| Language
| Listen
| Lyrics* & comments
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| Russian
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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 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 Internationale was censored from the film made in 1943 of Toscanini conducting Verdi’s Hymn of the Nations with 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 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)
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Russian (strophae 3 through 5 are actually not in the anthem)
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| French
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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
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French
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| French & English
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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
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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)
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English piano score (PDF, 130KB)
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Rest of languages listed alphabetically:
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| Albanian
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MP3 (1.3MB, 1:20, 128kbps)
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| Arabic
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MP3 (1.4MB, 3:20, 56kbps)
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| Catalan
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MP3 (2.4MB, 3:22, 96kbps)
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| Chinese
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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
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MP3 (2.4MB, 2:31, 128kbps)
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| Danish
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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
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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
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Without accompaniment: MP3 (350MB, 0:44, 64kbps) (2006)
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| Estonian
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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
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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
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MP3 (3.5MB, 3:43, 128kbps)
MP3 (4.0MB, 4:17, 128kbps) by Hannes Wader
MP3 (1.0MB, 1:05, 128kbps)
MP3 (550KB, 1:10, 64kbps)
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| Greek
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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
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MP3 (1.5MB, 1:34, 128kbps) by the choir of Working and Studying Youth Federation of Israel
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| Hungarian
| see Magyar
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| Irish
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MP3 (2.8MB, 2:57, 128kbps) by Pól Mac Adaim (from CD “Forsaken Land”, 2006)
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| Italian
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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 Internationale two times in a row.
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| Japanese
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MP3 (4.4MB, 4:40, 128kbps) by Soul Flower Mononoke Summit group
MP3 (4.1MB, 4:25, 128kbps)
WAV (1.8MB, 2:50)
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| Korean
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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
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MP3 (4.9MB, 3:28, vbr192kbps)
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| Magyar
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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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| Norwegian
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A cappella: MP3 (1.1MB, 1:09, 128kbps) sang by the members of the Bergen office of NKP
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| Persian
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RealAudio (4:55, 20.7kbps)
RealAudio (3:22, 16kbps)
WAV (310KB, 1:18) — (from Afghanistan?)
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| Polish
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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
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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
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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)
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Romanian
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| Serbo-Croatian
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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
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MP3 (3.3MB, 2:51, 160kbps) — Socialist Party’s version, by Quilapayun (1971)
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
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RealAudio (2:26, 16kbps)
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| Swedish
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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)
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| Tagalog
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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)
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| Thai
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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
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MP3 (3.5MB, 3:42, 128kbps)
MP3 (3.6MB, 3:52, 128kbps)
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| Tuvan
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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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| Ukrainian
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Ukrainian
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| Vietnamese
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MP3 (3.8MB, 3:33, vbr148kbps)
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| Yiddish
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MP3 (1.1MB, 1:08, 128kbps)
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| Zulu
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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
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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)
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