Semoga Bahagia - May you achieve happiness
Watched the musical "Don't call him Mr Mari Kita" (online), as part of the National Day celebration by/ for the global Singapore community.
Bought the ticket to the life performance this July; unfortunately it was cancelled as a few of its cast members were infected by Vovid-19.
It's a musical of a very different style... Would not have imagine myself watching one with all songs in Malay yet enjoyed thoroughly. I think, the magic is the "connection" between me & the context presented - It's about Singapore.
- An interesting discovery: The national anthem was first composed for the reopening of the Victoria Theatre before it was tweaked to be the national anthem.
- The very familiar songs we learnt in our primary school days - "Singapura", "Chan Mali Chan", "Children's Day song" are composed by Zubir Said; however, this info was never in our memory
- Indeed, the song "Singapura, Sunny Island" was originally a song composed in Malay with heartwarming words that guides. It's a pity that the meaning was lost along the way, in particular, for those of us who do not know the language.