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 --------------- 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