At a Singapore Trivia game event that took place at a translation industry event, many participants - all translation industry professionals from around the world - selected Chinese as their answer to a question asking in what language the Singapore National Anthem is sung. 

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This cannot be further off the mark.

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A multiracial country made up of more than 75 per cent ethnic Chinese, 11 per cent ethnic Malays and 7 per cent ethnic Indians, Singapore has a large Chinese population that is made up of the descendants of migrants that came to and settled in Singapore several generations ago.

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But historically, Singapore used to be a part of Malaya, and the separation in 1965 created what we see today as Singapore and Malaysia - two nations that are forever linked by their past. 

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The country's national anthem, Majulah Singapura, written by songwriter Encik Zubir Said in 1958 is in Malay. 

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Malay is the national language of the country, even though English was the first language of communication adopted by the city - a neutral language not partial to the main ethnic groups of this new nation in its infancy.

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As a Singapore translation agency, Wei.Trans.Create works with all its 4 official languages - English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.

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To communicate effectively with local audiences in Singapore through translation, contact us to find out how this can be done.​

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