by Allan Goh
Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
The voices that reverberated,
Rousted the birth of a new Nation,
Unshackled, no more subjugated.
It was a new dawn, a new era,
For people’s hope and aspiration,
To build a shared common destiny,
With one soul and one inspiration.
Mereka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
That call united all the races,
In the pursuit of independence,
Free from the forced colonial braces.
People wanted to live their own lives,
And form their own common destiny.
They eschewed any exploitations,
Hoped for a nation of harmony.
Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
The shouts will soon make that famous boom,
To commemorate history again,
As another Merdeka Day looms.
It’s time for a progressive Nation
To pause in deep deliberations,
Of the country’s achievements and faults,
To chart better aims and directions.
Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
The loud clamour for Merdeka Day
Should also honour all Malaysians,
Who preserve the Nation from decay:
People who place nation before self,
Citizens who serve with selflessness,
Malaysians who stand for true values,
United to march towards greatness.