We Will Go to Mount Paektu

"We Will Go to Mount Paektu" (가리라 백두산으로 Garira Baekdusan-euro) is a 2015 North Korean light music song in praise of Kim Jong Un.

Released on 20 April 2015, the song's lyrics recount a highly symbolic trek onto Mount Paektu, important in North Korean propaganda, by the country's leader Kim Jong Un.

The song is associated with the Moranbong Band but has been performed by other North Korean artists as well. Slovenian avant-garde group Laibach recorded an English-language cover version of the song and wanted to perform it in North Korea. Authorities of the country asked them to leave it out of their concert and the group complied.

Lyrics

Korean original

Korean original	McCune–Reischauer Romanization	Yale Romanization	Revised Romanization
봄날에도 가리라 겨울에도 가리라 백두산 백두산 내 마음의 고향에 폭풍에도 굽힘없는 의지를 주고 신념을 벼려주는 혁명의 전구 후렴: 가리라 가리라 백두산으로 가리라 우리를 부르는 백두산으로 가리라 꿈결에도 가리라 그 언제나 가리라 백두산 백두산 내 마음의 고향에 이 땅우에 기적들과 행운을 불러 영웅조선 승리의 길 향도하는 곳 후렴 한생토록 가리라 대를 이어 가리라 백두산 백두산 내 마음의 고향에 당을 따라 끝까지 갈 영광의 길에 필승의 넋을 주는 태양의 성산 후렴	Pomnaredo karira kyŏuredo karira Paektusan paektusan nae maŭmŭi kohyange P'okp'ungedo kup'imŏmnŭn ŭijirŭl chugo Shinnyŏmŭl pyŏryŏjunŭn hyŏngmyŏngŭi chŏn'gu Huryŏm: Karira karira Paektusanŭro karira Urirŭl purŭnŭn Paektusanŭro karira Kkumgyŏredo karira kŭ ŏnjena karira Paektusan paektusan nae maŭmŭi kohyange I ttangue kijŏktŭlgwa haengunŭl pullŏ Yŏngungjosŏn sŭngniŭi kil hyangdohanŭn kot Huryŏm Hansaengt'orong karira taerŭl iŏ karira Paektusan paektusan nae maŭmŭi kohyange Tangŭl ttara kkŭtkkaji kal yŏnggwangŭi kire P'ilsŭngŭi nŏksŭl chunŭn t'aeyangŭi sŏngsan Huryŏm	Pomnaleyto kalila kyewuleyto kalila Payktwusan payktwusan nay maumuy kohyangey Phokphwungeyto kwuphimemnun uycilul cwuko Sinnyemul pyelyecwunun hyengmyenguy cenkwu Hwulyem: Kalila kalila Payktwusanulo kalila Wulilul pwulunun Payktwusanulo kalila Kkwumkyeleyto kalila ku enceyna kalila Payktwusan payktwusan nay maumuy kohyangey I ttangwuey kicektulkwa hayngwunul pwulle Yengwungcosen sungniuy kil hyangtohanun kot Hwulyem Hansayngtholong kalila taylul ie kalila Payktwusan payktwusan nay maumuy kohyangey Tangul ttala kkutkkaci kal yengkwanguy kiley Philsunguy neksul cwunun thayyanguy sengsan Hwulyem	Bomnaredo garira gyeouredo garira Baekdusan baekdusan nae maeumui gohyange Pokpungedo gupimeomneun uijireul jugo Sinnyeomeul byeoryeojuneun hyeongmyeongui jeongu Huryeom: Garira garira Baekdusaneuro garira Urireul bureuneun Baekdusaneuro garira Kkumgyeoredo garira geu eonjena garira Baekdusan baekdusan nae maeumui gohyange I ttangue gijeokdeulgwa haenguneul bulleo Yeongungjoseon seungniui gil hyangdohaneun got Huryeom Hansaengtorong garira daereul ieo garira Baekdusan baekdusan nae maeumui gohyange Dangeul ttara kkeutkkaji gal yeonggwangui gire Pilseungui neokseul juneun taeyangui seongsan Huryeom

English translation

We will go on spring days, we will go on winter
Mount Paektu, Paektu, home of my heart
Which gives us courage even through storms
And lightens the lightbulb of the revolution with faith

Chorus:
We will go, we will go, to Mount Paektu, we will go
To Mount Paektu which is calling us, we will go

Even in dreams, we will go, whenever we will go
Mount Paektu, Paektu, home of my heart
Calling the hopes and miracles on this soil
Leading to the victorious way of heroic Korea

Chorus

Through our lifetimes, we will go, by generations we will go
Mount Paektu, Paektu, home of my heart
To the victorious way, til the end, following the party
The holy mountain of the sun that gives us spirit of the definite victory

Chorus

See also

• Footsteps
• Aegukka