NEGARAKU 知多少？

感謝大馬站kampungboy提供資料, 這是Jacklyn的重新整理。

"Negaraku" is the national anthem of Malaysia.Before its independence, the national anthem of Malaya was the British national anthem, God Save the Queen.

"Negaraku" was selected as a national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from Britain in 1957 by Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia who is also known as Malaysia's 'Father of Independence'.Tunku headed a group of judges at the Depoh Police Hall in Kuala Lumpur to decide on which of the four songs that the Royal Police Band presented. Terang Bulan,"> the state anthem of Perak was chosen for having Malay cultural elements. After the board of Malay Kings had given their favour on the decision made by the judges, the lyrics were re-composed by Saiful Bahari based on the Terang Bulan.

The same tune was once the State Anthem of Perak and it was also the tune of a very popular contemporary song entitled "Terang Bulan"., which had a similar melody to the keroncong-influenced "Terang Boelan ", a popular song in the 1930s in Indonesia and Malaya.

However, there is a Hawaiian song titled "Mamula Moon" released in 1947 share the same tune with "Terang Bulan". By reading the official version of the history of National Antheme , which talk a lot about the origin of Perak Antheme, it does not reference this Hawaiian song. I wonder however, since both songs talk about the moon...maybe they share a common ancestry.


Terang Bulan (State Anthem of Perak)

Dilanjutkan, Allah usianya Sultan,
Adil dan murah, memerintah watan,
Ditaati rakyat kiri dan kanan,
Iman yang soleh Allah kurniakan,
Allah berkati Perak Ridzuan,
Allah selamatkan negeri dan Sultan.


Rudy van Dalm & The Royal Rhythmics
Terang Boelan 1963

Terang bulan
Terang bulan di kali
Buaya timbul disangkalah mati
Jangan percaya mulutlah lelaki
Berani sumpah 'tapi takut mati
Jangan percaya mulutlah lelaki
Berani sumpah 'tapi takut mati

Waktu potong padi di tengah sawah
Sambil bernyanyi riuh rendah
Memotong padi semua orang
Sedari pagi sampai petang

Waktu potong padi di tengah sawah
Sambil bernyanyi riuh rendah
Bersenang hati sambil bersuka
Tolonglah kami bersama sama

Mamula Moon
performed by Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders 1947
in the Album 《Paradise Isle》

one day i walked along
a moonlit island shore
and soon i heard a song
i've never heard before

i said who can it be
to sing so tenderly
and saw a dust he made
with lonely serenade

mamula moon
shine high above the southern sea
and like my love
say form again to me

we said goodbye
beside the blue lagoon
alone am i
with you mamula moon

i waved my hand
the grey ship sailed across the bay
on golden sand
that might i melt to pray

that i might see
my love returning soon
still true to me
and you mamula moon


資料來源及延伸閱讀:
Wikipedia:Negaraku
Wikipedia:Terang_Bulan (有爭議及討論)
The National Antheme
The Perak State Antheme
Mamula Moon (Hawaiian Song)
Terang Bulan專輯封面+原文歌詞
Mamula Moon 專輯封面

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