Home, Truly: A History Of Singapore National Songs

The book covers the history of Singapore National songs, starting with the search for folk songs that could be considered a National song. It follows the history of Majulah Singapura written by Zubir Said, which was officially adopted as Singapore's national anthem in 1959. The book traces the first three official National Day Parade songs written by Hugh Harrison in 1985 to 1987. This was followed by the Sing Singapore competition which gave rise to Dick Lee's winning song, Home. The book follows all Singapore National Day Parade songs from 1985 to the present, and it highlights notable personalities involved in the writing and production of Singapore National songs. The year 2025 is the 60th Anniversary of Singapore's Independence as well as the 40th Anniversary of National Day Parade songs. Both are celebrated by the publication of this book.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Lyen
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 20.06.2026
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9789819811731
• ISBN: 978-981-9811-73-1
• Pages: 180
• Subjects: HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, ART / Performance, MUSIC / Ethnomusicology, South East Asia, Theory of music & musicology, Asian History, Performance Art, Theory of music and musicology, Performing arts: events / competitions / performances