Saturday 5 April 2008

Negaraku

"Negaraku" (English: My Country, Jawi: نڬاراکو, Chinese: 我的祖國, Tamil: நெகாராகூ) is the national anthem of Malaysia. "Negaraku" was selected as a national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from Britain in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak. The tune was also used for a popular song of that time, Terang Bulan[2], which was later borrowed by the song Mamula Moon, sang by Felix Mendelssohn and his Hawaiian Serenaders.

Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku,

Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju,

Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan,

Raja kita, selamat bertakhta.

Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan,

Raja kita, selamat bertakhta.

My country, land where my blood was spilt,

The people live united and in progress,

Blessings of happiness,

may God grant,(And that) our King may reign in peace.

Blessings of happiness,

may God grant,(And that) our King may reign in peace.

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