Sayang Kinabalu | Forever Tulip

Aug 27, 2007

A Sabahan song by Kimin Mudin.

Boohoo.. I think I’m homesick already.

Image source : TrekEarth

18 Responses so far »

First time I heard this song from my son when he was at kindergarten. Since I haven’t heard Kadazan songs for so long I’d get teary whenever I hear them… sensintip heart bah

August 27th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

Nessa says:

Sia mau sumazau seja dengar ni lagu… Keeee Hoooooiii

August 27th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

ann says:

I miss listening to songs like this… my daughter would dance to this beat, it reminds her of her experience at the Monsopiad cultural village.

August 27th, 2007 at 7:31 pm

massy says:

*hugs cin…come home! come home XD

August 27th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

Ratu Syura says:

Sama la kita! I sooo feel you gurl!!

August 27th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

Shemah says:

Well, what are you ladies waiting for?? Just come home!!

August 27th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

Ian Tam says:

lol… i hv this in my playlist and can hear it all the time. Ethel requested for this song too. best dengar ni lagu bila rindu sabah.

August 27th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

ben says:

I consider myself somewhat a Kadus music afficionado, hence can’t resist to make a comment here. This song appeared in 2004 with Malay lyrics, but as of 2007 I heard full Kadus versions on the radio.

It was written by one of Sabah’s best current songwriters, Umbut, who also wrote Clarice John Matha’s “adaa” (one of the best Kadus songs of 2005) and Reno’s “milangad-langad” (one of the best Kadus songs of 2006).

“Sayang Kinabalu” is one of those songs that ages like wine. I expected its popularity to endure, but I did not expect its popularity to grow even years after it was first published.

FYI, I’m maintaining a list of the best Kadus songs over the years at http://www.pinolobu.com/mediawiki/index.php/Kadus_songs_of_the_year. It’s a wiki, hence pls add/modify/improve as you’d like. I’ve been at it since 2005 as a labour of love. Thanks!

August 27th, 2007 at 11:13 pm

ben says:

sumandak…cindy..u shud go back kekek

August 28th, 2007 at 12:24 am

cindy says:

Nessa : Ya bah, Nessa. Being away from home makes us sensitip bah. Hehehe. Honestly, when I heard this song, I cried too. I have this sudden homesick feeling..

ann : You should teach her to dance Sumazau too. It’ll be awesome! Hehehe..

massy : Ya bah.. I should come home..

Ratu Syura : You also homesick kan? I saw in your blogpost…

Shemah : Uwaaaa.. Shemah.. pinjam kapal terbang ko.. I nak balik Sabah!!

Ian Tam : Iya bah.. best dengar ni lagu ni.

ben : Thank you for the info, ben. Wow, it’s so nice to know that the Kadus song industry is growing and gaining popularity every year. Thanks for the link too. I will check it out!

ben : Sia mau pulang la ni……… uwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

August 28th, 2007 at 1:17 am

Me, Myself and I says:

LOL it reminded me Little House on the Prairie xD

August 28th, 2007 at 3:18 am

Melney says:

Well… It seems that we have raised up the Malay song… not the Kadus song… since it (the lyrics) was wrote in Malay language… (Melayu pasar actually..) should we call this “Sayang Kinabalu” song as a Kadus song??
I suggest we shouldn’t judge the quality of the song only by its popularity… look at the deeper elements…

January 29th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

Agnes says:

Hi can anybody send me this song i mean mp3. i can’t get it from net .thanks a lot

March 24th, 2008 at 6:24 am

Addy Joseph says:

wah..nokuro sayang2 kinabalu..can anybody send me for this mp3 song…aramai…tttt

April 25th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

Addy Joseph says:

iri no.

April 25th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

neese says:

can u send me this song through email..
i cannot downloaded here
i need it for my video
coz i’m just get back from hiking mount kinabalu
so could u….pls…ok
thx

June 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm

Devin says: