Hai Tanahku Papua
| English: "Oh My Land Papua" | |
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anthem of Dutch New Guinea and Republic of West Papua | |
| Music | , 1961 |
| Adopted | 18 November 1961 |
| Relinquished | 1963 (Dutch New Guinea annexed by Indonesia) |
| Preceded by | Wilhelmus |
| Audio sample | |
"Hai Tanahku Papua" (instrumental) | |
Hai Tanahku Papua ("Oh My Land Papua") was an anthem of Netherlands New Guinea and of the unilaterally declared Republic of West Papua.[1]
History
[edit]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 New Guinea Council (Dutch: Nieuw Guinea Raad), a group was formed on 19 October 1961 to elect a national committee. The committee drafted a manifesto for independence and 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-General Pieter Johannes Platteel. The Dutch recognized the flag and anthem on 18 November 1961 (Government Gazettes of Dutch New Guinea No. 68 & 69), and these ordinances came into effect on 1 December 1961. The anthem went out of public use after Operation Trikora and handover of West Papua to Indonesia in 1963.
Current status
[edit]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 the province of Papua.[2]
Lyrics
[edit]| Old Indonesian Spelling | New Indonesian Spelling | Dutch translation | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
Hai tanahku Papoea, |
Hai tanahku Papua, |
O mijn land Papoea |
Oh Papua, my land |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Daniel Mwambonu (25 October 2018). "Untold Story About West Papua National Anthem Formerly Called Island of New Guinea". Modern Ghana.
- ^ "West Papua". Nationalanthems.info. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Hai Tanahku". west-papua.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Nieuw – Guinea". Nunc Aut Nunquam (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
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- Hai Tanahku Papua, with lyrics and music file Archived 22 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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