MALAYSIA : THEN AND NOW __ sing song

what is song ?

• song can be define as a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing. it may also refer to an instrumental musical position and musical instruments .

musical composition - colloquial in American English

musical instruments - choral or vocal song

basically, the lyrics of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, though they may be religious verses or free prose too . 

'' music as identity ''

since kindergarten, we learn music at school . during school, we will learn folk song and art song . ''Pak Pandir - Yang Remeh Temeh'' is the sample of folk song and recorder sound is the example of art song . 

Yang Remeh Temeh 

ada mata pandang

ada telinga dengar

ada mulut diam

ada tangan garu

ada kaki goyang

ada otak pandai

ada akal pakai

ada bijak gadai

ada mata pejam

ada mulut kunyah

yang remeh dan yang temeh

berlegar di sekelilingmu

berlegar di sekelilingmu

butlah . . (buatlah) . .

buatlah tak tahu

butlah . . (buatlah) . .

buatlah tak tahu

rela jadi tunggul

rela jadi patung

tunggu dilelong

suruh angguk angguk

suruh geleng geleng

oh pujilah aku

ampu lah aku

senang hidupmu

ada tangan tadah

ada maruah campak

yang remeh dan yang temeh

berlegar di sekelilingmu

berlegar di sekelilingmu

butlah . . (buatlah) . .

buatlah tak tahu

butlah . . (buatlah) . .

buatlah tak tahu

so, as we can see here, music is part of our life . everyone know how to sing, but not all of us can sing well like Siti Nurhaliza, right ?

but, what student may learn through music ?

• define student personality
• understand the role that music plays in shaping their concept identity

then, because of this courage, we usually have to sing our national anthem every day - Negaraku . here , it is a must for each student to remember our national anthem lyrics . why ? have you ever think about what ''Negaraku'' mean to you ? i just miss the moment to sing this song .

NEGARAKU :

• proud to be Malaysian :

this song is like a symbol that bring our identity as a Malaysian . i believe, other countries may have their own national anthem, and same goes like Malaysia . through this song, it show us own how harmony and peaceful the place with name - Malaysia .

but, do you know ?

before this, at school, our great great grandfather/grandmother need to sing '' Aikoku Koushin '' - from Japan . as a symbol that we are not free and under Japanese control, so, all students even the teachers in Tanah Melayu need to sing this song every morning before they start their learning . you need to listen to this song :)

by right, we need to be proud with our country . why ?

since 1957, we do not need to sing other countries song at our place . so, we have build our own identity . each one of us most take a good care of our country so, we will not repeat the history and we will remain sing our Negaraku .

this is why ''music is our identity'' .

proud to be malaysian :) thanks god .