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

[@teoyc2008]

remember singing the army song during NS in Chinese, even the non-Chinese in my platoon sang in such gusto. This son was composed for a SBC (Singapore Broadcasting Corporation) Chinese drama serial in the 1980s. Such lovely patriotic song which brings back so many wonderful memories during our NS times.

[@eLtitude]

don't know or recognize these songs but arranged so triumphantly, felt goosebumps!

[@goldbullions]

Race, language and religion are sensitive issues in SG. We are here to listen to music and this is not a forum to discuss political/social issues. If you "must" tread on thin ice, discuss these issues privately with your friends.

[@CurvyTomato]

Well said

[@tingkerbelle80]

Very nice

[@ttliu2976]

the last one in chinese is the only song i remembered singing during our runs back in NS more than 3 decades back.

[@Zacky51188]

These uplifting, arousing and patriotic imagine a Singapore like a Utopia where everybody reaches their fullest potential while living in happiness, love and unity.

[@Tringapore-Singapore]

Stop hating Malaysians, stop being gay. That’s how Singaporeans are happy

[@aileenteo7027]

Wonderful!!!

[@ignatiusparadenceremony9242]

NDP 2007 march in songs

[@f.f.657]

lmao you even have a translator for a symphony on the right bottom? didnt even know that was a thing xD

[@eLtitude]

I didn't know I could see music till today

[@theace5495]

Betifyl

[@berlinerphilharmoniker5693]

Why in Chinese? I thought the natives are the Malays? *Sigh*

[@jianxiongRaven]

??

[@VSTforMIDI]

70% people are Chinese blood

[@berlinerphilharmoniker5693]

@@VSTforMIDI but National Language is Malay. I'm German living in Singapore.

[@VSTforMIDI]

@@berlinerphilharmoniker5693 but Chinese is also official language.

[@VSTforMIDI]

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