The official anthem of
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
,
Malaysia
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is "(God) Save The Sultan" ( ms, Selamat Sultan,
Jawi: , ). It was composed by Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar in 1927, an Assistant Teacher at the Malay Primary School at
Paya Bunga. He also wrote the lyrics.
History
In 1927,
Sultan
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Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
Paduka Sri Sultan Sulaiman Badr ul-‘Alam Shah Khalifat ul-Muminim ibni Almarhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil Ri’ayat Shah (11 November 1699 – 20 August 1760) was the 12th Sultan of Johor, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Sultan of P ...
instructed Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar to compose a tune, which was to be played on the occasion of His Highness's birthday. Abu Bakar was then the leader of a
Boy Scout
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band in
Kuala Terengganu
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and later
Bandmaster
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British Armed Forces
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of the Terengganu Police Band. The music which he composed with accompanying words were submitted to the late Dato Sri Andika Di Raja, who was
Aide-de-Camp to the Sultan and also a member of the Council of Ministers, and a few days later Abu Bakar was commanded to appear outside the Istana Kolam (Royal Palace), and he sang the anthem to the accompaniment of the Band of the Sultan Sulaiman Boy Scouts Troop in His Highness's presence. Not long afterwards Abu Bakar trained a group of school children from Paya Bunga to sing the anthem and after he sang it a second time the Sultan accepted the music and words as the Terengganu State Anthem and commanded that Abu Bakar should be rewarded.
Japanese Occupation
A slight amendment was made to the fourth and sixth lines during the
Japanese occupation but the music and the rest of the words remained as they were originally composed.
Lyrics
Notes
External links
State anthem at National-Anthems.orgAnthem mp3
Terengganu
Anthems of Malaysia
1927 songs
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