All of us were
immigrants once
We can’t say we
aren’t
Through our lineage
of our ancestors
We live here for
generations
The original people
They didn’t chase us
away
They lost their
defences
Through the might
of the immigrants
In history we read
The Majapahit and
Srivijaya Empires
These empires
spread it from Indonesia
Conquered the
neighbouring countries
Then came the
British and Portuguese
They made their marks
on this land
On economy they
brought in others
The Chinese,
Indians and Indonesians
The original people
were pushed to the forests
There they live and
hunt and stay among themselves
While the
immigrants build homes and claim the land
A government
formed, a right given and a Constitution
The Sultans remain
to bridge the races
They bring
stability to enrich every one
Now we are one
nation with one identity
We shouldn’t cling
to our history any more
We have built a new
nation
Here we will fight,
die and remember
Our forefathers did
it so we will have our homes
In a new land of
colourful lights and joy
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