Patriotic songs contain lyrics that stir our
hearts and fill our ears with happy upbeat music. They create feelings of
pride, loyalty and devotion towards a country. Malaysia has many patriotic
songs. One of the best-loved songs is 'Tanggal 31 Ogos'. This song was first
made famous in 1982 by the late talented singer Datuk Sudirman Haji Arshad. You
can check out the YouTube for his song. Practise singing the song. Given below
is the English translation of the song. Let's sing it together!
On the thirty-first
The month
of August, 1957
Merdeka,
Merdeka
definitely
Merdeka
It will
surely go down in history
On the
thirty-first
The month
of August, 1957
A noble
day, a joyful day,
Celebrate
it with the spirit of freedom
Come,
citizens of Malaysia
Together let's
celebrate our
independence,
Merdeka!
Thirty
first of the month of August,
fifty seven
A noble
day, my country is free (2X)
Merdeka,
Merdeka, Merdeka.........!
MERDEKA!