The first song was created on the initiative of President Kim Il Sung and under his guidance, while the latter was created by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

The souvenir sheet introducing "Patriotic Song", national anthem, contains the words and melody of the song against the background of Mt. Paektu that is the sacred mountain of revolution, and the flag and emblem of the DPRK.

Seen in the other are the words of the song with azaleas in full bloom for a background.