Hip hip hurray, happy 50th birthday, Singapore. We are together with you from Denmark :-)
We will remember the words from Mr. Tommy Koh, and by God's grace pass down the values to the next generation:
http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/letter-to-my-grandchildren-in-2065
We also remember the late Mr. & Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew and our beloved father, who are dearly missed on this occasion.
Here is a song that we used to sing from my childhood during National Day that I would like to teach it to our Little FECS:
Count on me, Singapore (Lyrics)
We have a vision for tomorrow
Just believe
Just believe
We have a goal for Singapore
We can achieve
We can achieve
You and me, we'll do our part
Stand together
Heart to heart
We're going to show the world what Singapore can be
We can achieve
We can achieve
There is something down the road that we can strive for
We are told no dream's too bold that we can't try for
There's a spirit in the air
It's a feeling we all share
We're going to build a better life for you and me
We can achieve
We can achieve
Count on me Singapore
Count on me to give my best and more
You and me, we'll do our part
Stand together
Heart to heart
We're going to show the world what Singapore can be
We can achieve
We can achieve
Chorus:
Count on me Singapore
Count on me Singapore
Count on me to give my best and more
Count on me Singapore
Together Singapore.
Singapore!
By piano...
Here is another of our favorite song:
Home (Lyrics)
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore
Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where that river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home
When there are troubles to go through
We'll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home's about its people too
So we'll build our dreams together
Just like we've done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There'll always be Singapore
( Repeat Chorus )
For this is where I know it's home
For this is where I know I'm home
By piano...
This is a new song for SG50:
Our Singapore (Lyrics)
[VERSE 1]
It isn't easy building something out of nothing
Especially when the road ahead’s a rocky one
But if we gather all our courage and conviction,
And hold our dream up high,
The challenge will be won.
[CHORUS]
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Our home, our heart, our Singapore.
[VERSE 2]
Through many years gone by, we’ve moved ahead together
We’ve built a brave new world where we could shine and grow
And now we only have to look towards tomorrow
To carry on the dream as far as it will go.
[CHORUS]
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Our home, our heart, our Singapore.
[BRIDGE]
And amazing as it seems,
It all started with a dream.
And our dreaming isn't done
‘Cause the best is yet to come.
[CHORUS]
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Our home,
Our heart,
Our dream,
Our Singapore.
Our Singapore.
By piano...
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Happy National day my fellow sporean! Nice to see your kampong in red and white all the way there! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, homeschoolsg :-) Nice to hear from a fellow Singaporean. Hope you had a great National there over there :-)
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