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| Russian | MP3 (5.6MB, 3:59, 192kbps) | RealAudio (4:06, 40kbps) by the choir and orchestra of Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by G. Rozhdestvensky (1977) MP3 (7.4MB, 3:58, 256kbps) by the choir and orchestra of Soviet radio, conducted by A. Gauk (from CD “Songs of Russian Proletariat”, 1998; recorded in 1956) | MP3 (3.6MB, 3:47, 128kbps) — pseudostereo version from the movie Reds (USA, 1981) (from the soundtrack CD) MP3 (1.2MB, 1:16, 128kbps) — first verse, by the chorus and orchestra of Bulgarian radio (BRT) (1960) MP3 (4.8MB, 2:32, 256kbps) — first verse of the Internationale sung in Russian, followed by the US anthem; by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini, tenor Jan Peerce, and Westminster Choir directed by John Finley Williamson (recorded in December 1943 in New York; reissued on an LP by RCA in 1963; during the Cold War, the footage with the Internationale was censored from the film made in 1943 of Toscanini conducting Verdi’s Hymn of the Nations with the Internationale and The Star-Spangled Banner added at the and of Verdi’s score) | MP3 (29.2MB, 15:34, 256kbps) — full recording of Giuseppe Verdi’s cantata “Inno delle Nazioni” from which the preceding fragment was taken MP3 (1.1MB, 3:49, 40kbps) A cappella: MP3 (2.0MB, 4:14, 64kbps) A cappella: MP3 (1.1MB, 1:11, 128kbps) — soundtrack of Doctor Zhivago (1965) (from CD “Doctor Zhivago”, 1995) | Russian (strophae 3 through 5 are actually not in the anthem) |
| French | MP3 (3.2MB, 3:23, 128kbps) MP3 (2.6MB, 2:47, 128kbps) MP3 (3.4MB, 3:35, 128kbps) MP3 (2.8MB, 2:56, 128kbps) — with a modern third verse MP3 (3.8MiB, 4:06, 128kbps) — parody with changed lyrics by Chanson Plus Bifluorée (recorded in 1990); the second verse is an imitation of Georges Brassens, the fourth verse is a parody of an opera, the final chorus is an imitation of Louis Armstrong. MP3 (3.5MiB, 3:52, 128kbps) — reggae version by Monsieur R. (February 2007; recorded for the French party LCR (Ligue communiste révolutionaire; Revolutionary Communist League)) | French |
| French & English | MP3 (6.1MB, 5:13, 160kbps) by Pete Seeger (from CD “Singalong: Live at Sanders Theatre, 1980”, released in 1991) |
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| English | MP3 (8.9MB, 3:48, 320kbps) — modern version by Billy Bragg (from CD “The Internationale”, 1990) MP3 (8.1MB, 3:27, 320kbps) by Alistair Hulett (from CD “Dance of the Underclass”, 1991) MP3 (2.1MB, 2:16, 128kbps) by Mark Blitzstein & The New Singers (recorded around 1933) MP3 (3.1MB, 3:16, 128kbps) — Billy Bragg’s version with some changes; by the Sheffield Socialist Choir (from tape “Watch Out”, 1992) MP3 (9.9MB, 5:17, 256kbps) — Maxx Klaxon’s version titled “Internationale 2000”; by Maxx Klaxon (from CD “Paranoid Style”, 2005) | English piano score (PDF, 130KB) |
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Rest of languages listed alphabetically: |
| Albanian | MP3 (1.3MB, 1:20, 128kbps) |
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| Arabic | MP3 (1.4MB, 3:20, 56kbps) |
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| Bengali | MP3 (3.7MiB, 4:01, 128kbps); Bengali words of the Internationale by Hemanga Biswas. |
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| Burmese | MP3 (4.0MiB, 3:29, 160kbps) (from the website of the Communist Party of Burma) |
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| Catalan | MP3 (2.4MB, 3:22, 96kbps) |
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| Chinese | MP3 (5.5MB, 5:54, 128kbps) MP3 (3.6MB, 4:27, 112kbps) MP3 (4.1MB, 4:24, 128kbps) by Tang Dynasty band, in rock style (from CD “A Dream Return to Tang Dynasty”, 1992) RealAudio (4:54, 16kbps) |
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| Czech | MP3 (2.4MB, 2:31, 128kbps) |
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| Danish | A cappella: MP3 (2.2MB, 2:20, 128kbps) by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Denmark (recorded in 1972) |
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| Dutch | MP3 (12.4MB, 6:38, 256kbps) — one verse sung in Dutch followed by a long instrumental play; sung by Tom Van Landuyt accompanied by an ad-hoc band (from CD prepared for delegates to the 59th statutory congress of the Belgian Metalworkers’ Union (de Centrale der Metaalindustrie van België), 2005; recorded in 2005) A cappella: MP3 (3.3MB, 3:34, 128kbps) by De Stem des Volks choir (from CD “De Rooden Roepen”) MP3 (2.1MB, 3:30, 80kbps) — version by J. van de Merwe (1971, “De Moderne Internationale”; this version was used on the radio station “Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs” (VARA; “Association of Workers Radio Amateurs”); I’ve been told this version of lyrics is intended for kids aged 10 to 15) |
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| Esperanto | Without accompaniment: MP3 (350MB, 0:44, 64kbps) (2006) |
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| Estonian | MP3 (12.7MB, 5:24, 320kbps) by a punk rock group Vennaskond (from CD “Ma armastan Ameerikat”, 2001) |
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| Farsi | see Persian |
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| Filipino | see Tagalog |
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| Finnish | MP3 (2.5MB, 2:37, 128kbps) by KOM-teatteri (from CD “KOM-teatteri: Kansainvälinen”; album originally released on LP in 1972) |
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| German | MP3 (5.1MiB, 3:42, 192kbps) by Rundfunkchor Berlin and Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin (from German CD “Dem Morgenrot entgegen” released in 1995) MP3 (5.9MiB, 4:17, 192kbps) by Hannes Wader (from CD “Hannes Wader singt Arbeiterlieder”, 1977) MP3 (1.0MB, 1:05, 128kbps) MP3 (550KB, 1:10, 64kbps) Warning: if you are a German, the following recording may disturb you. You have been warned. MP3 (1.6MiB, 1:41, 128kbps) — with Frank Rennicke’s extremist (some Germans say, neo-Nazi) lyrics titled “Die neue Internationale”, unrelated to the original lyrics of the Internationale; by Frank Rennicke (1994) |
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| Greek | MP3 (5.9MB, 2:31, 320kbps) by Maria Dimitriadi, Afroditi Manou, and Thanos Mikroutsikos’ choir (from CD “Ta Antartika”, 1991; recorded in 1981, originally came out on LP) MP3 (3.3MB, 3:59, 112kbps) |
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| Hebrew | MP3 (1.5MB, 1:34, 128kbps) by the choir of Working and Studying Youth Federation of Israel |
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| Hindi | MP3 (3.7MiB, 1:37, 320kbps) by Parcham choir, Kajal Ghosh |
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| Hungarian | see Magyar |
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| Irish | MP3 (2.8MB, 2:57, 128kbps) by Pól Mac Adaim (from CD “Forsaken Land”, 2006) |
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| Italian | MP3 (6.2MB, 2:37, 320kbps) (from CD “Canti popolari italiani”, 2003) MP3 (5.1MB, 5:28, 128kbps) by Coro Le Camice Rosse (from “Canzoni di lotta” album) — song repeated twice; Italian readers told me it’s their national tradition to sing the Internationale two times in a row. Ogg (5.2MiB, 5:53, 123kbps) by Ivan Della Mea (live recording in December 1996 at Centro Sociale Conchetta, Milan, Italy); Italian translation of the Internationale by Franco Fortini. |
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| Japanese | MP3 (4.4MB, 4:40, 128kbps) by Soul Flower Mononoke Summit group MP3 (4.1MB, 4:25, 128kbps) MP3 (6.7MiB, 2:55, 320kbps) by Central Chorus, and Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra (from CD “We will do our best!! The best of best. The best of work song in Japan”, 2001) |
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| Korean | MP3 (3.0MB, 3:15, 128kbps) (from North Korean LP “Music for formal occasions”) MP3 (3.8MB, 4:19, vbr122kbps) |
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| Kurdish | MP3 (4.9MB, 3:28, vbr192kbps) |
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| Magyar | MP3 (2.6MB, 1:43, vbr203kbps) (from CD “Best of Communism: Selection of Revolutionary Songs”) MP3 (2.7MB, 2:19, 160kbps) |
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| Myanmar | see Burmese |
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| Nepali | Video: Windows Media (8.2MiB, 5:12, 220kbps) (from Monthly Review: “The video is of the first five minutes of a two hour ‘cultural program’ put on by the Cultural Section of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) — whose flag is repeatedly shown. It took place at Chunwang in the liberated base area of Rukum/Rolpa in the fall of 2005, and for an audience that included the leading figures of the politburo of the CPN(M). The video begins with a minute of silence in honor of the fighters martyred in the revolutionary war that began on February 12, 1996. The performers and audience then sing ‘The Internationale’.”) |
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| Norwegian | A cappella: MP3 (1.1MB, 1:09, 128kbps) sang by the members of the Bergen office of NKP |
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| Persian | RealAudio (4:55, 20.7kbps) RealAudio (3:22, 16kbps) WAV (310KB, 1:18) — (from Afghanistan?) |
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| Polish | Windows Audio (5.1MB, 5:24, 128kbps) (recorded by anonymous artists in 2005 for presidential campaign of Stanisław Tymiński) MP3 (1.7MB, 1:46, 128kbps) |
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| Portuguese | MP3 (2.3MB, 2:30, 128kbps) — Communist Party’s version MP3 (3.3MB, 3:31, 128kbps) — Socialist Party’s version |
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| Romanian | MP3 (7.5MB, 3:59, 256kbps) | MP3 (3.7MB, 3:57, 128kbps) by the Chorus and Symphony orchestra of the Romanian Radio and TV (from Electrecord LP; recorded in 1976) | Romanian |
| Serbo-Croatian | MP3 (770KB, 1:52, 56kbps) | RealAudio (1:52, 16kbps) by The Artistic Ensemble of the Yugoslav Peoples Army’s Home — Belgrade |
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| Spanish | MP3 (3.3MB, 2:51, 160kbps) by Quilapayun (1971); they sing the version used by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, the Spanish Workers’ General Union (UGT), and the Communist Party of Chile. MP3 (3.6MB, 3:51, 128kbps) MP3 (3.8MB, 4:01, 128kbps) MP3 (2.2MB, 2:19, 128kbps) MP3 (950KB, 4:03, 32kbps) — from Cuba |
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| Spanish & English | RealAudio (2:26, 16kbps) |
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| Swedish | MP3 (5.9MB, 6:14, 128kbps) by Pierre Ström & Finn Zetterholm (from LP “Första Maj — 11 Socialistiska sånger”, 1973) MP3 (1.0MB, 1:06, 128kbps) (from CD “Största hittarna 1970-1995 Vol.1”, 1995) | MP3 (4.8MB, 5:06, 128kbps) — full version (from LP “Internationalen och andra revolutionära arbetarsånger”, 1971) MP3 (3.2MB, 2:44, 160kbps) by Stefan Sundström (live recording from Socialistiskt Forum in Örebro, Sweden, October 6, 2001) MP3 (4.1MiB, 2:03, vbr276kbps) — with neo-Nazi lyrics titled “(Inter)nationalen”; by Pluton Svea group (from CD “Stöveltramp”, 1995) |
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| Tagalog | MP3 (2.3MB, 2:24, 128kbps) by a cultural group of the New People’s Army (Philippines) (1984?) Windows Audio (3.6MB, 3:48, 128kbps) — with an additional third verse highlighting Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP’s) adherence to the alliance of workers and peasants; the third verse written and this recording sung by José María “JOMA” Sison, the leader in exile of the CPP (recorded at some time between 2000 and 2005) | In the Philippines, the Internationale is traditionally sung with guitar accompaniment. |
| Thai | MP3 (8.0MB, 5:42, 192kbps) by The Wheel (Gong Lor) band (this song was played during the two student uprisings on October 14, 1973 and October 6, 1976) |
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| Turkish | MP3 (3.5MB, 3:42, 128kbps) MP3 (3.6MB, 3:52, 128kbps) |
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| Tuvan | Throat-sung: MP3 (4.8MB, 2:33, 256kbps) by Huun-Huur-Tu group (from CD “Sixty Horses in My Herd”, 1993; track titled “Tuvan Internationale”) |
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| Vietnamese | MP3 (3.8MB, 3:33, vbr148kbps) |
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| Walloon | MP3 (6.0MiB, 2:38, 320kbps) by Roger Darton with chorus and orchestra (from 7" plate CHANTEL CH 021 pressed in Belgium, 1971); Walloon words of the Internationale by Petithan (as listed on the plate label). |
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| Welsh | A cappella: MP3 (2.8MiB, 1:13, 320kbps) by Côr Cochion Caerdydd conducted by John Abraham (from CD “The Best of /Gorau”, 1999; arranged by John Abraham); Welsh words of the Internationale by T.E. Nicholas. |
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| Yiddish | MP3 (1.1MB, 1:08, 128kbps) |
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| Zulu | MP3 (520KB, 0:33, 128kbps) |
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If you have a recording in a language which is not yet represented in this collection, send it to me please. |
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| Instrumental recordings | MP3 (6.4MB, 4:29, vbr196kbps) by the Orchestra of the Ministry of Defence, conductor N. Nazarov (1977) | MP3 (3.0MB, 1:33, vbr202kbps) — one-verse version MP3 (1.3MB, 1:21, vbr128kbps) MP3 (2.1MB, 1:31, 192kbps) by the orchestra of Polish Army, conducted by Arnold Rezler (from German CD “The (Former) Anthems of (Former) Socialist Countries”, 2002) MP3 (1.1MB, 1:11, 128kbps) by the Central Band of the Czechoslovak Defense Ministry MP3 (3.1MB, 3:46, 112kbps) by some Chinese orchestra MP3 (1.3MB, 1:26, 128kbps) by the Brass Band of the Hungarian People’s Army MP3 (1.4MB, 1:28, 128kbps) by the Orchestra of the Vietnamese Red Army, conducted by Tien Vangh MP3 (1.1MB, 1:09, 128kbps) by Berlin Regimental Band “Wachregiment Berlin”, conducted by Guido Grosch (recorded by the German Radio Company in 1936; this is the only official recording of the Soviet anthem made in Nazi Germany, for the 1936 Olympics, in which the Soviet Union did not participate) MP3 (3.7MB, 2:39, 192kbps) (recorded in 1929, from German CD “Dem Morgenrot entgegen” released in 1995) MP3 (3.3MB, 2:21, 192kbps) RealAudio (1:55, 16kbps) by The Artistic Ensemble of the Yugoslav Peoples Army’s Home — Belgrade RealAudio (1:33, 16kbps) MP3 (3.9MB, 2:48, 192kbps) by Ani DiFranco & Utah Phillips (from CD “Fellow Workers”, 1999) MP3 (1.9MB, 2:03, 128kbps) in valse musette (traditional French music) style MP3 (2.6MB, 1:49, 192kbps) by Coco Briaval quartet (from CD ’Gypsy Music“, 1996) MP3 (640KB, 0:41, vbr127kbps) WAV (320KB, 0:14) on a small souvenir music box (purchased in Netherlands in the 1990s) |