Democratic Kampuchea National Anthem (1976-1979) [Live Choir]

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Published 2020-12-03
Dahp Prampi Mesa Moha Chokchey ("Glorious Seventeenth of April") was the national anthem of Democratic Kampuchea from at least January 1976. Although the anthem may have been in use in the "liberated zone" much earlier, it was proclaimed the national anthem in article 18 of the Constitution of Kampuchea which was promulgated on 5 January 1976. Supposedly, the Khmer Rouge and/or Pol Pot himself wrote the piece, but its status remains unknown.

All Comments (21)
  • @kingworld30
    Finally we can see the choir that recorded the official version!😉
  • @TankMasterGo
    Surely this country will achieve happiness and prosperity
  • @uzytkownik5593
    Democratic Kampuchea was neither democratic nor socialist. This was just dictatorship led by so-called "Organization". This anthem becomes really creepy when you realize that the Pol Pot's regime was in fact abolished by other socialist country.
  • @jtsmith1817
    The eerily depressing part is, this choir of “Elders” (Who were most likely Teen Girls/Boys) probably knew pretty damn well at the time that they were singing what would later be their own Funeral March..
  • @joec6464
    They look terrified. Don’t forget the words or Angkar will invite you to a “meeting”
  • @Koala1203
    When a communist regime became so inhumanely bad that even other communist countries like the Soviet Union denounced it.
  • @MrExctbhj
    That sounds...creepy Nice found anyway, sir.
  • @user-cvbnm
    The footage being in black and white makes it even more creepy and sad
  • @jakubz3177
    It's so terrifying that it looks like a bad LSD trip. It's not only scary, it's also surreal and psychedelic.