158. The Ballad of Nakhoda Manis (Original)

[Arianarahman]

I'M BRUNEIAN! TEHE

[applesarah4]

Hi, Raymond, what makes it so interesting to know this Malay culture? Even I myself are learning about my culture your video..You're awesome..

Cheers

[raymondcrooke]

@applesarah4 I'm interested in many different cultures. Right now I'm in Bulgaria learning about Bulgarian music.

[applesarah4]

You're AWESOME!

[TheDezEo]

wow its been a while.. so where u now??

[raymondcrooke]

@TheDezEo I'm living in Australia, but right now I'm in Malaysia.

[TheDezEo]

niceeee song.. are u still in Brunei?

[raymondcrooke]

@TheDezEo No. I lived there for two years and three months, but that was about ten years ago.

[DanishnSonic]

lovin it cuz its my homeland and it is brunei.However its a Bruneian story cuz hes from Brunei and all malay states heard about god turning him to stone

[raymondcrooke]

@DanishnSonic Thanks for your comment.

[phuturephase]

I was doing research on reviving an original children's folk song "Anak Durhaka" which is basically the legend of Nakhoda Manis. Stumbling on this video is absolutely perfect and I am definitely inspired to maybe do a visualisation of my dramatic music revival of "Anak Durhaka". Great great job!! I like this very much!

[raymondcrooke]

@phuturephase Thank you. I'd be interested to see the result.

[Firanetta]

This is.... wow. I've never been so fascinated. <3

[raymondcrooke]

@Firanetta I'm sure you know the story already. Thanks for listening.

[Mrread11]

Wow...That's really a wonderful song...A story from my country...=)...You write the song by your own?...=)

[raymondcrooke]

@Mrread11 Yes, I did. I'm glad you liked it.

[akhenaten1881]

indahnya lagu anda! beautiful song!

[raymondcrooke]

@akhenaten1881 Thanks for subscribing. I'm glad you liked this song.

[brokenheros9]

ive watched a couple of your orginal songs there excellent!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. This is the longest one I've ever written.

[OfficialArmonist]

Must've been difficult to write a ballad. This is great!

[raymondcrooke]

Not really difficult, because it's a well-known story. Just a matter of getting the rhymes and rhythms sorted out. This is the longest song I've ever written though.

[Mangolite]

Very interesting. Folk music about a different culture. I like it.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for favouriting it! I think this well-known Asian story is definitely worthy of a ballad. I just hope I've done it justice.

[ganistio]

heyy.. this is amazing.. where are u from? btw im a bruneian.. nice ballad

[raymondcrooke]

I'm from Australia, but I taught in Seria for over two years. Thanks for subscribing.

[rose80]

wealthy widow is malin kundang?

or i wrong read up?

[raymondcrooke]

Malin Kundang is Nakhoda Manis (the son) in the version of the story that comes from West Sumatera. I don't think the widow is given a name in that version. Thanks for watching, Rose.

[WorldGorgeous]

wow.. he is good!

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for subscribing.

[wafi1997]

long time ago, my grandparents go there to go fishing lol

[raymondcrooke]

I hope they caught lots of fish!

[wafi1997]

well, not anymore though. but the funny thing is i never catch a fish before... oh well.. :/

[MizDolphie]

Lovely melody :)

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for listening.

[d3vilbenji]

great melodies....

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you.

[Vorlan]

This is really beautiful! An instant classic! It sounds just as good as the old ballads!

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you for your comment. It's great to know there are people who appreciate this song.

[Deathseeker86]

you were in brunei? nice lyrics you've made.. you really do understand the story.. nice nice.. excellent! so, you're still in brunei?

[shaw1]

great melodies!

[sumawiganda]

Make me cry ... bless you Ray, asalamualaikum

[MelayuMelbourne]

awesome..kept it up raymond..where r u residing now? melbourne..why not busking in bourke street..looking fwd to see u performing live

[luzaroon]

dear raymond, the song is lovely. as a malay (and i know this story as Si Tanggang), i'm very touched. been through your other videos, and it's really heartening to see your dedication to making music even at your age (no offence meant, just that we're, my partner and I, are younger)

rock on!!! :)

[raymondcrooke]

It's a good story, and I don't think it has been made into a song before - at least not in English. I'm pleased that you appreciated it.

Making music has nothing to do with age. As a member of the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir, I can assure you there are plenty of members older than me involved in making music. Thanks for your comments.

[zaherbaten]

superb. well done! im gonna learn dis song by heart as well n since d video clearly shows d tab for d song,im sure its not gona be any problems for anyone to try dis song out. simple yet beautiful. the story of 'si tanggang'.. perfetto~

[raymondcrooke]

I'm interested to know, now that it's a month ago. Did you manage to learn this song by heart? (Even I found it hard to learn when I sang it at the local folk society.)

[kambingbetula]

beautiful song,i know this story being called 'tanggang' in here, but even i not brunei it really nice to hear this great song.. thanks you

[Lionclaw908]

Thats gay

[penyuka]

thanks and deep repects

[Vv94]

soo.. why did u decide to make a song about the nakhoda manis, *its gd though...*

[raymondcrooke]

This story was in the text book I used when I was teaching English in Brunei. Although it focuses on the typically Asian theme of filial piety, I thought it had a lot in common with traditional English ballads, so it would make a good folk-style song.

[xenophileca]

What a great video! Great presenting! Thank-you very much for sharing that. I feel my views are similar to yours when it comes to this kind of stuff. Feel free to drop by and post a comment on my YouTube as well I am new here and could use a little help!

[mrweezard]

nice

[lovelyzie]

This is cool.. Im Bruneian myself and i'm happy that you wrote this song..

[nacatus]

Beautiful! Beautiful! I would love to learn this song. Who knows in the future i might sing this songs for my kids =p

[Xenodragonz]

nice song... I live in Kampung Ayer and you can see the Jong Batu if you live in Kampung Burong Pingai Ayer or kampung Tamoi.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for your comment. My wife and I often went to Kampung Ayer when we lived in Kuala Belait. We became friends with a very nice and hospitable family there - all religious teachers! The water village is a fascinating place.

[SantomPh]

Rime of the Bruneian Mariner?

[coolanddark]

beautiful ballad.never heard this one before.nice work

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you. Not surprising that you haven't heard it. I only wrote it a week ago!

[coolanddark]

oh,im sorry.you wrote a very nice song here.good work!

[Jazli42]

very nice :)...