[Intro — Kundu Drums + Clap]
Slow kundu beat builds up with handclaps
"Yumi stap strong, yumi stap wan!"
[Verse 1]
From mountain peaks to ocean's edge,
Fifty years of hope, a steadfast pledge.
One nation, one voice, united we grow,
Bound by courage, let our spirits show.
Lain bilong yumi i kam long strongpela ples,
Stories bilong brata na sista, ol i ples.
Bel bilong yumi i no ken skip,
Yumi wok bung, na yumi no ken slip.
[Pre-Chorus]
Olsem wanpela fam, yumi bung wantaim,
Fifty yia bilong stap, ol i go plantain.
Yumi wanpela ples, wanpela bel,
Strongpela pasin bilong yumi olgeta yet.
[Chorus]
PNG, yumi stap wanpela lain,
Fifty yia strong, yumi nogat ken lain.
Liftim flag, singim strong,
Yumi olgeta, bilong dispela sing.
[Bridge]
Long dispela 50 yia, yumi kisim strongpela bel,
Yumi wanpela hap, bilong mekim bel.
Olgeta uns bilong yumi, ibin hangap,
Yumi wanpela ples, na yumi wok bung.
[Outro]
Yumi stap yet, na yumi kamap moa,
Yumi narapela lain, olsem wanpela bro.
Fifty yia strong, na planti moa,
Yumi wok bung, long ol yia bihain nao.