At the New Dawn of Our Homeland

                                                            By Soo Yong Kim

Every Patriotic heart waving the national flag,

Cried out ‘Long live Korea!’

Priceless lives declaring independence

Were stabbed and shot to death by Japanese soldiers.

Ah! How could we forget the March 1st independence movement!

The seeds of their sacrifices were planted

And have been growing in the beautiful land.

Their spirits of patriotism are fluttering like flag

All over our peninsular.

Oh! Glorious daybreak is brightening!

Although the cold wind from Siberia had blown to Korea

And we have been frozen to the bone,

Our country has endured perseverance.

New beginning of bright morning is dawning.

Soar high, the Shinning sun!

To expel the shadows of darkness,

With bright light,

Shine all over the place in our country

What a beautiful morning it is!

With answers of tearful prayers of our ancestors from God

And arduous labors of Korean people,

We are very proud of our nation standing out aloft

Among nations as a lantern.

If our dream of unification would come true in the very near future,

Separated families would be overwhelmed with rejoice

To see the day to come without their torment and agony.

The door of morning of our homeland would be wide-open,

With heartfelt wishes and dreams,

We would sing our anthem at the top of our voice hand in hand.

Our nation would be full of blessings of God’s grace

From generation to generation forever!