"Negaraku" (English: My Country) is the national anthem of Malaysia. "Negaraku" was selected as a national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from Britain in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak, which was adopted from a popular French melody titled "La Rosalie" composed by the lyricist Pierre-Jean de Béranger. Malaysia National Anthem Lyrics Malaysia Negara Ku (My Country) Original Bahasa Malaysia Words Negara ku, tanah tumpahnya darah ku Rakyat hidup bersatu dan maju Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan Raja kita selamat bertakhta (repeat previous two lines) English: My country, my native land The people living united and progressive May God bestow blessing and happiness May our Ruler have a successful reign (repeat previous two lines)