▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁" M aj ul ah ▁Singap ura " ▁was ▁formally ▁adopted ▁as ▁Singapore ' s ▁national ▁anth em . ▁By ▁law ▁the ▁anth em ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁s ung ▁with ▁its ▁original ▁Mal ay ▁lyr ics , ▁although ▁official ▁transl ations ▁exists ▁in ▁English , ▁Mand arin ▁and ▁T amil . ▁Origin ally ▁composed ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁G ▁major , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁was ▁officially ▁rela unch ed ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁key ▁of ▁F ▁major ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁" gr ander ▁and ▁more ▁insp iring ▁arrangement ". ▁ ▁The ▁national ▁anth em ▁is ▁regularly ▁performed ▁or ▁s ung ▁in ▁schools ▁and ▁armed ▁forces ▁cam ps ▁at ▁cer emon ies ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and / or ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁day , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁is ▁also ▁raised ▁and ▁lower ed ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁p ledge ▁is ▁taken . ▁Singapore ans ▁are ▁especially ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁sing ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁on ▁occasions ▁of ▁national ▁celebr ation ▁or ▁national ▁significance ▁such ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Day ▁Par ade , ▁at ▁National ▁Day ▁observ ance ▁cer emon ies ▁conducted ▁by ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁government ▁depart ments , ▁and ▁at ▁sport ing ▁events ▁at ▁which ▁Singapore ▁teams ▁are ▁particip ating . ▁ ▁Notes ▁This ▁article ▁incorpor ates ▁content ▁from ▁the ▁following ▁articles : ▁Flag ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Maj ul ah ▁Singap ura . ▁ ▁References ▁