Because of this song, the idea of traces of flowers, symbolizing traces of Chinese-ness, has become a mark of self-identity for Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese. Its lyrics are thus: We made our way across the sea; / We conquered perils on the way; / We came ashore and set down roots.
另一首陳徽崇與陳再藩聯手創作「花蹤之歌」，讓「花蹤」兩個字，從此成為新馬華人自我識別、自我認同的標記，它的詞是這樣的：飄洋便過了海，披荊就斬了棘，落地也生了根。