This song was composed by Singaporean composer Ken Chang, with lyrics by writer Toh Lam Huat. At first it didn't garner much attention after its debut in Singapore, but some of Tan's students who were in attendance returned to Malaysia to tell him about it. Tan, together with Tan Chai Puan, helped spread it within the Chinese community, so much so that it has become something of a cultural rite.
這首歌，其實是由新加坡作曲家張泛譜曲、作家杜南發填詞，但在新加坡演出後並未引起太大迴響，反倒是由陳徽崇的學生當場記下後帶回大馬，在陳徽崇和陳再藩的推動下傳遍華社，甚至演變成了一種文化儀式。