National anthem ofPapua New Guinea | |
| Lyrics | Thomas Shacklady |
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| Music | Thomas Shacklady |
| Adopted | 1975 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse) | |
"O Arise, All You Sons" is thenational anthem ofPapua New Guinea. Adopted in 1975, it was written and composed by Thomas Shacklady.
The National Identity Act of Papua New Guinea was formulated in 1971, motivating the country to create a national flag, a national emblem, a national pledge and a national anthem.[1] A nationalflag andemblem were adopted in 1971. However, the national anthem remained undecided until independencefrom Australia in 1975, four years later. Although many songs were submitted to be the anthem, the National Executive Council decided a week before the country's Independence Day (10 September 1975), to adopt as the national anthem a composition that was composed by Chief Inspector Thomas Shacklady (1917–2006), a bandmaster of theRoyal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band.[2]
During the2015 Pacific Games opening ceremony, the anthem was sung with the first line altered from "O arise all you sons of this land" to "O arise sons and daughters of this land". An official later stated that this was illegal and a violation of the National Identity Act.[3]
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