"Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan" (; "God Lengthen the Sultan's Age") is the state anthem of

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. The tune was originally that of "La Rosalie", a popular song in the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

during the 19th century, originally written by French composer

Pierre-Jean de Béranger Pierre-Jean de Béranger (; 19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific France, French poet and Chansonnier (singer), chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity ...

. It was adopted as

's royal anthem by Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II, who was exiled in the Seychelles for abetting murder. In 1957, the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European ...

of Malaysia, "

Negaraku "" ( Jawi: , ; ) is the national anthem of Malaysia. It was adopted as the national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak, "'' A ...

" was set to the melody of "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan".

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Perak State Anthem (From the Official Webpage of the Office of the Sultan of Perak)
Perak Anthems of Malaysia Songs in Malay {{anthem-stub