Hai Tanahku Papua
Hai Tanahku Papua ("Oh My Land Papua") is an unofficial anthem of West Papua.
History
The anthem was composed by the Dutch missionary Rev. Izaak Samuel Kijne during the 1930s.
After the Dutch supervised election of a regional parliament, the Nieuw Guinea Raad, a group was formed on 19 October 1961 to elect a national committee. The committee drafted a Manifesto for Independence & Self-government, a national flag (the Morning Star Flag), state seal, selected "Hai Tanahku Papua" as a national anthem, and called for the people to be known as Papuans. The New Guinea Council voted unanimously in favour of these proposals on 30 October 1961, and on 31 October 1961 presented the Morning Star flag and Manifesto to Governor Platteel. The Dutch recognized the flag and anthem on 18 November 1961 (Government Gazettes of Dutch New Guinea Nos. 68 and 69), and these ordinances came into effect on 1 December 1961. The anthem went out of public use after the military occupation of West Papua by the Indonesian Military in 1963.
Current status
The anthem is currently a prominent symbol of independence activists, including Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement), and use of the anthem within the province is prohibited. The song has also been proposed as a symbol of Papua province.
Lyrics
Old Indonesian Spelling | New Indonesian Spelling | English Translation |
Hai tanah ku Papoea, Kukasih pasir putih Kukasih gunung-gunung Kukasih dikau tanah Kukasih bunji ombak Kukasih hutan-hutan Sjukur bagimu, Tuhan, |
Hai tanah ku Papua, Kukasih pasir putih Kukasih gunung-gunung Kukasih dikau tanah Kukasih bunyi ombak Kukasih hutan-hutan Syukur bagimu, Tuhan, |
Oh Papua, my land I love the whiteness of your sands Your high peaks I adore I love this land of mine Thy roaring waves, I am smitten with I love the sprawling forests Thank you, oh Lord on high |
Dutch words
1
O mijn land Papoea
Mijn geboorteland
Jou zal ik liefhebben
Tot mijn levenseinde
2
Ik hou van het witte zand
Van je fijne stranden
Waar de blauwe oceaan
Blinkt in het licht
3
Ik hou van het geluid van de branding
Die op je stranden slaat
Een lied dat steeds
Mijn hart verheugt
4
Ik hou van de bergen
Groot en verheven
En de wolken die zweven
Om hun toppen
5
Ik hou van de bossen
Het dekkleed van mijn land
Ik mag zo graag zwerven
Onder je schaduw
6
Ik hou van je grond
Die met je vruchten
Mijn ijver betaalt
En mijn werk
7
Dan zij u Heer
Gij hebt mij het land gegeven
Laat mij ook ijverig zijn
Om het laten beantwoorden aan Uw doel
External links
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