My Bougainville is the anthem of the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Bougainville ( ; ; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil''), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Tok Pisin: ''Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil''), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the re ...
in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. The anthem was officially adopted in 2018.
It is sung to the tune of "
The Song of Australia
"The Song of Australia" was written by English-born poet Caroline Carleton in 1859 for a competition sponsored by the Gawler Institute. The music for the song was composed by the German-born Carl Linger (1810-1862), a prominent member of the ...
", the melody of which was composed by
Carl Linger
Carl Linger (15 March 1810 – 16 February 1862) was a German Australian composer in South Australia who in 1859 wrote the melody for the patriotic " Song of Australia".
German-born intellectual Carl Linger, who had studied at the Institute of ...
.
Lyrics
:God bless our lovely homeland
:From mountain peaks to golden sands
:Land of the brave and land of the free
:The brave and the free
:Enfold her children in your hands
:Beneath the
Southern Cross
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we stand
:One mighty
Christian
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family
:CHORUS:
:Oh Bougainville,
:My Bougainville,
:Bless Bougainville.
:The smile of God upon her face
:The pride and joy of all the race
:She wears beneath her purple sheen
:Her mantle of green
:Today we pledge our love and life
:We'll stand by you in every strife
:Our own dear home, our motherland
:CHORUS
See also
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O Arise, All You Sons
References
External links
My Bougainville (vocal)My Bougainville / The Song of Australia (orchestral)
National anthems
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