Anthem of WPLO

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.

Kukasih pasir putih
Di pantaimu senang
Di mana lautan biru
Berkilat dalam terang.

Kukasih gunung-gunung
Besar mulialah
Dan awan yang melayang
Keliling puncaknya.

Kukasih dikau tanah
Yang dengan buahmu
Membayar kerajinan
Dan pekerjaanku.

Kukasih bunyi ombak
Yang pukul pantaimu
Nyanyian yang selalu
Senangkan hatiku.

Kukasih hutan-hutan
Selimut tanahku
Kusuka mengembara
Di bawah naungmu.

Syukur bagimu, Tuhan,
Kau berikan tanahku
Beri aku rajin juga
Sampaikan maksudMu.