On 5 August 1957, the Committee chose the Perak State Anthem, citing the "traditional flavour" of its melody.

[3][4] The anthem was given a new, and faster march beat in 1992, which proved unpopular and was the subject of much derision, with some Malaysians commenting that the altered tempo resembled circus music.

[5] In July 2003, it was reported in the Malaysian press that the anthem would be rearranged for the second time and the title and incipit would be changed from Negaraku to Malaysiaku (meaning "My Malaysia").

There was a public outcry of dismay and the move was scrapped, but the anthem was re-arranged and returned to the pre-1992 time signature by composer Wah Idris.

𝄆 Rahmat bahagia Tuhan kurniakan Raja kita Selamat bertakhta 𝄇 نݢاراکو، تانه تومڤهڽ دارهکو، رعيت هيدوڤ، برساتو دان ماجو!

[12] 1950s The song was also recorded by the Sydney Latin band leader Paul Lombard (also known as Paul Lombard and His Orchestra), as "Malayan Moon" in 1952 with lyrics sung by Joan Wilton (in English) and Geoff Brooke (in Malay), released by Columbia Records in Sydney as D0-3460.

The B-side of the record is "Planting Rice", loosely based on the Filipino folk song Magtanim Ay 'Di Biro, also performed by Paul Lombard accompanied by a vocal chorus by Joan Wilton.