Talk:Flag of Malaysia
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There is no crescent in the flag of the USA. Please modify relevent sentence in article.
- Done. If you disagree with my modifications, feel free to visit my talkpage. Joshua Chiew 08:33, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
the 14 stripes and points of the star were originaly designed to include singapore, which was part of the federation upon independence. after the departure of singapore, the number was reduced to 13. however with the announcement of kuala lumpur as a federal territory in 1972, the number reverted back to 14.
The flag didn't change since 1963 - it remains the same flag with 14 stripes and 14-pointed star even after Singapore left the federation in 1965. Joshua Chiew 14:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Eight Short Stripes
"Of the stripes, 8 shorter stripes represent the 4 Federated States (Selangor, Pahang, Perak, Negri Sembilan) and the 4 Unfederated States (Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah) of the Malay Peninsula during British colonialisation."
I never hear somebody saying this or learnt this in school. Besides that, it should have five - not four - Unfederated States (Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis). Joshua Chiew 14:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jalur Gemilang (translated lyrics)
I thought I would give Malay-to-English translation a shot. I have tried to stick as closely as possible to the spirit of the song without being too literal while at the same time not digressing too far from the original Malay wording but it still sounds a little clunky to me in English. The lines 'Semangat jaya kami warganya' and 'Amalan murni rakyat Malaysia' were particularly troublesome. Also, I took some liberties with the interpretation of payung in the third line of the first stanza; rendering it as 'umbrella' would have been just plain silly. Finally, I decided to leave the word 'Merdeka' untranslated as it has greater cultural resonance in its original form. Any suggestions for improvement? Sixtybolts 12:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Jalur Gemilang mp3
The mp3 given is not the Jalur Gemilang song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhching (talk • contribs) 11:34, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
