Lyrics - Malay
(Folk song from Malaysia)
Air pasang pagi,
Surut pukul lima,
Bangun pagi-pagi,
Siram pokok bunga.
Pokok bunga melur,
Tanam tepi batas,
Itik dah bertelur,
Ayam dah menetas.
Cik Baba jatuh dalam parit
Cik Aminah ketawa jerit-jerit
Naik kereta api pergi Kuala Lumpur
Dapat isteri cantik terperuk bawah dapur.
English Translation - Morning Tide
The tide ebbs
at 5 in the evening
A lady wakes up
and waters her garden
Jasmine trees
planted by the pond
Ducks lay eggs,
chickens hatch them (source)
Miss Baba fell in the ditch
Miss Aminah laughed out loud
Take the train to Kuala Lumpur
Got a beautiful wife cuddled under the kitchen.
(source: Google translate)
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- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody