‘Rasa Sayang / Lenggang Kangkong’’ arr. Toh Ban Sheng (Singapore) Raffles Singers (Singapore) and Capella (USA) • score - bit.ly/15r6w9J These two Malay folksongs are popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where many speak Bahasa or the Malay language. The lyrics take the form of a four-line pantun, a Malay poetic form which originated as an oral tradition as early as 15th century. A pantun typically follows an ABAB rhyming scheme, providing rhymes and rhythms in alternate lines. Sometimes for this very purpose, the first two lines can appear completely irrelevant to the important message of the last 2 lines. Traditionally, pantuns were used to set the atmosphere or to begin a conversation. Due to the nature of its improvisatory oral tradition, there have been different versions of lyrics circulating in different region. Hence, it is permissible to change the lyrics to fit the occasion as commonly practiced by folks of the past. • Text translation: Feeling of love, hey! See that girl in the distance, Feeling of love hey! Out of sight but in the heart shant Be too far from the country.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:00:00 +0000
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