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Rasa Sayang
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<p>"Rasa Sayang" (pronounced [ˈrasa 'sajaŋ], literally "loving feeling") is a folk song from the <a href="/facts/Malay_Archipelago/RkeF5zR1">Malay Archipelago</a>, popular in <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a> and <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>. The basis of "Rasa Sayang" is similar to <a href="/facts/Dondang_Sayang/U1AcngJe">Dondang Sayang</a> and Malay folk songs, which take their form from the <i><a href="/facts/Pantun/ctGskN7r">pantun</a></i>, a traditional <a href="/facts/Ethnic_Malay/QK3bY6uT">ethnic Malay</a> poetic form. </p>