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The song “They Will Remain in the Motherland” (어머니조국에 남아있으리) written by Ri Hyok Su and composed by People´s Artist So Jong Gon in Juche 77 or 1988 is the theme song of the Korean feature film “Ask Yourself”(자신에게 물어보라), one of the Korean people´s favourite films. The film gives a deep explanation about where a man has to find his genuine ideal and happiness. The thematic and ideological content of the film gives a great impression, expressing itself through the emotional theme song.
The words of the song read:

  Look back upon the bygone days
  What have you left on this land?
  Have you devoted unchangeable purity
  To the motherland?

  Look back upon the bygone days
  What have you shed sweat for?
  Did you devote burning enthusiasm of youth
  To the motherland?

  Look back upon the bygone days
  Didn´t you live for yourself?
  The traces printed in cold wind, snow and rain
  They will remain in my motherland

  Kim San Dong, conductor of the Pyongyang Film Music Recording Studio, says:

  “I think the song sings well of the mentality of the heroes of the film who devoted their pure conscience to the motherland. The emotional melody of the song ´They Will Remain in the Motherland´ represents the genuine looks of people in our era always living and working with the invariable and pure minds and with the enthusiasm of youth shedding sweat for the motherland and the spirit of the people sincerely working for the motherland which warmly embraces them.”

  The song emotionally represents the ideological content of the film that when a man leaves traces of genuine life with the spirit of devoted service for the motherland and people, his life will be worthwhile and happy. The song “They Will Remain in the Motherland” is loved and widely sung by the Korean people as it gave philosophical explanation about the human conscience devoted to the motherland and its value.
  Now you will appreciate the song in female solo of People´s Artiste Kim Kwang Suk.

Voice of Korea