Where are you, Kim Jong Il? [Subtitles]
Female solo and chorus of immortal classic masterpiece "Where Are You, Dear General" written by Kim Jong Il, watch the KCTV Music video with background story and explanation: • Where are you, Dear General? [Subtitles]
From the concert "Love the Motherland" given by the Unhasu Orchestra at the People's Theater August 2012.
Watch the whole concert: • Video
경애하는 김정은원수님을 모시고 진행한 청년절경축 은하수음학회
Increasingly ardent song of heart
There is a song the Korean people sing, happy or in difficulty.
It is the song "Where Are You, Dear General?", the theme song of "The Story of a Nurse", one of the five revolutionary operas of Korea.
When the bright Big Dipper we´re seeing lights the sky,
We wonder where our father General is
Where is Supreme Headquarters with its dazzling windows?
We wonder where the General is sure to be now.
In this dark forest far behind enemy lines,
We wonder where our General is now.
For his loving care we yearn all the time
As the chilly autumn wind blows.
The words of the song were written by great Kim Jong Il in November 1971 when he was guiding the creation of the revolutionary opera.
The song has four stanzas. The first and second stanzas give a lyrical picture of the warm feelings of the soldiers of the Korean People´s Army yearning for the warm love of Supreme Commander
Kim Il Sung, looking up at the Big Dipper in the night sky behind the enemy lines during the Fatherland Liberation War. The 3rd and 4th stanzas represent their wishes for the well-being of the far-off Supreme Commander and their earnest desire to meet him.
The immortal masterpiece "Where Are You, Dear General?" the main character of the revolutionary opera sang with ardent longing for the leader, is now resounding from the hearts of the people as a song of infinite longing for great Kim Jong Il.
In our dreams we yearn for the father General,
Seeking our General, awake or asleep.
Far behind enemy lines your fighters look to northern sky
And render you homage each new day.
The dawn glow, showing us the long road ahead,
Brings us the warmth of his fatherly love.
We´ll conquer all obstacles, never yielding,
Striving to reach Supreme Headquarters and see the General.
The song "Where Are You, Dear General?" the Korean people sing from the bottom of their hearts will resound far and wide century after century.