It became a topic of discussion at the Mamak stall why Indonesians REFUSE to respect the Malaysian anthem NEGARA-KU. It was told by a Indonesian who was watching the Indonesia vs Vietnam game that the reason for their non-respecting by Indonesians is because the song is similar to their once-popular song TERANG BULAN which was copied by Malaysians (Malayan then). Now listen to the song and you will realise the similarities.
Now listen and you will understand:
!source: Addin
It was taken from a song was originally composed by Pierre Jean de Beranger (1780-1857).
ReplyDeleteThe Terang Bulan song was originated from Perak(1888) using the same tune was later rerecorded in Begawan Indonesia around 1940s.
They should read the whole chronology before create their own theory.