Vintage 1950s Malaya Sings Pocket Songbook

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Published: 1950s
Publisher: Informal Music Service (Delaware, Ohio)
Author: -
Genre: Vintage Folk Music, Pocket Songbook, Sheet Music & Lyrics
Paperback: 68 pages
Condition: 6/10 (Used vintage condition. The front and back covers show prominent aging, heavy foxing, and sun-staining, along with a partial rip and splitting along the spine edge. The inner pages remain fully intact, completely legible, and clean with minimal edge wear despite the external aging.)

Malaya Sings is a rare, vintage pocket-sized global folk songbook published between the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Informal Music Service in Delaware, Ohio. Designed for group singing, schools, and community recreation, this historical booklet brings together a diverse compilation of traditional melodies and folk songs from across the globe. A standout feature of this specific edition is the inclusion of Negara Ku, designated as the Malayan National Anthem, complete with its full musical notation, Romanized lyrics, and an English prose paraphrase ("My Homeland") on the opening page. Beyond the anthem, the book serves as an incredible cultural time capsule, offering an eclectic index of international folk music featuring full melody lines, lyrics, and English translations. Featured tracks inside include Chinese folk pieces like Fat Baby Sister (P'ang Wa Wa), Small Cabbage Head, and Feng Yang Song (arranged by Bliss and Mildred Wiant), the classic Korean folk songs Ahrirang and High in the Sky, the Filipino melody Planting Rice, Germany's I Am a Good Musician (Ich bin ein Musikante), and Chile's Perica. Measuring roughly pocket-size, this piece is an exceptional collectible for historians of Malayan heritage, vintage ephemera collectors, and enthusiasts of global music history.


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