their motherland United in heart Spirit and vigor as one Resolutely moving forwards Respecting and increasing the dignity of the Lao people And proclaiming the right to be their own masters The Lao people of all origins are equal And will no longer allow imperialists b And traitors to harm them The entire people will safeguard the independence And the freedom of the Lao nation They are resolved to struggle for victory In order to lead the nation to prosperity Original lyrics 1947 1975 Edit Lao original Literal English translation Poetic English translation singable ຊາດລາວຕ ງແຕ ເດ ມມາ ຂ ນຊ ລ ຊາຢ ໃນອາຊ ຊາວລາວຜ ກພ ນໄມຕຣ ຮ ວມສາມ ກຄ ຮ ກຫ ໂຮມກ ນ ຮ ກຊາດຮ ກປະເທດເຮ າ ຮ ກເຈ າປ ກເກດເກສາ ໂຮມຮ ກຮ ວມສາສນາ ແຕ ບ ຮານມາຮ ກສາດ ນແດນ ບ ໃຫ ຊາດໃດມາລວນ ຮາວ ຮ ບກວນຍາດແຍ ງຊ ງເອ າ ໃຜຂ ນເຂ າມາລ ວ ນວາຍ ສ ຈ ນຕ ວຕາຍຕ ານທານສ ດຕຣ ຊ ວຍເຊ ດຊ ເລ ອດເນ ອເຊ ອເຜ າ ຟ ນຟ ກ ເອ າບ ນເທ າທ ກກ ນ In the old days our Lao people Were famous all over Asia Because the Lao Were united in love Still today they love their people and country And rally around their Kings They preserve the religion of their fathers And protect the soil of their ancestors They will never allow another nation to threaten them Or to occupy their territory Every enemy who enters their country Will find them ready to fight until death All together they can restore the ancient glory of their blood and they will stand together in the days of danger Once our Laotian race In Asia highly honored stood And at that time the folk Of Laos were united in love Today they love their race And rally round their rulers They guard the land and the Religion of their ancestors They will resist each foe Who may oppress them or invade And such invaders will Be met with battle unto death They ll restore the fame of Laos And through ills united stand Notes Edit See Help IPA Lao and Lao phonology Chakkaphat imperialism specifically refers to France and the United States References Edit a b Laos The World Factbook CIA Retrieved May 9 2013 a b History of Laos Lonely Planet Retrieved May 8 2013 Raffin Anne 2005 Youth Mobilization in Vichy Indochina and Its Legacies 1940 to 1970 Lexington Books pp 137 38 ISBN 9780739111468 Retrieved May 9 2013 Doedan Matt 2007 Laos in Pictures Twenty First Century Books p 69 ISBN 9780822565901 Retrieved May 9 2013 Kutler Stanley I ed 1996 Laos Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War New York Charles Scribner s Sons Retrieved May 9 2013 subscription required Holt John Clifford 2009 Spirits of the place Buddhism and Lao religious culture University of Hawaii Press p 133 ISBN 9780824833275 Retrieved May 9 2013 St John Ronald Bruce January 11 2013 Revolution Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia Cambodia Laos and Vietnam Routledge ISBN 9781134003464 Retrieved May 9 2013 ປະຕ ເອເລ ກໂຕນ ກ ລ ດຖະບານລາວ Government of Lao People s Democratic Republic Retrieved 2022 01 31 Laotian National Anthem Pheng Xat Lao ASEAN Learning Center Department of Local Administration Retrieved 2022 01 31 https www loc gov catdir cpso romanization lao pdf bare URL PDF External links EditA video of Pheng Xat Lao broadcast on Lao National Television LNTV on YouTube A recording of Pheng Xat Lao s pre communist version on YouTube Michael Sauser and Gilbert Greeve Sauser and Greeve sing the anthem on their CD Hymnen der Welt Asien Pheng Xat Lao at empas com Dookola Swiata This travel website has an instrumental version of the Anthem as an asx file Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pheng Xat Lao amp oldid 1116083177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
