Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Taken off MM's blog



Tanah Pusaka
Music by Ahmad Merican, Lyrics by Wan Ahamd Kamal/Dol Ramli, 1963

Sungguh gemilang negeri ku (Truly glorious is my country)
Yang ku puja oh tanah Malaysia (That I adore, oh land of Malaysia)
Di merata dunia (Throughout the world)
Harum semerbak nama mu oh Malaysia (Your fame has spread, oh Malaysia)

Aman makmur kaya raya (Peaceful, prosperous and affluent)
Selama-lama hidup maju jaya (Forever striving to march forward)
Oh tanah pusaka (Oh my motherland)
Negaraku yang berdaulat dan merdeka (My country that stands sovereign and free)

Tanah pusaka bertuah (My blessed motherland)
Berbagai bangsa di dalam nya (Home to people of all creeds)
Hidup aman dan bersama (Living together in harmony)
Bersatu kerja untuk Malaysia (Working together for Malaysia)

Musoh melanggar ku gempor (Foes that invade I shall resist)
Sungguh rela ku gugur kerana (Ever ready am I to die for)
Kau Tanah Pusaka (You my motherland)
Biar putih tulang, jangan putih mata. (Far better to die, than to live in fear.)