Rasa Sayang. Legendary Hindi playback singers Mohd Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar recorded Rasa Sayang in a 1959 movie shot in Singapore, which is part of Malaya (old Malaysia) during that time. The film was Hai Pyar Ka Hi Naam Ra Sa, which starred Shammi Kapoor, with Maria Menado (Malaysian citizenship actress) as a guest star.

The chorus in the Hindi lyrics go like this: Rasa sayang re, Rasa sayang sayang re, Hey, pyar ka hee nam? (Hey, is this called love?), Rasa sayang sayang re.