Khon Pukhoa

Khon Pukhoa/ Song of the Mountain Fighters
Words: Jit Pumisak
Music: Caravan

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Gather the stars, gather the moon,
String them together,
Unite our hearts,
Let's bring the stars to earth!

The long-oppressed farmers
Now stand up and raise their flag
Shoulder to shoulder in the Pu Phaan*
They proclaim their struggle!

These are the jungle fighters,
These are the vanguard,
These are the stars
Whose light gives strength to the masses.

Gather the stars, the moon and the sickles,
String them together!
Unite all who seek justice.
March on for freedom!
(repeat last verse)

*Pu Phaan = mountains in Thailand.

The "Song of the Mountain Fighters" was written by Jit Pumisak. In 1965, the Thai Patriotic Front was formed, a broad national revolutionary organization consolidated around the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT). On August 7, 1965, armed insurgency was launched. This song compares the guerrilla forces to farmers who can reap the sky, and was probably written after Jit himself had joined the guerrilla ranks. One of the largest base areas of the CPT was in the Pu Phaan mountains in the northeast provinces of Sakon Nakhon and Nakon Panom.

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