Composed by Mrs Christine Kanagarajah in 1967, with lyrics by herself and the late Sr Carmen Dengah, this is our beloved school song, a truly melodius and stirring anthem which still gives me the thrills when I hear it sung by the 'girls', especially when we hit those high notes and even more especially on that resounding final note!
I'm sure all of us think we have the best school song ever!
The pics above are a reprint of the original score which Mrs Kana autographed for me a few years ago at an alumni dinner. :)
Here's a little recording I did on piano (erm...no, my solo singing voice would put you off immediately but one day when I get a recording at any SAC function, I'll put it here):
Lyrics:
Verse 1
United in common endeavour
At work, at play, Life's lessons we learn
Our youthful hearts are filled with ardour
For truth and wisdom we yearn
Chorus
Courageously with heads held high
We march ever on through Life
Schooled in your spirit Canossa
For Virtue, True Nobility we strive
Schooled in your spirit Canossa
For True Virtue we strive!
Verse 2
Our Alma Mater, our Guardian, our Guide
Prepare our Spirits for duty's call
Our country to serve with Virtuous Might
We stand for Truth and for Right
I can 'hear' this song in my mind as we sang it assembled in the Quadrangle all those years ago...awesomeness!
Wonderful! Gives me the feeling of standing in the quadrangle early in the morning for assembly.....(usually after being booked for arriving late!) LOL
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