Merak Kayangan

dia umpama merak kayangan
rupanya cantik warna kilauan
sehelai bulu laksana berlian
segak dan gayanya membikin hatiku tertawan

beta umpama gagak di rimba
tak sepadan tak sebaya
ingin masuk ke syurga
bertemu jelita
menyampaikan hasrat rindu kepadanya

(repeat paragraph 2)

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Music: P Ramlee
Lyrics: Jamil Sulong
Vocals: P Ramlee
Orchestration: P Ramlee
Filem: 'Hujan Panas' (1953)

Trivia

There are two versions of 'Merak Kayangan' recorded by P Ramlee.

Jins Shamsudin was the first recipient of the 'Merak Kayangan Award' at the Sixth Malaysian Film Festival in 1986 for "his contribution to the Malay film industry (sic)".