"Pheng Xat Lao" was composed by Dr. Thongdy Sounthonevichit (1905-1968) in 1941 and adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1947. The original lyrics were replaced when the Lao People's Democratic Republic was established in 1975. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Lao lyrics

ຊາດລາວຕັ້ງແຕ່ໃດມາ ລາວທຸກຖ້ວນຫນ້າເຊີດຊູສຸດໃຈ
ຮ່ວມແຮງຮ່ວມຈິດຮ່ວມໃຈ ສາມັກຄີກັນເປັນກຳລັງດຽວ
ເດັດດ່ຽວພ້ອມກັນກ້າວຫນ້າ ບູຊາຊູກຽດຂອງລາວ
ສົ່ງເສີມໃຊ້ສິດເປັນເຈົ້າ ລາວທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າສະເໝີພາບກັນ
ບໍ່ໃຫ້ຝູງຈັກກະພັດ ແລະພວກຂາຍຊາດເຂົ້າມາລົບກວນ
ລາວທັງມວນຊູເອກະລາດ ອິດສະລະພາບຂອງຊາດລາວໄວ້
ຕັດສິນໃຈສູ້ຊິງເອົາໄຊ ພາຊາດກ້າວໄປສູ່ຄວາມວັດທະນາ

Transliteration of Lao lyrics

Xatlao tangtae dayma lao thookthuan na xeutxoo sootchay,
Huamhaeng huamchit huamchay samakkhikan pen kamlang diao.
Detdiao phomkan kaona booxa xukiat khong lao,
Songseum xaysit pen chao laothook xonphao sameu pabkan.
Bo hay Fung chackkaphat lae phuak khayxat khaomalob kuan,
Lao thangmuan xoo ekkalat itsalaphab khong xatlao vai,
Tatsin chay soo xing ao xay Pa Sad kaopay soo khuam vatthana.

English translation

For all time the Lao people have glorified their Fatherland,
United in heart, spirit and vigour as one.
Resolutely moving forwards,
Respecting and increasing the dignity of the Lao people
And proclaiming the right to be their own masters.
The Lao people of all origins are equal
And will no longer allow imperialists and traitors to harm them.
The entire people will safeguard the independence
And the freedom of the Lao nation.
They are resolved to struggle for victory
In order to lead the nation to prosperity.

original lyrics used in 1947

ຊາດລາວຕັ້ງແຕ່ເດີມມາ ຂື້ນຊື່ລືຊາຢູ່ໃນອາຊີ
ຊາວລາວຜູກພັນໄມຕຼີ ຮ່ວມສາມັກຄີຮັກຫໍ່ໂຮມກັນ
ຮັກຊາດຮັກປະເທດເຮົາ ຮັກເຈົ້າປົກເກດເກສາ
ໂຮມຮັກຮ່ວມສາສນາ ແຕ່ບູຮານມາຮັກສາດິນແດນ
ບໍ່ໃຫ້ຊາດໃດມາລວນ ຮາວີຮົບກວນຍາດແຍ່ງຊີງເອົາ
ໃຜຂືນເຂົ້າມາລູ່ວຸ່ນວາຍ ສູ້ຈົນຕົວຕາຍຕ້ານທານສັດຕຼູ
ຊ່ວຍເຊີດຊູເລືອດເນື້ອເຊື້ອເຜົ່າ ຟື້ນຟູກູ້ເອົາບັນເທົາທຸກກັນ

Transliteration of Lao lyrics

Xatlao tangtae deumma keunseuleuxa yunay asie
Xaolao poukpan mai tli huam samakkhi hakhoh hoamkhan
Hakxat hakpathet hao hakjao pokket kesa
Hoamhak huamsasna tae buhanma haksa dindan
Bo hay xatdayma luan havi hobkuan yaatyeang xing ao
Paikuenkhao malou vunvay soujontua thay thantan sattlou
Xuayxeatxou luadneua xeua pao fuenfu kou ao bantao tukkan

English translation

In the old days, our Lao people were famous all over Asia.
Because the Lao were united in love.
Still today, they love their people and country and rally around their leaders.
They preserve the religion of their fathers,
and protect the soil of their ancestors.
They will never allow another nation to threaten them or to occupy their territory.
Every enemy who enters their country will find them ready to fight until death.
All together, they can restore the ancient glory of their blood,
and they will stand together in the days of danger.

External link

• Michael Sauser and Gilbert Greeve - Sauser and Greeve sing the anthem on their CD "Hymnen der Welt: Asien"
• "Pheng Xat Lao" at empas.com
• Dookola Swiata - This travel website has an instrumental version of the Anthem, as an .asx file.