MALAY LYRICS

Mari kita rakyat 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

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Come, fellow Singaporeans 
Let us progress towards happiness together 
May our noble aspiration bring 
Singapore success 

Come, let us unite 
In a new spirit
Let our voices soar as one
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore



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Singapore
"Majulah Singapura" (Onward Singapore)

Words by:Zubir Said
Music by:Zubir Said
Adopted:1965

The National Anthem was written in the wake of nationalism during 1956-57. Its
composer and author, Zubir Said, had written it on the basis of two words,
"Majulah Singapura" or "Onward Singapore" (the national motto). The patriotic
song was first performed on December 3, 1959, at the installation of the new
head of state and the introduction of the state (later national) flag. The
anthem was used as a state song within Malaysia, of which it was a part, and
was adopted as a national anthem in 1965 upon independence.

In 2000, the anthem underwent a slight change in that the official arrangement
was made more solemn and inspiring. The new version, arranged by Phoon Yew
Tien, had its debut at the Victoria Concert Hal in November of that year and
was officially unveiled in January, 2001.

Although Singapore has four official languages (Malay, English, Mandarin
Chinese, and Tamil), the anthem is only to be sung in the original Malay
lyrics, not any translation. (As such, the English translation is presented
here, as on other anthem pages, as a guide for reader comprehension only.)

