For some reason, school songs have been popping into my head recently. Amongst the "official" school anthems that we had, there were also 3 "unofficial" songs that we learnt, and probably sang more frequently, especially at campfires and school occasions.
Ah... those days when we were young, innocent and undefeatable.
I think the first 2 songs were composed by our seniors. Every generation of students that passed through the hallways of our school probably know these, and they were terribly meaningful to us at the time.
Dedication
We have shared our morning days
And gone through all rainy nights
Even in the darkest of nights
Stars still light up our way
Tomorrow is a beautiful dream
A dream that will be fulfilled
Cross the bridge of rainbow
In search of the gold
For here we stand (for here we stand)
Our dearest friend (our dearest friend)
Sincerely from our hearts we wish (from our hearts we wish)
May streams of sunlight
Shine like rays of hope (shine like rays of hope)
Hand in hand, we work and strive
For the best things in life (for the best things in life)
Have to confess that I'm not totally certain that I got the lyrics of the next song right... Tried to google to confirm it, but the "other versions" I found just didn't seem right compared to what I remember from 15 years ago... So if anyone reads this and knows the song well, do let me know if there are mistakes!
Friends
Sometimes I wonder if I made a wrong step somewhere
and times don't seem as good as they had been before
It's not so hard then to want to lay down and cry
but then I hear a chorus of voices
calling from the other shore"look up look up"
These are my friends, my friends
just some people walking the same road with hands
joined as one together
cross the bridge, see the rainbow
feel the breeze, watch the flowers grow
touch the sky,
don't you know we can go higher higher higher?
And as the years pass, generations come and go,
still this flame keeps burning strong despite the rain.
It's not so wrong then, when I stumble and fall,
for now I know what love is about,
the friends who help you walk again, "Get up, get up"
These are my friends, my friends,
just some people walking the same road with hands
joined as one together
cross the bridge, see the rainbow,
feel the breeze, watch the flowers grow,
touch the sky,
don't you know, we can go higher, higher, higher...
My friends...
The last song was written by someone in our "sibling school". I think we weren't too fond it at first (you know... written by the "other people", probably not very good). Actually I think music wise it wasn't as fun to sing as Dedication or Friends hence never as popular... but still we all knew this song and the words were meaningful, so it would usually make an appearance at school events too.
As One
We were once all strangers
Roaming near and far
Lost in a world of fantasy
Don't know who we are
Then one day destined we were
To stand together here as one
We'll be together, together as one
Day by day our spirits grew
Bonding us with love
Striving, working, never rest
Striving for the best
'Tis our story, 'tis our song
Filled with joy, spirit strong as one
We'll be together, together as one
As the years pass us by
In many ways we fly
But the spirit still remains
It can never die
'Tis our story, 'tis our song
Filled with joy, spirit strong as one
We'll be together, together as one
It's amazing how sometimes songs become legends and no matter how time passes, they just stay the same and get handed down generations and generations. Think: countless (well 43 really) National Day parades, each with their own special song, but who can remember what the most recent 5 songs have been??? Instead, everyone knows the classic "mass songs" from the mid 1980's... "Count on Me Singapore", "We are Singapore", "Stand Up for Singapore", "One People, One Nation, One Singapore". All together now....
Ah... those days when we were young, innocent and undefeatable.
I think the first 2 songs were composed by our seniors. Every generation of students that passed through the hallways of our school probably know these, and they were terribly meaningful to us at the time.
Dedication
We have shared our morning daysAnd gone through all rainy nights
Even in the darkest of nights
Stars still light up our way
Tomorrow is a beautiful dream
A dream that will be fulfilled
Cross the bridge of rainbow
In search of the gold
For here we stand (for here we stand)
Our dearest friend (our dearest friend)
Sincerely from our hearts we wish (from our hearts we wish)
May streams of sunlight
Shine like rays of hope (shine like rays of hope)
Hand in hand, we work and strive
For the best things in life (for the best things in life)
Have to confess that I'm not totally certain that I got the lyrics of the next song right... Tried to google to confirm it, but the "other versions" I found just didn't seem right compared to what I remember from 15 years ago... So if anyone reads this and knows the song well, do let me know if there are mistakes!
Friends
Sometimes I wonder if I made a wrong step somewhere
and times don't seem as good as they had been before
It's not so hard then to want to lay down and cry
but then I hear a chorus of voices
calling from the other shore"look up look up"
These are my friends, my friends
just some people walking the same road with hands
joined as one together
cross the bridge, see the rainbow
feel the breeze, watch the flowers grow
touch the sky,
don't you know we can go higher higher higher?
And as the years pass, generations come and go,
still this flame keeps burning strong despite the rain.
It's not so wrong then, when I stumble and fall,
for now I know what love is about,
the friends who help you walk again, "Get up, get up"
These are my friends, my friends,
just some people walking the same road with hands
joined as one together
cross the bridge, see the rainbow,
feel the breeze, watch the flowers grow,
touch the sky,
don't you know, we can go higher, higher, higher...
My friends...
The last song was written by someone in our "sibling school". I think we weren't too fond it at first (you know... written by the "other people", probably not very good). Actually I think music wise it wasn't as fun to sing as Dedication or Friends hence never as popular... but still we all knew this song and the words were meaningful, so it would usually make an appearance at school events too.
As One
We were once all strangersRoaming near and far
Lost in a world of fantasy
Don't know who we are
Then one day destined we were
To stand together here as one
We'll be together, together as one
Day by day our spirits grew
Bonding us with love
Striving, working, never rest
Striving for the best
'Tis our story, 'tis our song
Filled with joy, spirit strong as one
We'll be together, together as one
As the years pass us by
In many ways we fly
But the spirit still remains
It can never die
'Tis our story, 'tis our song
Filled with joy, spirit strong as one
We'll be together, together as one
It's amazing how sometimes songs become legends and no matter how time passes, they just stay the same and get handed down generations and generations. Think: countless (well 43 really) National Day parades, each with their own special song, but who can remember what the most recent 5 songs have been??? Instead, everyone knows the classic "mass songs" from the mid 1980's... "Count on Me Singapore", "We are Singapore", "Stand Up for Singapore", "One People, One Nation, One Singapore". All together now....
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