Origins of Negaraku?

The Malaysian National Anthem, ‘Negaraku’, was believed to have been adapted from a local Malaysian song called ‘Terang Bulan’. However, some schools of thought have suggested that the national anthem’s melody was actually borrowed from an old Hawaian song, ‘Mamula Moon’. To play the song, click the play button below.

Title: Mamula Moon
Artist: Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders
Album: Paradise Isle
Year: 1947
Track number: 14
Duration: 00:02:50

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Lyrics of ‘Mamula Moon’
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One day I walked along
a moonlit island shore
and soon I heard a song
I've never heard before

I said who can it be
to sing so tenderly
and saw a dust he made
with lonely serenade

Mamula Moon
shine high above the southern sea
and like my love
say form again to me

We said goodbye
beside the blue lagoon
alone am I
with you Mamula Moon

I waved my hand
the grey ship sailed across the bay
on golden sand
that might I melt to pray

That I might see
my love returning soon
still true to me
and you Mamula Moon

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For the sake of comparison, here’s the National Anthem. 

 

So what is your take? The chicken or the egg?

 

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