Wrong tune: Anwar deletes Thai visit clip after romantic betrayal song gaffe
Published: Apr 20, 2025 1:30 PM
Updated: 3:34 PM
Summary
Published: Apr 20, 2025 1:30 PM
Updated: 3:34 PM
Summary
- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Facebook deletes video on official Thai trip due to the use of a song on romantic betrayal.
- The video has since been re-uploaded with a different soundtrack.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Facebook recently deleted a video summarising his official visit to Thailand over an apparent soundtrack blunder.
It sang the wrong tune as “Om Phra Ma Phut” (Swear On Buddha's Name) was about romantic betrayal, indicating a possible oversight from his communications team.
According to Nation Thailand, the video had gained attention for the use of the rock ballad by Sek Loso and Bird Thongchai McIntyre, which is about a person no longer believing their partner's lies.
"The phrase 'Om Phra Ma Phut' is commonly used in Thai to emphasise sincerity, akin to saying 'I swear to God'.
"However, in the song’s context, it is used sarcastically, with the narrator expressing deep scepticism toward a partner's repeated lies - even swearing on Buddha’s name is no longer enough to regain trust," the report noted.
A translation of the song includes lyrics such as "I don’t want to see anyone who has a black heart, I won’t believe anyone who memorises a speech".
The video contained excerpts of Anwar's meetings with key Thai leaders such as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The video has since been removed, but was re-uploaded with a different audio track - “Yarm Yen” (Love at Sundown).
“Yarm Yen” is a composition by Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away in 2016 and was succeeded by his son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
It sang the wrong tune as “Om Phra Ma Phut” (Swear On Buddha's Name) was about romantic betrayal, indicating a possible oversight from his communications team.
According to Nation Thailand, the video had gained attention for the use of the rock ballad by Sek Loso and Bird Thongchai McIntyre, which is about a person no longer believing their partner's lies.
"The phrase 'Om Phra Ma Phut' is commonly used in Thai to emphasise sincerity, akin to saying 'I swear to God'.
"However, in the song’s context, it is used sarcastically, with the narrator expressing deep scepticism toward a partner's repeated lies - even swearing on Buddha’s name is no longer enough to regain trust," the report noted.
A translation of the song includes lyrics such as "I don’t want to see anyone who has a black heart, I won’t believe anyone who memorises a speech".
The video contained excerpts of Anwar's meetings with key Thai leaders such as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The video has since been removed, but was re-uploaded with a different audio track - “Yarm Yen” (Love at Sundown).
“Yarm Yen” is a composition by Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away in 2016 and was succeeded by his son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
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