Rasa Sayange
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Rasa Sayange or Rasa Sayang (IPA: [rasa sajaŋeː]) is a folk song of the Malay Archipelago sung in Malay. Although no official facts recorded, this song was believed to be created by an Ambonese man, the late Paulus Pea (born in 1907).[citation needed]
Controversy
A controversy erupted in 2007 after the Malaysian Tourism Board released the Rasa Sayang Commercial, an advertisement used to promote Malaysian tourism industry.[citation needed] Indonesians claim that Malaysia unfairly claimed ownership of the song .[1] Some Indonesians have accused Malaysia of heritage theft.[2] because according to Indonesian copyright laws, they proscribe that folklore is one of intellectual property rights that is owned and controlled by the nation-state.[3] Malaysia in return claimed that the song belongs to people of the Malay Archipelago, Malaysians and Indonesians alike.[4]
Facts
- When Indonesia was under Dutch colonization, it was claimed that the Dutch East Indies Government made a tourism promotion using this song in the background before World War II. The filem, title Insulinde, was produced in 1925 classified as silence movie.[5] A copy of digitalised movie is distributed via Video-Youtube.com, but original filem yet to be located.[citation needed]
- Rasa Sayang Eh is also a Malay film published in 1959.[6] [7]
- The song was sung in a scene of a popular 1960 Malay film Antara Dua Darjat directed by P. Ramlee.[8] [9]
- "Rasa Sayange" song was recorded by PT Lokananta, Solo, Indonesia on August 15, 1962 on gramophone disc. The master copy of this first record is still kept by PT Lokananta. This is the third known recording of this song.
- The gramophone disc was distributed as souvenirs to the participants of the 1962 Asian Games IV in Jakarta, and the "Rasa Sayange" song was one of the Indonesian folklores on the disc, together with other Indonesian ethnic groups' folk song such as Sorak-sorak Bergembira, O Ina ni Keke and Sengko Sengko Dainang
- Since 1960's "Rasa Sayange" song has been introduced to kindergarten children, making it one of the most popular folk song in Indonesia.
- The use of 'e' at the end of 'Sayange' is the dialect tone of Ambonese, which distinguish them with the other ethnic groups in Malay Archipelago.
- Besides Malaysia and Indonesia, the song is also popular in Singapore, and is often sung at social events and dinner parties.
External links
- Rasa Sayang Song In Dutch Documentary
- 'Rasa Sayange' Indonesian version (Video-Youtube.com)
- Malaysian Tourism advertisement with Rasa Sayang in the background.
- Lyrics of Rasa Sayange in Indonesian
References
- ^ "Jakarta: Inform us when using our songs". New Straits Times. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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(help) - ^ "Indonesian Lawmaker Accuses Malaysia Of Heritage Theft". Bernama. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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- ^ "'Rasa Sayang' belongs to everybody, says minister". The Star. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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(help) - ^ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001514/ Insulinde
- ^ Filem Malaysia. Rasa Sayang Eh (1959).
- ^ youtube of 1959 filem produced in Malaya.
- ^ Antara Dua Darjat (1960)
- ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMbwakJGtG8 youtube dari filem Antara Dua Darjat.