TO FREE OUR LAND

(Giai Phong Mien Nam)

Words and music by Huynh Minh Sieng, song of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Published in Sing Out! Used by permission as published in: Whitman, Wanda Willson, Songs That Changed The World Crown Publishers, New York, 1969, p 55.

Giai phong Mien Nam, chungta cung quyet tion buoc
Diet de quoc
My pha tan be lu ban muoc
Oi zuong tan mau roi long han thu ngain to
Song nui bao nbieu nam cat roi
Day Cuu long hungtrang
Day Truong son vinh quang
Thuc guic doan ta xuan phong o giet
Thu vai sat vai chung not bong ca.

CHORUS:
Vung len nhan dan Mein Nam anh hung
Vung len xong pha vout qua hao bung
The cuu lay nuoc nha.
The hy sinh den cung cam quom om sung xong toi
Van nuoc da toi roi hinh minh chieu chap noi
Nguyen xov non nuoc sang tuoi muon doi.

To free our land, determined, on we march,
Oppressed and tortured, hatred fills our hearts,
We'll build our ranks,
Rout the traitos and Yanks!
Imperialism's hour is come.
Our rivers and our mountains
The Mekong and Truong Son,
The long division of our land.
All spur us on to final victory;
Liberate our South Vietnam!
Heroic Southerneers stand firms!
United we will brave the storm!
To save our land we'll fight to the end.
March onward, guns in hand.
Our day is nigh.
Bright dawn fills the sky,
A shiming future for our land.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle