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In the morning light of Singapore’s National Day, the red and white colors of the national flag spread in the wind, just like the endless faith of this land. Red represents equality and enthusiasm, white represents purity and ideals, and the five stars reflect the original intention of the founding of the country. At this moment, an orchid music box gently turns in the window, and the mechanical gears and crystal notes interweave the melody of “Home”, weaving the star-shaped nursery rhyme and the equatorial sea breeze into a poem dedicated to the future. On the base of the orchid music box, the national flower orchid blooms forever in the posture of enamel painting. Its petals spread like sails, and the stamens condense into starlight, just like the flexible and firm character of Singaporeans – no matter the wind, rain or scorching sun, they always take root and grow with an elegant posture. When the spring turns, the music box flows not only with notes, but also the courage passed down from generation to generation: the meshing of gears is the wisdom of precise collaboration; the reciprocating cycle is the never-ending progress. At this moment, where the national flag is flying, it is the music composed by countless ordinary people with perseverance. Just as a music box needs to be wound up regularly, the vitality of this young country comes from the care of every citizen for their original aspirations. When the melody of “Forward, Singapore” sounds again, may we stay awake like orchids in the tide of the times, and let our beliefs, like the rhythm of a music box, always remain clear as ever.

新加坡國慶月的晨曦中，國旗的紅白兩色隨風舒展，恰如這片土地上生生不息的信念。紅是平等與熱忱，白是純粹與理想，五顆星芒輝映著立國的初心。而此刻，一樘蘭花音樂盒在櫥窗中輕輕轉動，機械齒輪與水晶音符交織出《家》的旋律，將星月童謠與赤道海風編織成一首獻給未來的詩。在蘭花音樂盒的底座上，國花胡姬花以琺瑯彩繪的姿態永恆盛放。它的花瓣舒展如帆，花蕊凝成星芒，恰似新加坡人柔韌而堅定的品格——無論風雨或烈日，始終以優雅姿態紮根生長。當發條轉動，音樂盒流淌的不僅是音符，更是一代代人傳承的勇氣：齒輪咬合間，是精密協作的智慧；循環往復中，是永不停歇的進取。此刻國旗飄揚處，正是無數平凡人用堅守譜寫的樂章。正如音樂盒需要定期上緊發條，這個年輕國家的生機，源自於每個公民對初心的照顧。當《前進吧，新加坡》的旋律再度響起，願我們如胡姬花般在時代浪潮中保持清醒，讓信念如音樂盒的韻律，永遠清亮如初。