"It (Rasa Sayang) is a folk song from the Nusantara (Malay archipelago) and we are part of the Nusantara," he was quoted as saying. "As far as I know, we have been singing the song for ages."
Rasa Sayang" (pronounced [หrasa 'sajaล], literally "loving feeling") is a folk song from the Malay Archipelago, popular in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The basis of "Rasa Sayang" is similar to Dondang Sayang and Malay folk songs, which take their form from the pantun , a traditional ethnic Malay poetic form.
Advertisement. "Rasa Sayang, one of the first songs children are taught in schools throughout the country, is in fact well known and well loved throughout the Malay Archipelago The phrase rasa sayang indicates both the act of feeling love or affection and the feeling of love itself."
National This was published 16 years ago Malaysia and Indonesia row over song October 4, 2007 โ 7.56pm Save Share Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size The catchy song in Malaysia's "Truly Asia" tourism campaign has hit the wrong note with neighbour Indonesia.
Lagu Rasa Sayange adalah lagu khas Nusantara yang dari daerah Maluku. Diciptakan oleh seorang putra daerah Asli Indonesia, kepemilikan lagu ini sempat menjadi kontroversi antara Indonesia dan Malaysia. Simak selengkapnya pembahasan Munus mengenai Lagu Rasa Sayang beserta liriknya di bawah ini.BWDCe3H. 110 199 67 464 248 469 92 384 138