PNG50: Ples Bilong Mi, Haus Bilong Yumi
(My Place, Our Home)
Verse 1 (English)
Fifty years, a golden thread, woven through our land,
Since that day in '75, with freedom in our hand.
From rugged mountains to the ocean's gentle breeze,
A thousand tribes, a million dreams, finding unity and ease.
The Southern Cross, our guiding light, shining ever bright,
Papua New Guinea, rising strong, embracing day and night.
Chorus (Tok Pisin)
PNG50, yumi sanap! (PNG50, we stand up!)
Nesen bilong yumi i stap strong! (Our nation is strong!)
Graun bilong Papa, graun bilong Mama, longpela taim yumi kamap. (Land of fathers, land of mothers, for a long time we've arrived.)
Bikpela singsing, bikpela amamas, long olgeta hap. (Great singing, great joy, everywhere.)
Wokim histori, yumi olgeta, tru bilong wanpela lap. (Making history, all of us, truly for one journey/lap.)
Verse 2 (English)
From the colon's shadow, we emerged, with voices clear and bold,
Our culture is rich, our stories deep, and traditions to unfold.
The sounds of kundu drums still echo through the valleys wide,
As children play, and elders smile, with fifty years of pride.
Challenges we've faced and overcome, with resilience and grace,
Building bridges, hand in hand, in this beautiful, vibrant place.
Chorus (Tok Pisin)
PNG50, yumi sanap! (PNG50, we stand up!)
Nesen bilong yumi i stap strong! (Our nation is strong!)
Graun bilong Papa, graun bilong Mama, longpela taim yumi kamap. (Land of fathers, land of mothers, for a long time we've arrived.)
Bikpela singsing, bikpela amamas, long olgeta hap. (Great singing, great joy, everywhere.)
Wokim histori, yumi olgeta, tru bilong wanpela lap. (Making history, all of us, truly for one journey/lap.)
Bridge (Tok Pisin & English)
Ol pasin bilong mipela, mipela holim strong. (Our customs, we hold strong.)
Dispela nau, na bai stap longpela taim, i no long. (This now, and will remain forevermore.)
From Sepik's rivers to the Highlands' misty heights,
Our spirit soars, our future calls, with shining, hopeful lights.
Verse 3 (English)
The next fifty years before us, a canvas fresh and wide,
To nurture peace and progress, with nothing left to hide.
Our youth, the future's promise, with talent, strong and keen,
Building on the foundations laid, a nation vibrant, green.
So let us dance and celebrate, with laughter and with song,
For Papua New Guinea, forever proud, forever we belong.
Chorus (Tok Pisin)
PNG50, yumi sanap! (PNG50, we stand up!)
Nesen bilong yumi i stap strong! (Our nation is strong!)
Graun bilong Papa, graun bilong Mama, longpela taim yumi kamap. (Land of fathers, land of mothers, for a long time we've arrived.)
Bikpela singsing, bikpela amamas, long olgeta hap. (Great singing, great joy, everywhere.)
Wokim histori, yumi olgeta, tru bilong wanpela lap. (Making history, all of us, truly for one journey/lap.)
Outro (English & Tok Pisin)
Happy 50th Independence Day, Papua New Guinea!
Amamas long PNG50! Ples bilong mi, haus bilong yumi! (Joy for PNG50! My place,
