Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has launched his new song in what is seen as a bid to seek public support for his government's work following growing pressure from critics at home and abroad.
Titled Because You are Thailand, the song was played and listened to by reporters at Government House Tuesday during the weekly cabinet meeting.
The song was also released to the public through various channels Tuesday, including YouTube.
The new song was released on the eve of the government's presentation Wednesday of its one-year performance to tell the public what it has achieved during its one year in office. Gen Prayut said he had written the song as a personal New Year present for the public.
The lyrics are intended to ask all Thais to help the government's efforts to steer the country forward.
A part of the song can be roughly translated to:
I have only two hands and breathe alone.
There may not be enough power to make a dream come true.
But if we join hands and breathe together,
the day we hope for will not be far away ...
The prime minister said the "I" in the lyrics does not only mean himself, but also members of the media. "Everyone must unite in the same breath to take the country forward," he said, stressing that the public must participate in building the country's future. He also said he has released his new song on the eve of the presentation of the one-year performance review, hoping for the public's understanding of the government's hard work.
The new song is the second by Gen Prayut after he led the military in seizing power from the Yingluck Shinawatra government in May of last year.
His first song titled Returning Happiness to Thailand was written one month after the coup.
Through the song, Gen Prayut explained his reasons for staging the coup and asked for time to tackle the problems besetting the nation before returning democracy to the country.
Gen Prayut comes from a musical family. His daughters enjoyed brief fame in Thailand as a pop duo called BADZ.