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Monday, September 17, 2018

Goodbye Anneke, Rest in Peace

Anneke Grönloh passed away on 14 September 2018.

Her first song that I heard was 'Asmara' - a lovely lovely song.


Rest in Pace, beautiful songbird.


7 June 1942 - 14 September 2018




8 comments:

  1. She sang beautiful renditions of Burung Kakak Tua, Rasa Sayang, Terang Bulan, so many beloved tunes.

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  2. She also sang “Terang Bulan”. which has an identical tune to our national anthem Negaraku but with the lyrics changed.

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    1. Which is a fucking insult to tunku.....hmmm.....is cheebye motherfucker kaytee an indonesian secret agent

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    2. neither did I fCk your mum

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  3. Wakakaka...no need to make a quarrel of the issue.
    Terang Bulan was a popular tune in the region in those days, originally from the French La Rosalie.

    When the time came to select the Malayan National Anthem, Tunku was the one who favoured this tune..

    There are other precedents. The tune adopted for the US National Anthem Star Spangled Banner was a popular English pub song back in in the 1760's. Usually sung by those who have drunk a bit too much beer.
    No big deal.

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  4. Its Oh Malaya not Oh Malaysia,sung before Malaysia was born. Philips just put Oh Malaysia on the record cover after Malaysia was formed on September 16 1963.

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    1. The lyrics Anneke Gronlo sang was first Oh Malaya, then changed to Oh Malaysia , in celebration of the country to be...Malaysia....

      The Dutch version sung by Anneke Gronlo - Brandend Zan, became one of the most popular Dutch language songs ever.

      On the shore, beyond the tropical sea.
      You will stand to welcome me.
      On the shore, beneath the sky so blue.
      All my dreams at last will come true.
      Oh, Malaysia - land of glory.
      Where I found my heart's true love.
      In a night so warm and tender.
      With the moon and stars above.


      Those were the days, when there was so much hope, so much optimism for the coming new country, Malaysia.

      55 years later, we ended up with a the greatest Kleptocracy case in the world.

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    2. Hi Monsterball.. it is estimated that about 5% of the world GDP is laundered/kleptocracied. It is indeed undermining the Jewish/Western financial system. No country is perfect.

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