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This article contains three lists: songs of the socialist parties and movements, anthems of self-proclaimed socialist states, and musical movements that feature prominent socialist themes. Not all national anthems of socialist states are necessarily explicitly socialist, and many were in use at other time in a nation's history.

Songs of socialist movements[]

Song Artist Year Country of Origin Notes
The Internationale Eugène Pottier 1871  France Regarded as the international anthem of the socialist movement. First intended to be sung to the tune of "La Marseillaise", Pierre De Geyter composed original music in 1888. It was used as the anthem of the USSR from 1922 to 1944.
Le temps des cerises Jean-Baptiste Clément 1866  France Music by Antoine Renard. Became strongly associated with the Paris Commune of 1871, and has become a major socialist song in Francophone countries.
Hold the Fort Late 19th century  United States Adapted by the Knights of Labor from a gospel hymn written by Philip Bliss. It became famous as the song of the British transportation workers. It is now used by many union movements, especially in the Caribbean.[1]
The Preacher and the Slave Joe Hill 1911  United States Written as an anti-religious, syndicalist song for the IWW.[2]
There Is Power in a Union Joe Hill 1913  United States Written for the IWW. Sung to the tune of Lewis E. Jones' 1899 hymn "There Is Power in the Blood (Of the Lamb)".[3]
Rebel Girl Joe Hill 1915  United States Written for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.[4]
Bread and Roses James Oppenheim 1915  United States Multiple melodies have been composed, most famously by Mimi Fariña.[5]
Solidarity Forever Ralph Chaplin 1915  United States Written for the International Workers of the World (IWW), it is widely used in the trade union movement. It is sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body".
Joe Hill Paul Robeson 1936  United States Lyrics from a poem by Alfred Hayes.
This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie 1944  United States Written in critical response to Irving Berlin's God Bless America, the stanza condemning private property is often omitted.[6]
If I Had a Hammer Pete Seeger and Lee Hays 1950  United States First performed for the CPUSA, successful versions were recorded by The Weavers, Trini Lopez, and Peter, Paul, and Mary.[7]
Love Me, I'm a Liberal Phil Ochs 1966  United States Mocks the insincerity of liberalism in the United States.[8]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron 1971  United States
Ain't done Nothin If You Ain't Been Called a Red Eliot Kenin 1986 (?)  United States The most famous version was sung by Faith Petric.[9][10]
¡Ay Carmela! Unknown 1936  Spain Sung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.[11]
Jarama Valley Alex McDade 1938  Spain Sung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.[12]
No Pasaran Leopoldo González 1936  Spain Titled after Dolores Ibarruri's famous speech during the Spanish Civil War.[13]
A las Barricadas Valeriano Orobón Fernández 1936  Spain Used by the Spanish Anarchists during the civil war.
Freiheit Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau 1936  Spain Written by German volunteers of the Thälmann Battalion serving in the Spanish Civil War, it became popular among Communists in the United States and Germany.[14]
Ode to the Motherland Wang Shen 1950  China Dedicated to the and the CCP.[15]
The East Is Red Li Youyuan 1960s  China Written by a Chinese peasant from Shaanxi to celebrate Mao Zedong and the CCP. It became the de facto anthem of the PRC during the Cultural Revolution.[16]
Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman Wang Shuangyin 1964  China Popular among the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.[17]
Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China Cao Huoxing 1943  China Written as a response to a Kuomintang slogan.[18]
Socialism is Good Li Huanzhi and Xi Yang 1958  China Popular during the Cultural Revolution.[19]
Bella Ciao Late 19th century  Italy Originally sung by farm workers to protest harsh working conditions, it was adapted during by Italian partisans as an anti-fascist song, and is widely used by anti-fascists today.
Bandiera Rossa Carlo Tuzzi 1908  Italy Uses a traditional folk melody. Primarily known as a song of the Italian labor movement.
Sar Oomad Zemestoon Saeed Soltanpour  Iran Used by the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
El Pueblo Unido Sergio Ortega 1973  Chile Lyrics by folk group Quilapayún. It was adapted from chants used during Salvador Allende's presidential campaign, and after he was deposed, it became a common protest song worldwide.[20][21]
Venceremos Sergio Ortega 1970  Chile The anthem of Salvador Allende's presidential campaign.[22]
Einheitsfrontlied Hanns Eisler 1934  Germany Also known as the "Song of the United Front". Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.
Der offene Aufmarsch Wladimir Vogel 1930  East Germany Lyrics are from a 1929 poem by Erich Weinert. The most famous version was arranged by Hans Eisler, and in 1957 the words were rewritten for the Cold War.[23][24]
Whirlwinds of Danger Wacław Święcicki 1879 or 1883  Poland Music composed by Józef Pławiński. The anthem of the Polish workers during the Russian Revolution of 1905, it has been translated into many languages and sung worldwide.
Di Shvue S. Ansky 1902  Russian Empire Written for the Jewish Labor Bund.
Dublin City 1913 Donagh MacDonagh  Ireland Written about the Irish worker's struggle (1913-1916) against British occupation.[25]
The Red Flag Jim Connell 1889  United Kingdom Written by Irish-born socialist Jim Connell, it is used as the party anthem of the British and Irish Labour parties. It is sung to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" or "The White Cockade".[26]
Himno Zapatista 1990s  Mexico Anthem of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Hasta Siempre Carlos Puebla 1965  Cuba Written as a response to Che Guevara's farewell letter to Cuba, it became the most famous song of the Nueva Trova movement.
Padaj silo i nepravdo 1922  Yugoslavia Inspired by the Hvar Rebellion. It is based on "Slobodarka", a 1908 song written by Josip Smodlaka.[27]
The Red Army is Strongest Samuel Pokrass and Pavel Gorinshtejn 1920  Soviet Union
The Partisan's Song Yuri Cherniavsky and 1915-1922  Soviet Union A popular Red Army song from the Russian Civil War and World War I.[28]
Tachanka (song) Mikhail Ruderman and Konstantin Listov 1937  Soviet Union Glorifies the Tachankas (machine gun carts) used by the Red Army during the civil war.[29]
March of the Defenders of Moscow Alexey Surkov and Boris Mokrousov 1941  Soviet Union Used by the Red Army beginning at the Battle of Moscow.[30]

National anthems of socialist states and territories[]

Song Year adopted Year relinquished State Writer Composer
State Anthem of the Soviet Union 1944 1991  Soviet Union Sergey Mikhalkov Alexander Alexandrov
March of the Volunteers 1949 In use  China Tian Han Nie Er
La Bayamesa 1909 In use  Cuba Perucho Figueredo
Auferstanden aus Ruinen 1949 1990  East Germany Johannes R. Becher Hanns Eisler
Aegukka 1947 In use  Korea, North Pak Se-yong Kim Won-gyun
Nad Tatrou sa blýska 1918 1989  Czechoslovakia Janko Matúška
Kde domov můj 1918 1989  Czechoslovakia Josef Kajetán Tyl František Škroup
Tiến Quân Ca 1954 In use  Vietnam Văn Cao Văn Cao
Hey, Slavs 1941 1992  Yugoslavia Samuel Tomášik
Pheng Xat Lao 1945 In use  Laos Sisana Sisane Thongdy Sounthonevichit
State Anthem of the Mongolian People's Republic 1950 In use  Mongolian People's Republic Tsendiin Damdinsüren Bilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjambyn Mördorj[31]
Zdrobite cătușe 1948 1953  Romanian People's Republic Aurel Baranga Matei Socor
Te slăvim, Românie 1953 1975  Socialist Republic of Romania Eugen Frunză and Dan Deșliu Matei Socor
Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire 1975 1977  Socialist Republic of Romania Andrei Bârseanu Ciprian Porumbescu
Trei culori 1977 1990  Socialist Republic of Romania Ciprian Porumbescu Ciprian Porumbescu
Poland Is Not Yet Lost 1926 In use  Polish People's Republic Józef Wybicki
Our Republic, Hail! 1947 1951  People's Republic of Bulgaria Krum Penev Georgi Dimitrov
Balgariyo mila 1951 1964[32]  People's Republic of Bulgaria Nikola Furnadzhiev, Mladen Isaev, and Elisaveta Bagriana[33] Georgi Dimitrov, Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin, and Svetoslav Obretenov[33]
Mila Rodino 1964 In use  People's Republic of Bulgaria Tsvetan Radoslavov Tsvetan Radoslavov
Viva, Viva a FRELIMO 1975 2002  People's Republic of Mozambique Justino Sigaulane Chemane Justino Sigaulane Chemane
Anthem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea 1979 1989  People's Republic of Kampuchea Sok Udom Deth
Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey 1976 1979  Democratic Kampuchea
Angola Avante 1975 In use  People's Republic of Angola Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
Les Trois Glorieuses 1970 1991  People's Republic of the Congo Jacques Tondra and Georges Kibanghi Jean Royer and Joseph Spadilière
L'Aube Nouvelle 1960 In use  People's Republic of Benin Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Himni i Flamurit 1912 In use  People's Socialist Republic of Albania Asdreni Ciprian Porumbescu
Garam shah lā garam shah[34] 1978 1992  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Sulaiman Layeq Jalīl Ghahlānd


Musical movements influenced by socialism[]

See also[]


References[]

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  2. ^ Denisoff, R. Serge (1970). "The Religious Roots of the American Song of Persuasion". Western Folklore. 29 (3): 175–184. doi:10.2307/1498356. ISSN 0043-373X. JSTOR 1498356.
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  34. ^ "Afghanistan (1978-1992)". nationalanthems.info. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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