SG50 Merlion Poem 七言诗《狮城颂 – 八月九日念狮城开埠父老》
“百年下番南洋去, 空手跰足家园築。
五旬沧桑转眼过, 八月烟花到狮城。”
Note: 押韵用闽语有汉朝’上古音’。
Translation:
“Century ago sailed down to Nanyang,
empty-handed-ly built this homeland.
Fifty years of vicissitudes past in a wink,
Fireworks celebrate Lion City in August.”
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