List of socialist songs

This article 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.

Songs of socialist movements

Song Writer(s) Date Country of origin NotesLe temps des cerises Jean-Baptiste Clément 1866 Music by Antoine Renard. Became strongly associated with the Paris Commune of 1871, and has become a major socialist song in Francophone countries.Sir de Fisch-Ton-Kan Joseph Aurnaud 1870 The Internationale Eugène Pottier 1871 Regarded 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. Louise Michel 1871 Semaine Sanglante Jean Baptiste Clément 1871 The Standard of Revolt Paul Brousse 1877 Eugène Pottier 1886 Workers' HymnFilippo Turati and Amintore Galli1886It is considered one of the most significant historical songs of the Italian workers' movement, and was banned by successive governments of the Kingdom of Italy, including during the First World War and Fascist Italy.Bella CiaoMondina Workers Late 19th centuryOriginally sung by farm workers to protest harsh working conditions, it was adapted by Italian partisans as an anti-fascist song, and is widely used by anti-fascists today.Bandiera RossaCarlo Tuzzi1908Uses a traditional folk melody. Primarily known as a song of the Italian labor movement.Fischia il ventoMatvei Blanter and 1943Adapted from the Russian song Katyusha by Italian partisan Felice Cascione as an anti-fascist song.Rossa PalestinaUmberto Fiore1973Focused on the struggle of Palestinians in the LevantLa Letanía De Los Poderosos Gabino Palomares 1978 Himno Zapatista 1990s Anthem of the Zapatista Army of National LiberationCanción del Partido Comunista Anthar Lopez Unknown Marcha de las Madres LatinasJosé de Molina1960sAltough originally composed by José de Molina for a play written by Vicente Leñero, this song would later become a popular hymn during the Mexican student movement of 1968.Obreros y Patrones José de Molina 1976 Corrido al EZLN José de Molina 1995 Written by José de Molina for his 1995 album De Chiapas con Amor in support of the Neozapatista movement, Corrido al EZLN along with other songs of Molina such as Ya Comenzó became popular amongst EZLN soldiers during the Zapatista uprising.Canto Campesino León Chavez Unknown Hold the Fort Late 19th century Adapted 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.The Preacher and the Slave Joe Hill1911 Written as an anti-religious, syndicalist song for the IWW.There Is Power in a Union Joe Hill1913 Written for the IWW. Sung to the tune of Lewis E. Jones' 1899 hymn "There Is Power in the Blood (Of the Lamb)".Rebel Girl Joe Hill1915 Written for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.Bread and Roses James Oppenheim 1915 Multiple melodies have been composed, most famously by Mimi Fariña.Solidarity Forever Ralph Chaplin 1915 Written for the Industrial 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".Workingmen UniteE. S. Nelson1919Set to the tune of the song "Red Wing".Which Side Are You On?Florence Reece1931Written for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky from the melody from the traditional Baptist hymn, "Lay the Lily Low".The Battle Hymn of Cooperation Elizabeth Mead and Carl Ferguson 1932 A popular song of the consumers' co-operatives movement, especially during the 1930s. Like "Solidarity Forever", it is also sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body".Joe Hill Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson 1936 Lyrics from a poem by Alfred Hayes.This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie1944 Guthrie wrote the song as a critical response to Irving Berlin's God Bless America. The stanza condemning private property is often omitted.If I Had a Hammer Pete Seeger and Lee Hays1950 First performed for the CPUSA, successful versions were recorded by The Weavers, Trini Lopez, and Peter, Paul, and Mary.Frillmann, Karen. "Today in History: Peekskill Riots" . WYNC (New York), 4 September 2009. Accessed 25 January 2015.Love Me, I'm a LiberalPhil Ochs1966 Mocks the insincerity of liberalism in the United States.The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron 1971 Ain't done Nothin If You Ain't Been Called a Red Eliot Kenin 1984 The most famous version was sung by Faith Petric.¡Ay Carmela!Rolando Alarcon1936 Sung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.Jarama ValleyAlex McDade1938 Sung by the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.Ryan (1975), p. 97.No Pasarán Leopoldo González 1936 Titled after Dolores Ibarruri's famous speech during the Spanish Civil War.A las Barricadas Valeriano Orobón Fernández 1936 Used by the Spanish Anarchists during the Spanish Civil War.Freiheit Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau1936 Written by German volunteers of the Thälmann Battalion serving in the Spanish Civil War, it became popular among Communists in the United States and Germany.NanniwanHe Jingzhi and Ma Ke.1943 Nanniwan celebrates a victory of the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second World War. The lyrics, written by He Jingzhi, were set to a traditional folk melody of northern Shaanxi.Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August The song is based on a folk melody from the Dabie Mountains, where the Eyuwan Soviet was based. The song was very popular during the Cultural Revolution.长征长征--从闽西北到陕北 2006 Page 50 "谭政大将夫人王常德来团示范表演了红军歌舞《八月桂花遍地开》,边唱边跳,热情传授。红军文艺工作者、杨尚昆夫人李伯到也来团审查节目,并提出许多宝贵意见。经过精心排练,这部大型歌舞剧终于在 1961 年"八一"建军节和军内外广大观众见面了。"Ode to the MotherlandWang Shen1950 Dedicated to the Chinese Communist Revolution and the CCP.人民音乐家王莘与《歌唱祖国》(图) . Beijing Daily. 2010-09-06.The East Is RedLi Youyuan1960s Written 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.Sailing the Seas Depends on the HelmsmanWang Shuangyin1964 Popular among the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.http://www.gmw.cn/03pindao/renwu/2004-07/13/content_56379.htm 社论：大海航行靠舵手] 光明網 gmw.cn Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New ChinaCao Huoxing1943 Written as a response to the Kuomintang slogan that "Without the Kuomintang, there would be no China".Socialism is GoodLi Huanzhi and Xi Yang1958 Popular during the Cultural Revolution.The Voice of the MassesMohammed Abdel Wahab1960Pan-Arab song about uniting the Arab world through its peopleSar Oomad Zemestoon Saeed Soltanpour Used by the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai GuerrillasBuruh TaniSafi’i Kemamang1996Lyrics by Anarcho-punk group Marjinal. It became a common protest song in Indonesia against the New Order regime. Originally a socialist song, it has since been reclaimed by pro-democracy camps.El Pueblo Unido Sergio Ortega 1973 Lyrics 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.Venceremos Sergio Ortega 1970 The anthem of Salvador Allende's presidential campaign.Balderston, Daniel, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. p.788Marcha del ERPUnknown1970sThe official anthem of the People's Revolutionary Army, which was the military branch of the Worker's Revolutionary Party of Argentina.KominternliedFranz Jahnke, Maxim Vallentin, and Hanns Eisler1926 and 1928Anthem of the Comintern, a Marxist-Leninist political international.Solidaritätslied Bertolt Brecht and Hanns Eisler1929–31 Written during the Great Depression and popular among socialists in the late Weimar Republic.Der heimliche Aufmarsch Wladimir Vogel 1930 Lyrics are from a 1929 poem by Erich Weinert. The most famous version was arranged by Hans Eisler. In 1957, the words were rewritten in East Germany for the Cold War, renamed as "Der offene Aufmarsch".http://www2.igmetall.de/homepages/bremerhaven/buchtippsliedertexte/liedertexte/derheimlicheaufmarsch.html (German)Einheitsfrontlied Hanns Eisler 1934 Also known as the "Song of the United Front". Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.Die Arbeiter von WienFritz Brugel1927Whirlwinds of Danger Wacław Święcicki 1879 or 1883 Music 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.1909Based on Whirlwinds of Danger and has the same melody. Is about Łódź insurrection.You Fell Victim to a Fateful Struggle Anton Arkhangelsky and Nikolay Ikonikov 1878 Di Shvue S. Ansky 1902 Written for the Jewish Labor Bund.Dublin City 1913 Donagh MacDonagh Written about the Irish worker's struggle (1913-1916) against British occupation.Harte, Frank, Songs of Dublin, (ed.), 1978, Gilbert Dalton, Dublin and 1993, Ossian Publications, Cork. The Red Flag Jim Connell 1889 Written 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".Joyce L. Kornbluh, Rebel Voices, pp. 15-16.The Manchester Rambler Ewan MacColl 1932 Written by the English folk singer Ewan MacColl, inspired by his participation in the Kinder trespass, a protest by the urban Young Communist League of Manchester.Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Billy Bragg 1988 Reflects on the disappointments of the Cold War in the aftermath of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's 1987 re-election.Hasta Siempre Carlos Puebla 1965 Written 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 nepravdo 1922 Inspired by the Hvar Rebellion. It is based on "Slobodarka", a 1908 song written by Josip Smodlaka.The Red Army Is the Strongest Samuel Pokrass and Pavel Gorinshtejn 1920The Partisan's Song Yuri Cherniavsky and Peter Parfenov 1915-1922 A popular Red Army song from the Russian Civil War and World War I.Tachanka (song) Mikhail Ruderman and Konstantin Listov 1937 Glorifies the Tachankas (machine gun carts) used by the Red Army during the civil war.March of the Defenders of Moscow Alexey Surkov and Boris Mokrousov 1941 Used by the Red Army beginning at the Battle of Moscow.

National anthems of socialist states and territories