Lyrics My Popu Nadhi Anu - Christine Anu

My Popu
Corporal Nadhi Anu
Volunteer for the infantry
Battalion Company D
He boarded the Rosemary
Bound for Merauke
Over the Papua border
In World War 2

He carved through walls of reeds
Upper Oba tributaries
Through the grass barriers
Australia's first line of defense
With our melanesian brothers
Brothers in arms

My Popu
Andihele Anu
A great Saibai leader
A strong willed agitator
He led the maritime sit down strike
Equal wages for his people
Come one, come all

He was the songman
The songman of the sea
Sang songs of his voyages
Unique melody
Kapu Wakay Kapu Nathayg
Kapu Wakay Kapu Nathayg
This was his lasting
Lasting legacy

House at Aramasu
On Saibai's western side
When there was no water
'Cause of the King Tide
Skippering trochus boats
Around the Barrier Reef
He moved to the mainland
To begin a new life