Terang Bulan

The melody of the song was first brought to Malay World by Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, who was exiled to the island of Mahé, in what is now Seychelles by the mid of 1870s for abetting the murder of the British Resident James W. W. Birch. During that time La Rosalie, a popular song by French lyricist, Pierre-Jean de Béranger became a popular French melody prominent on the island. Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak later adopted the melody as the Perak Royal Anthem, titled "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan" through his children who had visited him. Since the independence of Federation of Malaya in 1957, the melody of the Perak's state anthem "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan" has been used as the melody of the national anthem of the Federation of Malaya which is Malaysia in present-day entitled Negaraku. Public performances of the song and its melody have been outlawed, as any such use is proscribed by statute. == Claims regarding Indonesian origins ==

It has been claimed that Terang Bulan was initially written in Indonesian. However, the song was composed in the early 1920s, predating the formal recognition of the Indonesian language as the national language of Indonesia following the country's independence in 1945. During the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1963–1966), Terang Bulan was reportedly played and sung by some Indonesians, which was perceived as mocking Malaysia's national anthem. ==Lyrics==

Several lyrics set to the tune exist, with their meanings being very similar. Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders used the tune of Terang Bulan in their song Mamula Moon, on their 1947 album Paradise Isle. Dutch version Dutch singer Zangeres Zonder Naam recorded a Dutch version of "Terang Bulan" (spelt Terang Boelan]). The meaning in the Dutch version is entirely different from the original lyrics, although the Dutch version mentions the island of Java. == Other adaptations ==

Malaysian National Anthem Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Chief Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of the Federation of Malaya, selected Perak's state anthem as the Federation's national hymn, on account of its "traditional flavour". The tune was rechristened "Negaraku" and the lyrics were changed, with popular performances in cabarets and parties halting as it became proscribed by statute. When Malaysia was formed in 1963, the song remained the national anthem. == References ==