Malaysian Malays sing Chinese new year song to prove they have been integrated

[Rogue Trader]

Chinese New Year song in Malay, by Malays, goes viral in Malaysia
JANUARY 30, 2022
PUBLISHED AT 12:21 PM
THE NEW PAPER


'Tis the season for Gong xi, gong xi, gong xi ni, sung and played in countless Chinese New Year celebrations.

But never before like this.

The song Dong Dong Qiang, released on Jan 7, is in Malay, by Malay singers.

And it has quickly won fans in Malaysia.

According to producer Pan Jun Xiang, it is the first such performance, with Malays singing the familiar tune.

“We show the audience that Malays are more than happy to integrate with Chinese culture and there is no racial discrimination here,” the MYsinchew website quoted him as saying.

It also quoted one of the singers, Beby Acha, as saying she had fun and was thrilled to wear a cheongsam in the video.

Music producer and composer Nevin Hiong felt the song had united Malaysians in applauding the unique effort.

“When the owner of record label MVM Production reached out to me to produce a Chinese New Year song for his Malay artistes, he didn’t specify that it should be in Bahasa Melayu,” Channel NewsAsia quoted him as saying.

“He only set three requirements - the song should contain ‘gong xi ni’, ‘dong dong qiang’ and ‘huat ah’, phrases that Malay friends are familiar with.”

He then thought of incorporating a Malay-style melody and Chinese instruments as well.

Though the song carries a message of unity, according to him, they had not set out to promote racial harmony.

“Our original intention was to produce a Chinese New Year song, but now it has evolved into a patriotic song,” CNA quoted him as saying.

The World of Buzz website gave this translation of part of the lyrics:

“Today is celebration day, different races but we’re still together / New year with our old friends, together we celebrate / On the outside we’re different but our hearts are still the same.”


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[Hypocrite-The]

That is cultural appropriation

 

[laksaboy]

This is obviously propaganda paid for by some ministry.

 

[sweetiepie]

Malay also got lion dance for integration but is flat face type of lion

 

[syed putra]

This is scandalous. The chinese should be singing raya songs. This is Like a surrender. Already lost taiwan and singapore. Now like giving south china sea and malaya too.

 

[Rogue Trader]

This is scandalous. The chinese should be singing raya songs. This is Like a surrender. Already lost taiwan and singapore. Now like giving south china sea and malaya too.

How can they surrender something that was never theirs?

 

[rushifa666]

What nonsense. I condemn camelrider culture. Dont steal mjne

 

[syed putra]

Assimilation is for the chinese to sing in malay. Otherwise, go back to china.

 

[tanwahtiu]

Give away $5 and take back $500 later...

 

[myfoot123]

This is scandalous. The chinese should be singing raya songs. This is Like a surrender. Already lost taiwan and singapore. Now like giving south china sea and malaya too.

Malaysian Malays are progressing faster than its southern Malay. This is obviosuly very promising. How come Sinkies Malay MP never do the same thing?

 

[myfoot123]

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Malay also got lion dance for integration but is flat face type of lion

This is not Malay lion dance, they are primitive lion dance belong to certain Chinese Race that span centuries, before the modern lion head was invented.

 

[syed putra]

Malaysian Malays are progressing faster than its southern Malay. This is obviosuly very promising. How come Sinkies Malay MP never do the same thing?

Malaysian malays will soon end up like sinkie malays and taiwan aborogines if they continue lkje this.

 

[parrardee]

That would be a vast improvement so what is the problem?

Malaysian malays will soon end up like sinkie malays and taiwan aborogines if they continue lkje this.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

This is obviously propaganda paid for by some ministry.

Was it that obvious?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Assimilation is for the chinese to sing in malay. Otherwise, go back to china.

Like the singkie national anthem?

 

[myfoot123]

Malaysian malays will soon end up like sinkie malays and taiwan aborogines if they continue lkje this.

Malaysian Malay will soon be lifted very fast intellectually, if they continue to integrate with their Chinese counterpart. This is certainly a good sign for Malaysia. Very progressive. I don't see Halimah Yacob singing Chinese New Year song, with its malay MPs, not even on reactive mode. Obscene salary cannot spur them to move faster? Where is the so-called community integration here? There is a lot of catching up from our proacitve neighbour up north.

 

[myfoot123]

This is the first time I see so many Malay talents in the Video.

 

[nightsafari]

Assimilation is for the chinese to sing in malay. Otherwise, go back to china.

c'mon lah. you hiding under a rock issit?. Here got evidence :

 

[nightsafari]

Malaysian Malay will soon be lifted very fast intellectually, if they continue to integrate with their Chinese counterpart. This is certainly a good sign for Malaysia. Very progressive. I don't see Halimah Yacob singing Chinese New Year song, with its malay MPs, not even on reactive mode. Obscene salary cannot spur them to move faster? Where is the so-called community integration here? There is a lot of catching up from our proacitve neighbour up north.

It is precisely because of the obscene salary there's no progress. You get paid so much why rock the boat?

 

[rambo22]

On the outside we’re different but our hearts are still the same.”

but our kkbird is different