What is wrong with this song – “Warisan” (1)

My father said that when he was younger, he was sent to a BTN (Biro Tata Negara) course. In that course, he was taught this song:

Anak kecil main api,
Terbakar hatinya yang sepi,
Air mata darah bercampur keringat,
Bumi dipijak milik orang.

Nenek moyang kaya raya,
Tergadai seluruh harta benda,
Akibat sengketa sesamalah kita,
Cinta lenyap di arus zaman.

Indahnya bumi kita ini,
Warisan berkurun lamanya,
Hasil mengalir ke tangan yang lain,
Peribumi merintih sendiri.

Kini cuma tinggal kuasa,
Yang akan menentukan bangsa,
Bersatulah hati, bersama berbakti,
Pulih kembali harga diri.

Indahnya bumi kita ini,
Warisan berkurun lamanya,
Hasil mengalir ke tangan yang lain,
Peribumi merintih sendiri.

Kita sudah tiada masa,
Bangunlah dengan gagah perkasa,
Janganlah terlalai teruskan usaha,
Melayu kan gagah di nusantara

He said that he and the course participants was made to rehearse this song over and over again, until he could memorise it by heart.

Some people say that there is no harm in this song. After all a song that was meant to motivate people is good. But then look again…

Or rather “listen” again….

Don’t just listen to the lyrics… but listen to its meaning…

More on this in the future…

Two New Categories…

As has been said, this blog is still in the develomental stage. Now there is a new development in this blog: There will be two new categories. The first is called Malaysian Constitution. In this category, all postings relating to Malaysian Constitution will be grouped. The second category is called Democracy and Governance. In this category all articles relating to democrocay and governance will be grouped.

Perhaps one may wonder why those categories. After all I am just an infant who at this moment has not been born yet.

The answer is that: matters relating to these two categories will greatly affect me. My father is a firm believer that every body should understand the Constitution so that each of us understand our rights and responsibilities as Malaysian citizens. My father also says that everybody should be interested in democracy and governance as these two matters are closely related. My father also says that Malaysia as it was formulated a long time ago was meant to be a full fledge democracy and this ideal is still evident in the present day Constitution. Unfortunately according to him, Malaysia since Independence has been mired by racial (and religious) politics so much so that the ideals of democracy was “drowned” out.

And there it goes two new categories – Malaysian Constitution and Democracy and Governance.

Of course, this blog is still a personal blog…