March On - A Medley of NS Songs (World Premiere, arr. Phoon Yew Tien)

This arrangement for a symphony orchestra with mixed choir consists of three well-loved Singaporean NS songs; namely, We the People of Singapore (by Leong Yoon Pin), Singapore Our Homeland (by Johnson Lee) and Believe in Me Singapore (相信我吧！新加坡, by Raymond Lam).

The music begins with a soft and gentle introduction with a fragment of the melody from Believe in Me Singapore, which subsequently leads to the upbeat and majestic NS songs/marches of We the
People of Singapore and Singapore Our Homeland, before reaching its climax in Believe in Me Singapore.

Phoon Yew Tien (b. 1952) is a multi-award- winning Singaporean composer and a recipient of the Cultural Medallion in 1996. He was appointed to rearrange the Singapore National Anthem in 2000. (Programme note adapted by SSO)

Singapore Symphony Chorus and Youth Choir
Eudenice Palaruan, Choral Director
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Tan, conductor
Janis Wong, sign language interpreter

March On
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We the people of Singapore
Having come here from every shore
Finding it every joy and hope
As this our very home
Love it with all our heart
Serve it with all our might
Guarding it with our very lives
Our motherland Singapore

Hail the colours of Singapore
Proudly we stand to you
Hail the hope of the crescent moon
And virtues of shining stars
Love it with all our heart
Serve it with all our might
Guarding it with our very lives
Our motherland Singapore

Singapore our homeland
This is where we belong
Singapore is worth defending
United we’ll be strong
Guardians of our country
Protectors of our land
Fearing nothing
Shielding all
Defending Singapore
Love it with all our heart
Serve it with all our might
Guarding it with our very lives
Our motherland Singapore

Guarding for our safety
Preserving our heritage
To the course we’re dedicated
And in peace we shall live
To the course we’re dedicated
And in peace we shall live

我是年轻的卫国军
有的是满腔的热情
有的是精力充沛
相信我吧！新加坡
我要用这股力量
献身与新加坡
我要把敌人消灭
相信我吧！新加坡

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