September Sixteen

O, man blong New Guinea...

Your magnificent paints,
great bilas,
grass skirts,
and da kundu drum
migrate from the fireplace
to singsing happy birthday, kantri bilong yumi.
Naispela kantri bilong yumi;
Sepik man, Tolai man, Simbu man na Papua man.
God blessim na blessim
kantri bilong yu,
kantri bilong mi.

O, man bilong New Guinea...

Yu danis lo independence bilong yu
olsem kokonas wind i wiliwilim stap.
Singsing bilong yu olsem thunder ipairap...
taim meri kekeni i sanap klostu,
na taim emi lus yu silip olsem solwara
isave silip sore.
Moni stap yu danis...
Meri lukluk, yu stailim singsing over lo tumbuna.
Yu paul-paul stap na san go; na
taim em kam bek, yu sot-kat
na bagarapim bilas.

O, man bilong New Guinea...

Mangi Kawas iles pinis lo yu
Yu simel  olsem ass-kras blong bilak-bokis antep lo maunten...
o yu kindem blong wara Sepik save rives forever
lo ai bilong korapsen.
Ba yumi how nau?
September sixteen kam na go
olsem wara Fly
but yu stap kindem iet wantem pekpek lo het.
Ba yumi how nau?
Ba yumi how nau?