Sunday, August 08, 2010

How to Sing Singapore’s National Anthem: Majulah Singapura

Singapore's 45th birthday is just tomorrow! I'm so excited! Anyway, a few days back, Abang Long have posted a blog post about past national day songs. It was a hit blog post for me these few days. Do remember to vote for your favourite songs.

Other than official theme national day songs, I'm very sure, without fail, the whole of Singapore will be singing the national anthem "Majulah Singapura" together with the pledge.

By the way, the whole of Singapore will be reciting the pledge at approximately 8:10pm on National Day itself.

Singapore Flag | Anak Boyan Singapura Blog
Since the national anthem will be sung, why not we recap how to sing it. You'll be asking.

"Abang Long, why must we recap again?"

Well, we have sang it numerous time during our school days. Unfortunately, when you go to the working world, there aren't many opportunites to sing it again.

Let's admit it, many of us would forget the lyrics of the song. Not only Taufik.

- History of The National Anthem
- The Lyrics of The National Anthem & The Translations
- How to Sing Singapore's National Anthem: Majulah Singapura
- Singapore National Anthem: Majulah Singapura




Zubir Said | Anak Boyan Singapura Blog
Singapore's national anthem, Majulah Singapura, was composed in Malay by Zubir Said in 1958. Besides the original Malay lyrics, there are translations of the Singapore national anthem in the other three official languages; English, Chinese and Tamil.

History
Majulah Singapura was played for the first time by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble as a concert item to mark the reopening of the Victoria Theatre on 6 September 1958. It was written before Zubir Said himself became a Singapore citizen and was originally intended for the City Council. However, the City Council was dissolved in 1959 when Singapore became a self-governing state. Toh Chin Chye (Dr), then the Deputy Prime Minister, chose the already popular song as an anthem to unite the new city-state. After slight amendments, the song was approved by the Legislative Assembly as Singapore's national anthem on 11 November 1959.

Majulah Singapura was played for the first time by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble as a concert item to mark the reopening of the Victoria Theatre on 6 September 1958.

On 3 December 1959, during Loyalty Week, the song was formally presented as Singapore's national anthem, along with the Singapore flag. Upon Singapore's independence in 1965, the song was adopted as Singapore's national anthem.

On 19 January 2001, the anthem was relaunched in the key of "F major". The original version is in the key of "G major". This version, which offers a grander expression, was rearranged by cultural award winner, Phoon Yew Tien, and recorded on 20 November 2000, played by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Victoria Concert Hall. This is not the first time the anthem had been sung on a lower key. In 1983, schools were given an educational tape describing common mistakes made in singing the anthem, and they were also given the option to sing in "F major". An abridged version of the anthem has been used by official bodies since 1965 although an expanded version exists, used only in grand ceremonial functions. The version before Phoon's was by Englishman Michael Hurd and was first recorded by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 1989.

Majulah Singapura means "Onward Singapore" and is written in Malay. Other anthems had been sung as Singapore's national anthem prior to using Majulah Singapura.

Source



Majulah Singapura

Mari kita ra'yat
Singapura sama sama menuju Bahagia.
Cita cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura!
Marilah kita bersatu,
Dengan semangat yang baru.
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura,
Majulah Singapura!



ONWARD SINGAPORE
(English Translation)

We, the people of Singapore
Together march towards happiness
Our noble aspiration
To make Singapore a success
Let us all unite
In a new spirit
Together we proclaim
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore



前进吧,新加坡!
(Chinese Translation)

来吧,新加坡人民,
让我们共同向幸福迈进;
我们崇高的理想,
要使新加坡成功。

来吧,让我们以新的精神,
团结在一起;
我们齐声欢呼:
前进吧,新加坡!
前进吧,新加坡!


Tamil Version
Tamil Version | Anak Boyan Singapura Blog

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How to Sing Singapore’s National Anthem: Majulah Singapura






Singapore National Anthem : Majulah Singapura

What about Human Bicycle for Best Goal Celebration?

Hi guys, this is Abang Long. Thank you for dropping by again. I've seen that there's an increase number of people looking for "Past National Day Songs". That blog post can be located here. Do vote for your favourite songs.

Anyway, a few days back, I blog about an Icelandic top flight side, Stjarnan, about their "Best goal celebration ever?" So after awhile, I wanted to see whether there are any new updates about them.

Maybe another goal celebration that beat that goal celebration?

Maybe they say, enough is enough, we should get serious about our football.

Best Goal Celebration Ever | Anak Boyan Singapura Blog
Heck,maybe they say "Since we are famous in the internet, we should do this more often."

And so, after searching for some videos in YouTube, Abang Long saw this few videos below.

Not only have they did another goal celebration, there were also some past goal celebrations.




You can click the link below to go straight to the YouTube videos.

- Rambo Celebration
- Dancing Celebration
- Parade Celebration
- Human Bicycle Celebration Latest!

You might be wondering, did they really practiced these celebrations during training?
- Practising Celebrations during training!






Rambo Celebration - Stjarnan



Dancing Celebration - Stjarnan



Parade Celebration - Stjarnan



Human Bicycle Celebration - Stjarnan Latest!



Practising Celebrations during Training!





I say if they are doing this for fun, keep it up. Keep it interesting. But let's not forget that what matters most is at the end of the day, the 3 points is in the bag.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

Complete List of National Day Songs

August has arrived and it's 8 more days till Singapore will be celebrating her 45th birthday. Let us recap all the NDP songs of yesteryears and this year too. In the list below, I've added all the past NDP official theme songs and some of the songs that are not. I've even added some funny songs that I've seen on YouTube.

It's been quite some time since I've heard most of the songs. I remember when I was in primary school, I love this period. Singing patriotic songs with your friends. You can even remember the lyrics by heart and sang it to our parents at home. Fast forward to the year 2010, with the power of technology, we bring back those moments and share it with our children.

"Hey Ah boy arh, this is what daddy and mummy sang during National Day period in our school."

I hope you will like the list that Abang Long have compiled for you below. Sadly, I can't find any music video of "Munnaeru Vaalibaa". If you happen to know where I can find any videos of it, please please do inform me so that we can share with the rest. If you like Abang Long's compiled list of National Day songs, do share it with your friends, young & old. I'm sure they will thank you for it. Enjoy people!




List of Past National Day Songs
1985 - Stand Up for Singapore (Celest Chong, Stella Ng, Celeb Goh, Ric Low)
1986 – Count On Me Singapore
1987 & 1988 - We are Singapore (Jacintha Abisheganaden, Jeremy Monteiro, Yee Ee Ping)
1990 – One People, One Nation, One Singapore
1998 - Home (Kit Chan)
1999 – Together (Evelyn Tan & Dreamz FM)
1999 - Together 心连心 (Kit Chan)
1999 - Moments of Magic (Tanya Chua, Fann Wong and Elsa)
2000 – Shine on Me (Jai Wahab and Mavis Hee)
2000 - Shine on Me (Mavis Hee, Chinese Version)
2001 – Where I Belong (Tanya Chua)
2002 - We Will Get There (Stefanie Sun)
2003 - One United People (Stefanie Sun)
2004 – Home (Kit Chan and Lin Jun Jie)
2005 – Reach Out For The Skies (Taufik Batisah and Rui En)
2006 – My Island Home (Kaira Gong)
2007 – There’s No Place I’d Rather Be (Kit Chan)
2007 - Will You (Janani Sridhar, Asha Edmund, Emma Yong, Lily Ann Rahmat, Jai Wahab, Shabir Mohammed, Sebastian Tan, Gani Karim)
2008 – Shine For Singapore (Hady Mirza)
2008 - 晴空万里 (Joi Chua)
2009 – What do you see (Electrico)
2010 - Song for Singapore (Corrinne May)






1985 - Stand Up for Singapore (Celest Chong, Stella Ng, Celeb Goh, Ric Low)




1986 – Count On Me Singapore




1987 & 1988 - We are Singapore (Jacintha Abisheganaden, Jeremy Monteiro, Yee Ee Ping)




1990 – One People, One Nation, One Singapore




1998 - Home (Kit Chan)




1999 – Together (Evelyn Tan & Dreamz FM)




1999 - Together 心连心 (Kit Chan)




1999 - Moments of Magic (Tanya Chua, Fann Wong and Elsa)




2000 – Shine on Me (Jai Wahab and Mavis Hee)




2000 - Shine on Me (Mavis Hee, Chinese Version)




2001 – Where I Belong (Tanya Chua)




2002 - We Will Get There (Stefanie Sun)




2003 - One United People (Stefanie Sun)




2004 – Home (Kit Chan and Lin Jun Jie)




2005 – Reach Out For The Skies (Taufik Batisah and Rui En)




2006 – My Island Home (Kaira Gong)




2007 – There’s No Place I’d Rather Be (Kit Chan)




2007 - Will You (Janani Sridhar, Asha Edmund, Emma Yong, Lily Ann Rahmat, Jai Wahab, Shabir Mohammed, Sebastian Tan, Gani Karim)




2008 – Shine For Singapore (Hady Mirza)




2008 - 晴空万里 (Joi Chua)




2009 – What do you see (Electrico)




2010 - Song for Singapore (Corrinne May)





The songs below are not official theme songs for the National Day, but could be heard during National Day.

Five Stars Arising




Singapore Town




Singapura (Sandra Reemer, Malay version)




Singapura (English version, can't find any more version, but this is cute though)




Cha Cha Cha




It's The Little Things




陈伟联




细水长流




Di Tanjong Katong





I want to share these with you guys. I found these funny songs about Singapore from YouTube. Enjoy!

Lekuasimi




Things So Singaporean




Dick Lee sings We Are Singapore!




I Live In Singapura song





Abang Long hope you like the compiled list above. If there are songs that you would like to add this list, please write a comment below. I'll be happy to add it in. So which ones are your favourite? As for me, I love Home (2004)

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