애국가 (Aegukka) - The Patriotic Song (Anthem of North Korea) [First Recording]

From an old North Korean shellac record with the Song of General Kim Il-sung on the other side. The record isn’t in great shape, but I did my best to clean up the audio. Small note: “Ri“ is an old Korean unit of distance. Performer: National Arts Theatre Choir and Orchestra (국립예술극장 합창단과 관현악단) Year recorded: 1950 Lyricist: Pak Se-yong (박세영) Year Written: 1946 Composer: Kim Won-gyun (김원균) Year composed: 1945 Source: Shellac record “애국가 / 김일성 장군의 노래“ Picture: Kim Tu-bong, Kim Il-sung, Guo Moruo, and Terentii