This article contains three lists: songs of the socialist parties and movements, anthems of self-proclaimedsocialist states, andmusical 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.

Song	Writer(s)	Date	Country of origin	Notes
Le temps des cerises	Jean-Baptiste Clément	1866	France	Music by Antoine Renard. Became strongly associated with theParis Commune of 1871, and has become a major socialist song inFrancophone countries.
Sir de Fisch-Ton-Kan	Joseph Aurnaud	1870	France
The Internationale	Eugène Pottier	1871	France	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.
Les Dances des Bombes [fr]	Louise Michel	1871	France
Semaine Sanglante	Jean Baptiste Clément	1871	France
The Standard of Revolt	Paul Brousse	1877	France
Elle n'est pas morte! [fr]	Eugène Pottier	1886	France
Workers' Hymn	Filippo Turati andAmintore Galli	1886	Italy	It 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 theFirst World War andFascist Italy.[1][2]
Bella Ciao	Mondina Workers	Late 19th century	Italy	Originally sung by farm workers to protest harsh working conditions, it was adapted byItalian partisans as ananti-fascist song, and is widely used by anti-fascists today.
Bandiera Rossa	Carlo Tuzzi	1908	Italy	Uses a traditional folk melody. Primarily known as a song of the Italian labor movement.
Fischia il vento	Matvei Blanter and Felice Cascione	1943	Italy	Adapted from the Russian songKatyusha byItalian partisan Felice Cascione as ananti-fascist song.
Rossa Palestina	Umberto Fiore	1973	Italy	Focused on the struggle ofPalestinians in theLevant
La Letanía De Los Poderosos	Gabino Palomares	1978	Mexico
Himno Zapatista		1990s	Mexico	Anthem of theZapatista Army of National Liberation
Canción del Partido Comunista	Anthar Lopez	Unknown	Mexico
Obreros y Patrones	José de Molina [es]	Unknown	Mexico
Manifesto Comunista	José de Molina [es]	Unknown	Mexico
Canto Campesino	León Chavez	Unknown	Mexico
La Huelga	José de Molina [es]	Unknown	Mexico
Hold the Fort		Late 19th century	United States	Adapted by theKnights of Labor from a gospel hymn written byPhilip Bliss. It became famous as the song of the British transportation workers. It is now used by many union movements, especially in the Caribbean.[3]
The Preacher and the Slave	Joe Hill	1911	United States	Written as an anti-religious,syndicalist song for theIWW.[4]
There Is Power in a Union	Joe Hill	1913	United States	Written for theIWW. Sung to the tune of Lewis E. Jones' 1899 hymn "There Is Power in the Blood (Of the Lamb)".[5]
Rebel Girl	Joe Hill	1915	United States	Written forElizabeth Gurley Flynn.[6]
Bread and Roses	James Oppenheim	1915	United States	Multiple melodies have been composed, most famously byMimi Fariña.[7]
Solidarity Forever	Ralph Chaplin	1915	United States	Written for theIndustrial Workers of the World (IWW), it is widely used in thetrade union movement. It is sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body".
Workingmen Unite	E. S. Nelson	1919	United States	Set to the tune of the song "Red Wing".
Which Side Are You On?	Florence Reece	1931	United States	Written for theUnited Mine Workers inHarlan County, Kentucky from the melody from the traditionalBaptist hymn, "Lay the Lily Low".
The Battle Hymn of Cooperation	Elizabeth Mead and Carl Ferguson	1932	United States	A popular song of theconsumers' co-operatives movement, especially during the 1930s. Like "Solidarity Forever", it is also sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body".[8]
Joe Hill	Alfred Hayes andEarl Robinson	1936	United States	Lyrics from a poem byAlfred Hayes.
This Land Is Your Land	Woody Guthrie	1944	United States	Guthrie wrote the song as a critical response toIrving Berlin'sGod Bless America. The stanza condemning private property is often omitted.[9]
If I Had a Hammer	Pete Seeger andLee Hays	1950	United States	First performed for theCPUSA, successful versions were recorded byThe Weavers,Trini Lopez, andPeter, Paul, and Mary.[10]
Love Me, I'm a Liberal	Phil Ochs	1966	United States	Mocks the insincerity ofliberalism in the United States.[11]
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	Gil Scott-Heron	1971	United States
Ain't done Nothin If You Ain't Been Called a Red	Eliot Kenin	1984	United States	The most famous version was sung byFaith Petric.[12][13]
¡Ay Carmela!	Unknown	1936	Spain	Sung by theSpanish Republicans during theSpanish Civil War.[14]
Jarama Valley	Alex McDade	1938	Spain	Sung by theSpanish Republicans during theSpanish Civil War.[15]
No Pasarán	Leopoldo González	1936	Spain	Titled afterDolores Ibarruri's famous speech during the Spanish Civil War.[16]
A las Barricadas	Valeriano Orobón Fernández	1936	Spain	Used by theSpanish Anarchists during theSpanish Civil War.
Freiheit	Gudrun Kabisch andPaul Dessau	1936	Spain	Written by German volunteers of theThälmann Battalion serving in theSpanish Civil War, it became popular among Communists in the United States and Germany.[17]
Nanniwan	He Jingzhi andMa Ke.[18]	1943	China	Nanniwan celebrates a victory of the CommunistEighth Route Army during the Second World War. The lyrics, written by He Jingzhi, were set to a traditional folk melody of northernShaanxi.[19]
Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August			China	The song is based on a folk melody from theDabie Mountains, where theEyuwan Soviet was based. The song was very popular during theCultural Revolution.[20]
Ode to the Motherland	Wang Shen	1950	China	Dedicated to theChinese Communist Revolution and theCCP.[21]
The East Is Red	Li Youyuan	1960s	China	Written by a Chinese peasant fromShaanxi to celebrateMao Zedong and theCCP. It became the de facto anthem of the PRC during theCultural Revolution.[22]
Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman	Wang Shuangyin	1964	China	Popular among theRed Guards during theCultural Revolution.[23]
Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China	Cao Huoxing	1943	China	Written as a response to theKuomintang slogan that "Without the Kuomintang, there would be no China".[24]: 107–110
Socialism is Good	Li Huanzhi and Xi Yang	1958	China	Popular during theCultural Revolution.[25]
The Voice of the Masses	Mohammed Abdel Wahab	1960	United Arab Republic	Pan-Arab song about uniting theArab world through itspeople
Sar Oomad Zemestoon	Saeed Soltanpour		Iran	Used by theOrganization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
Buruh Tani	Safi’i Kemamang	1996	Indonesia	Lyrics byAnarcho-punk group Marjinal. It became a common protest song in Indonesia against theNew Order regime. Originally a socialist song, it has since been reclaimed bypro-democracy camps.
El Pueblo Unido	Sergio Ortega	1973	Chile	Lyrics byfolk groupQuilapayún. It was adapted from chants used duringSalvador Allende's presidential campaign, and after he wasdeposed, it became a common protest song worldwide.[26][27]
Venceremos	Sergio Ortega	1970	Chile	The anthem ofSalvador Allende's presidential campaign.[28]
Marcha del ERP	Unknown	1970s	Argentina	The official anthem of thePeople's Revolutionary Army, which was the military branch of theWorker's Revolutionary Party of Argentina.
Kominternlied	Franz Jahnke, Maxim Vallentin, andHanns Eisler	1926 and 1928	Germany	Anthem of theComintern, aMarxist-Leninistpolitical international.[29]
Solidaritätslied	Bertolt Brecht andHanns Eisler	1929–31	Germany	Written during theGreat Depression and popular among socialists in the lateWeimar Republic.[30]
Der heimliche Aufmarsch	Wladimir Vogel	1930	Germany	Lyrics are from a 1929 poem byErich Weinert. The most famous version was arranged byHans Eisler. In 1957, the words were rewritten inEast Germany for theCold War, renamed as "Der offene Aufmarsch".[31][32]
Einheitsfrontlied	Hanns Eisler	1934	Germany	Also known as the "Song of the United Front". Lyrics byBertolt Brecht.
Die Arbeiter von Wein	Fritz Brugel	1927	Austria
Whirlwinds of Danger	Wacław Święcicki	1879 or 1883	Poland	Music composed byJózef Pławiński. The anthem of the Polish workers during theRussian Revolution of 1905, it has been translated into many languages and sung worldwide.
Łodzianka [pl]	Bolesław Zahorski [pl]	1909	Poland	Based onWhirlwinds of Danger and has the same melody. Is aboutŁódź insurrection.
You Fell Victim to a Fateful Struggle	Anton Arkhangelsky and Nikolay Ikonikov	1878	Russia
Di Shvue	S. Ansky	1902	Russia	Written for theJewish Labor Bund.
Dublin City 1913	Donagh MacDonagh		Ireland	Written about the Irish worker's struggle (1913-1916) against British occupation.[33]
The Red Flag	Jim Connell	1889	United Kingdom	Written byIrish-born socialist Jim Connell, it is used as the party anthem of theBritish andIrish Labour parties. It is sung to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" or "The White Cockade".[34]
The Manchester Rambler	Ewan MacColl	1932	United Kingdom	Written by the English folk singer Ewan MacColl, inspired by his participation in theKinder trespass, a protest by the urbanYoung Communist League ofManchester.[35]
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards	Billy Bragg	1988	United Kingdom	Reflects on the disappointments of theCold War in the aftermath of Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher's1987 re-election.[36]
Hasta Siempre	Carlos Puebla	1965	Cuba	Written as a response toChe Guevara's farewell letter to Cuba, it became the most famous song of theNueva Trova movement.
Padaj silo i nepravdo		1922	Yugoslavia	Inspired by theHvar Rebellion. It is based on "Slobodarka", a 1908 song written byJosip Smodlaka.[37]
The Red Army is Strongest	Samuel Pokrass and Pavel Gorinshtejn	1920	Soviet Union
The Partisan's Song	Yuri Cherniavsky andPeter Parfenov	1915-1922	Soviet Union	A popularRed Army song from theRussian Civil War andWorld War I.[38]
Tachanka (song)	Mikhail Ruderman andKonstantin Listov	1937	Soviet Union	Glorifies theTachankas (machine gun carts) used by theRed Army during thecivil war.[39]
March of the Defenders of Moscow	Alexey Surkov andBoris Mokrousov	1941	Soviet Union	Used by theRed Army beginning at theBattle of Moscow.[40]

Song	Year adopted	Year relinquished	State	Writer	Composer
Aegukka	1947	In use	Korea, North	Pak Se-yong	Kim Won-gyun
Angola Avante	1975	In use	People's Republic of Angola	Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro	Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
Anthem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea	1979	1989	People's Republic of Kampuchea		Sok Udom Deth
L'Aube Nouvelle	1960	In use	People's Republic of Benin	Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon	Father Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Auferstanden aus Ruinen	1949	1990	East Germany	Johannes R. Becher	Hanns Eisler
Balgariyo mila	1951	1964[41]	People's Republic of Bulgaria	Nikola Furnadzhiev, Mladen Isaev, andElisaveta Bagriana[42]	Georgi Dimitrov, Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin, and Svetoslav Obretenov[42]
La Bayamesa	1909	In use	Cuba	Perucho Figueredo
Dap Prampi Mesa Chokchey	1976	1979	Democratic Kampuchea
Garam shah lā garam shah[43]	1978	1992	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	Sulaiman Layeq	Jalīl Ghahlānd
Hey, Slavs	1941	1992	Yugoslavia	Samuel Tomášik
Himni i Flamurit	1912	In use	People's Socialist Republic of Albania	Asdreni	Ciprian Porumbescu
Kde domov můj	1918	1989, now in use as the anthem ofCzech Republic	Czechoslovakia	Josef Kajetán Tyl	František Škroup
March of the Volunteers	1949	In use	China	Tian Han	Nie Er
Mila Rodino	1964	In use	People's Republic of Bulgaria	Tsvetan Radoslavov	Tsvetan Radoslavov
Nad Tatrou sa blýska	1918	1989, now in use as the anthem ofSlovakia	Czechoslovakia	Janko Matúška
State Anthem of the Mongolian People's Republic	1950	In use	Mongolian People's Republic	Tsendiin Damdinsüren	Bilegiin Damdinsüren andLuvsanjambyn Mördorj[44]
Our Republic, Hail!	1947	1951	People's Republic of Bulgaria	Krum Penev	Georgi Dimitrov
Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire	1975	1977	Socialist Republic of Romania	Andrei Bârseanu	Ciprian Porumbescu
Pheng Xat Lao	1945	In use	Laos	Sisana Sisane	Thongdy Sounthonevichit
Poland Is Not Yet Lost	1926	In use	Polish People's Republic	Józef Wybicki
State Anthem of the Soviet Union	1944	1991, the melody now in use for the anthem ofRussia	Soviet Union	Sergey Mikhalkov	Alexander Alexandrov
Te slăvim, Românie	1953	1975	Socialist Republic of Romania	Eugen Frunză andDan Deșliu	Matei Socor
Tiến Quân Ca	1954	In use	Vietnam	Văn Cao	Văn Cao
Trei culori	1977	1990	Socialist Republic of Romania	Ciprian Porumbescu	Ciprian Porumbescu
Les Trois Glorieuses	1970	1991	People's Republic of the Congo	Jacques Tondra and Georges Kibanghi	Jean Royer and Joseph Spadilière
Viva, Viva a FRELIMO	1975	2002	People's Republic of Mozambique	Justino Sigaulane Chemane	Justino Sigaulane Chemane
Zdrobite cătușe	1948	1953	Romanian People's Republic	Aurel Baranga	Matei Socor

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