Every Monday students at Tadika Noble are required to sing the National Anthem and the Selangor Anthem. We have never taught Pasha to sing any of those and the songs that he knows are mostly the tunes from his favorite TV shows such as, Thomas and Friends and Chuggington. Other than that, he is only familiar with some nursery rhymes such as, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, the Alphabet Song and a few others. As such, Negaraku is something new to him.
Can you find Pasha? He is standing on the left, the third boy from the front. While others are singing, you can see Pasha doing other things such as closing both his ears, scratching his head. Well, he is doing many things except singing…
Now Mama Pasha has downloaded Negaraku and Duli Yang Maha Mulia for him to listen and learn.
Negaraku 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.
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Selamat di atas takhta
Allah lanjutkan usia Tuanku
Rakyat mohon restu bawah Duli Tuanku
Bahagia selama-lamanya
Aman dan sentosa
Duli Yang Maha Mulia
P/s:
Papa Bear does not know the Selangor Anthem either…
Posted on the December 13th, 2010 under Video by Papa Bear
Written back in February 1964 and the first single released in September 1965, here is the artwork of Simon and Garfunkel for your listening pleasure… The original song was titled The Sounds of Silence but later was retitled The Sound of Silence. Anyway, both the singular and plural form of the word are in the lyrics…
This is a live version recorded at Madison Square Garden, New York
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
“Fools”, said I, “You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls”
And whispered in the sounds of silence
The lyrics are open to your interpretation. Enjoy the sound…
Posted on the December 7th, 2010 under Video by Papa Bear
Noting the coming of the rainy season, here is a classic video for you to enjoy. This video is taken from the late Tan Sri P Ramlee’s movie titled Antara Dua Darjat. The movie was produced in 1960 and first shown to the public on May 28, 1960. I was not even born yet but this is one song that I love to listen from time to time even when I was just a kid…
The first part of the video is about Ghazali and his friends playing the song Alunan Biola while it was raining heavily… A simple song and yet an enthralling melody…
sayup terdengar alunan biola
bergema ditingkah dengan irama
lemah lembut dibawa pawana
di angkasa raya
merdu mesra diiringi suara
nyanyian yang menggetarkan di jiwa
dalam hati merindu asmara
meresap ke sukma
diiringi siliran sang bayu
bagai suara buluh perindu
margasatwa pun berlagu
menghilangkan rindu
alangkah merdu alunan biola
terpesona hati mendengarkannya
hilang sudah dahaga di kalbu
mendengarkan lagu…
The second part was about how Ghazali and Tengku Zaleha first encounter. Love at first sight!
Enjoy the clip!
P/s:
The car was a Dodge. Not sure what model though… We did have some quality stuffs back then….
Cik Peah
zik
Anyyss Shuhaimi
terbelog
Khidhir
