{"id":239,"date":"2009-08-04T19:38:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T11:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2009-08-04T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T11:40:48","slug":"this-is-my-country-this-is-my-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/04\/this-is-my-country-this-is-my-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is My Country, This Is My Flag…"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a song, which never fails to make me tear up.\u00a0 This is THE<\/strong> classic NDP (National Day Parade) song, We Are Singapore, complete with THE<\/strong> original version too.\u00a0 All the others that I found on Youtube were just later versions.\u00a0 This is the one which accompanied us (those born in the ’70s and early ’80s) through our school years.<\/p>\n

I remembered, fondly, of how I used to dig up enthusiastically for my white NDP cassette tape every time National Day drew near.\u00a0 The first three songs on the tape was We Are Singapore, Count On Me Singapore, and Stand Up For Singapore.\u00a0 I remembered playing these three songs again and again with glee, singing along with aplomb and at many times with eyes that were brimming with tears.<\/p>\n

I was moved and touched by these songs back then, even though I must admit that I’m not a very patriotic person.\u00a0 Yet these songs, especially this particular piece “We Are Singapore”, never fails to give me goosebumps and bring tears to my eyes, no matter how old I am when I listened to it.<\/p>\n

I was so happy to be able to find this original classic version on Youtube, and is immensely grateful to the person who uploaded it.\u00a0 The casette that I treasured so much was unplayable long ago… and I wasn’t able to find those original songs on CDs anywhere.\u00a0 -_-<\/p>\n

Anyway, happy birthday to my home country, Singapore.\u00a0 You’ll be 44 this coming Sunday.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n

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\n<\/em><\/p>\n

There was a time when people said
\nThat Singapore won’t make it, but we did
\nThere was a time when troubles seemed too much
\nFor us to take, but we did
\nWe built a nation, strong and free, reaching out together
\nFor peace and harmony<\/em><\/p>\n

Chorus 1:<\/em>
\nThis is my country, this is my flag
\nThis is my future, this is my life
\nThis is my family, these are my friends
\nWe are Singapore, Singaporeans<\/em><\/p>\n

Singapore our homeland, it’s here that we belong
\nAll of us united, one people marching on
\nWe’ve come so far together, our common destiny
\nSingapore forever, a nation strong and free<\/em><\/p>\n

Repeat Chorus 1<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

(Singapore Pledge Recited, Then Sung)<\/em>
\nWe the citizens of Singapore
\nPledge ourselves as one united people
\nRegardless of race, language or religion
\nTo build a democratic society
\nBased on justice and equality
\nSo as to achieve happiness
\nProsperity and progress for our nation<\/em><\/p>\n

Chorus 2:<\/em>
\nWe are Singapore, we are Singapore
\nWe will stand together, hear the lion roar
\nWe are Singapore, we are Singapore
\nWe’re a nation strong and free forever more<\/em><\/p>\n

Repeat Chorus 2<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

This is my country, this is my flag (We are Singapore, we are Singapore)
\nThis is my future, this is my life (We will stand together, hear the lion roar)
\nThis is my family, these are my friends (We are Singapore, we are Singapore)
\nWe are Singapore, Singaporeans
\nWe are Singapore, Singaporeans<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a song, which never fails to make me tear up.\u00a0 This is THE classic NDP (National Day Parade) song, We Are Singapore, complete with THE original version too.\u00a0 All the others that I found on Youtube were just later versions.\u00a0 This is the one which accompanied us (those born in the ’70s and…<\/span><\/p>\n

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