[1] The reference to Kalaallit as "half-grown children" yearning to join the "advanced nations" of the world has been considered controversial in modern times.

Since 1979, "Nuna asiilasooq" ("The Land of Great Length"), an ethnic anthem used by the self-governing Kalaallit, has also been officially recognised by the government.

It was performed in this role at the University of Copenhagen in 1921 for the 200th anniversary of missionary Hans Egede's landing in Greenland and in 1937 for King Christian X's 25-year jubilee.

Som umodne børn er vi grot av din jord, hos dig voxet op, blandt dine fjælde.

Vort navn er Kalâtdlit, i sagnets dybe spor ærværdigt for dit hvide åsyns ælde.

Og alt mens din rigdom blev brugt til vor gavn, vi længtes mod verdens nye former.

Forløst fra de snærende bånd i hjemmets stavn nu fremad, frem mod fjærne mål vi stormer.

En verden av bøger skal mane frem den ånd, som bær os op på nykulturens bølge.

Som fribårne folk vi i landet vil bo; begynd at tro på jeres egne evner.

As half-grown children, we are sprouted from your soil and safely grown up among your mountains, we call ourselves kalaallit in the land where we live reverently for the oldness of your white face.

And all while we use your abundant bloom we long for new forms of the world, we remove every obstacle that hinders you, our mother and cheerfully towards distant goals we storm.