List of socialist songs

This page 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.

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Songs of socialist movements
SongArtistYearCountry of OriginNotes
The InternationaleEugène Pottier1871 FranceRegarded 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 cerisesJean-Baptiste Clément1866 FranceMusic by Antoine Renard. Became strongly associated with the Paris Commune of 1871, and has become a major socialist song in Francophone countries.
Hold the FortLate 19th century United StatesAdapted 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 SlaveJoe Hill1911 United StatesWritten as an anti-religious, syndicalist song for the IWW.[2]
There Is Power in a UnionJoe Hill1913 United StatesWritten for the IWW. Sung to the tune of Lewis E. Jones' 1899 hymn "There Is Power in the Blood (Of the Lamb)".[3]
Rebel GirlJoe Hill1915 United StatesWritten for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.[4]
Bread and RosesJames Oppenheim1915 United StatesMultiple melodies have been composed, most famously by Mimi Fariña.[5]
Solidarity ForeverRalph Chaplin1915 United StatesWritten 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 HillPaul Robeson1936 United StatesLyrics from a poem by Alfred Hayes.
This Land Is Your LandWoody Guthrie1944 United StatesWritten in critical response to Irving Berlin's God Bless America, the stanza condemning private property is often omitted.[6]
If I Had a HammerPete Seeger and Lee Hays1950 United StatesFirst performed for the CPUSA, successful versions were recorded by The Weavers, Trini Lopez, and Peter, Paul, and Mary.[7]
Love Me, I'm a LiberalPhil Ochs1966 United StatesMocks the insincerity of liberalism in the United States.[8]
The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedGil Scott-Heron1971 United States
Ain't done Nothin If You Ain't Been Called a RedEliot Kenin1986 (?) United StatesThe most famous version was sung by Faith Petric.[9][10]
¡Ay Carmela!Unknown1936 SpainSung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.[11]
Jarama ValleyAlex McDade1938 SpainSung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.[12]
No PasaranLeopoldo González1936 SpainTitled after Dolores Ibarruri's famous speech during the Spanish Civil War.[13]
A las BarricadasValeriano Orobón Fernández1936 SpainUsed by the Spanish Anarchists during the civil war.
FreiheitGudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau1936 SpainWritten 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 MotherlandWang Shen1950 ChinaDedicated to the Chinese Revolution and the CCP.[15]
The East Is RedLi Youyuan1960s ChinaWritten 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 HelmsmanWang Shuangyin1964 ChinaPopular among the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.[17]
Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New ChinaCao Huoxing1943 ChinaWritten as a response to a Kuomintang slogan.[18]
Socialism is GoodLi Huanzhi and Xi Yang1958 ChinaPopular during the Cultural Revolution.[19]
Bella CiaoLate 19th century ItalyOriginally 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 RossaCarlo Tuzzi1908 ItalyUses a traditional folk melody. Primarily known as a song of the Italian labor movement.
Sar Oomad ZemestoonSaeed Soltanpour IranUsed by the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
El Pueblo UnidoSergio Ortega1973 ChileLyrics 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]
VenceremosSergio Ortega1970 ChileThe anthem of Salvador Allende's presidential campaign.[22]
EinheitsfrontliedHanns Eisler1934 GermanyAlso known as the "Song of the United Front". Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.
Der offene AufmarschWladimir Vogel1930 East GermanyLyrics 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 DangerWacław Święcicki1879 or 1883 PolandMusic 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 ShvueS. Ansky1902 Russian EmpireWritten for the Jewish Labor Bund.
Dublin City 1913Donagh MacDonagh IrelandWritten about the Irish worker's struggle (1913-1916) against British occupation.[25]
The Red FlagJim Connell1889 United KingdomWritten 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 Zapatista1990s MexicoAnthem of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Hasta SiempreCarlos Puebla1965 CubaWritten 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 nepravdo1922 YugoslaviaInspired by the Hvar Rebellion. It is based on "Slobodarka", a 1908 song written by Josip Smodlaka.[27]
The Red Army is StrongestSamuel Pokrass and Pavel Gorinshtejn1920 Soviet Union
The Partisan's SongYuri Cherniavsky and Peter Parfenov1915-1922 Soviet UnionA popular Red Army song from the Russian Civil War and World War I.[28]
Tachanka (song)Mikhail Ruderman and Konstantin Listov1937 Soviet UnionGlorifies the Tachankas (machine gun carts) used by the Red Army during the civil war.[29]
March of the Defenders of MoscowAlexey Surkov and Boris Mokrousov1941 Soviet UnionUsed by the Red Army beginning at the Battle of Moscow.[30]

National anthems of socialist states and territories
SongYear adoptedYear relinquishedStateWriterComposer
State Anthem of the Soviet Union19441991 Soviet UnionSergey MikhalkovAlexander Alexandrov
March of the Volunteers1949In use ChinaTian HanNie Er
La Bayamesa1909In use CubaPerucho Figueredo
Auferstanden aus Ruinen19491990 East GermanyJohannes R. BecherHanns Eisler
Aegukka1947In use Korea, NorthPak Se-yongKim Won-gyun
Nad Tatrou sa blýska19181989 CzechoslovakiaJanko Matúška
Kde domov můj19181989 CzechoslovakiaJosef Kajetán TylFrantišek Škroup
Tiến Quân Ca1954In use VietnamVăn CaoVăn Cao
Hey, Slavs19411992 YugoslaviaSamuel Tomášik
Pheng Xat Lao1945In use LaosSisana SisaneThongdy Sounthonevichit
State Anthem of the Mongolian People's Republic1950In use Mongolian People's RepublicTsendiin DamdinsürenBilegiin Damdinsüren and Luvsanjambyn Mördorj[31]
Zdrobite cătușe19481953 Romanian People's RepublicAurel BarangaMatei Socor
Te slăvim, Românie19531975 Socialist Republic of RomaniaEugen Frunză and Dan DeșliuMatei Socor
Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire19751977 Socialist Republic of RomaniaAndrei BârseanuCiprian Porumbescu
Trei culori19771990 Socialist Republic of RomaniaCiprian PorumbescuCiprian Porumbescu
Poland Is Not Yet Lost1926In use Polish People's RepublicJózef Wybicki
Our Republic, Hail!19471951 People's Republic of BulgariaKrum PenevGeorgi Dimitrov
Balgariyo mila19511964[32] People's Republic of BulgariaNikola Furnadzhiev, Mladen Isaev, annd Elisaveta Bagriana[33]Georgi Dimitrov, Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin, and Svetoslav Obretenov[33]
Mila Rodino1964In use People's Republic of BulgariaTsvetan RadoslavovTsvetan Radoslavov
Viva, Viva a FRELIMO19752002 People's Republic of MozambiqueJustino Sigaulane ChemaneJustino Sigaulane Chemane
Anthem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea19791989 People's Republic of KampucheaSok Udom Deth
Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey19761979 Democratic Kampuchea
Angola Avante1975In use People's Republic of AngolaManuel Rui Alves MonteiroRui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
Les Trois Glorieuses19701991 People's Republic of the CongoJacques Tondra and Georges KibanghiJean Royer and Joseph Spadilière
L'Aube Nouvelle1960In use People's Republic of BeninFather Gilbert Jean DagnonFather Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Himni i Flamurit1912In use People's Socialist Republic of AlbaniaAsdreniCiprian Porumbescu
Garam shah lā garam shah[34]19781992 Democratic Republic of AfghanistanSulaiman LayeqJalīl Ghahlānd


Musical movements influenced by socialism

See also


References
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