🎤 CHORAL SPEAKING SCRIPT
CHORAL SPEAKING SCRIPT (FINAL)
🎬 SCENE 1 – THE AWAKENING
ALL (whisper):
Hush…
(Hands stretch like mist. Freeze.)
SOLO 1 (piercing):
Do you hear that?
ALL (building):
A heartbeat… A pulse… A presence…
SOLO 2 (commanding):
Not a ghost… Not a myth…
ALL (powerfully):
It’s THE ROYAL INSTITUTION!
(Chest pound: BOOM-BOOM!)
SOLO 3 (proudly):
Older than your grandma’s kuih recipe,
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Wiser than Google itself!
ALL (bursting):
The Crown… That never crumbles!
SOLO 4:
A national heritage —
Our pride, our past, our promise.
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🎬 SCENE 2 – WHAT IS THE ROYAL INSTITUTION?
SOLO 1 (curious):
But… what exactly is the Royal Institution?
ALL (confidently):
A monarchy system,
Rooted in tradition,
Guided by the Constitution!
SOLO 2:
It’s not just crowns and castles…
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ALL (playful):
Though we do love a good tengkolok and royal robes!
SOLO 3 (in awe):
So elegant… so classy… so Malaysian!
ALL (giggle, then shift serious):
But it’s not about fashion — it’s about leadership.
SOLO 4 (firm):
Nine Malay Rulers,
Each one respected.
Every five years, one becomes…
ALL:
Yang di-Pertuan Agong!
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🎬 SCENE 3 – MALAYSIA VS THE WORLD
SOLO 5 (excited):
In England — kings and queens!
In Japan — an emperor!
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SOLO 6 (cutting in):
Alright alright, cool stories.
BUT let’s talk about us...
ALL (bold):
MALAYSIA!
The land of our birth.
The blood in our veins.
Our forever home.
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🎬 SCENE 4 – NOT JUST A CROWN
SOLO 4:
A crown is not just a fashion statement…
ALL (mocking tone):
Not some sparkly party hat!
SOLO 1:
It’s a weight of dignity,
A shield of tradition,
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A torch of unity.
SOLO 2:
It reminds us where we came from —
And where we are heading.
ALL (in rhythm):
Heavy is the head… that wears the crown.
(Hands on heads, solemnly.)
SOLO 3 (meme-style):
Some say: “King mode activated.”
We say: “Tuanku mode: Always on.”
💥 BOOM!
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🎬 SCENE 5 – ROYALTY, NOT FOR SHOW
SOLO 3 (teasing):
This isn’t Bridgerton.
Not Disney.
Not Wakanda.
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SOLO 4:
Though if it was…
ALL (playful):
“Hi! We’re from the Royal Institution…”
(draw “M” in the air like Disney Channel)
“…and YOU’RE watching… MALAYSIA’S MONARCHY!”
✨ Ting-ting!
SOLO 2:
And no, there’s no talking lion.
Just a legacy that ROARS.
ALL (loud):
ROAAAARRRRR! 🦁
ALL (snap into Wakanda pose):
Wakanda Forever?
Try: Daulat Tuanku. Always.
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🎬 SCENE 6 – A KING WITH PURPOSE
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SOLO 7 (impressed):
A King… chosen by other Kings!
ALL (respectfully):
That’s unity.
That’s dignity.
That’s Malaysia.
ROW 1:
The King protects Islam.
ROW 2:
The King defends the Constitution.
ROW 3:
The King serves the people —
With honour and wisdom!
ALL (hands to heart):
DAULAT TUANKU!
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🎬 SCENE 7 – A LIVING SYSTEM
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SOLO 8 (thoughtfully):
Not everyone gets it…
Why do we still need monarchy?
ALL:
Because it’s not just ceremony.
Not just protocol.
Not just royal parades.
SOLO 9:
In Malaysia’s democracy —
The King still matters.
ROW 1:
He appoints the Prime Minister.
ROW 2:
He opens Parliament.
ROW 3:
He ensures the laws follow the Constitution.
ALL (firm):
The King does not rule alone —
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He works with the government,
For the people.
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🎬 SCENE 8 – THE BALANCE OF POWER
NARRATOR (calm):
Democracy — a voice of the people.
Monarchy — the heart of the nation.
SOLO 2:
Together, they bring:
Balance. Peace. Harmony.
SOLO 3:
When politics gets messy…
ALL (chaotic):
Drama! Suspense! Plot twist!
SOLO 1 (meme-style):
But the Crown?
Like grandma sipping tea:
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“Behave, children.”
(ALL: SIPPP...)
SOLO 3 (idiom):
Keeps everyone in check —
No one gets to be the big fish in a small pond!
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🎬 SCENE 9 – WALKING BESIDE US
SOLO 2:
The Royal Institution doesn’t live in a palace alone…
ALL:
It walks beside us.
SOLO 3:
In every ceremony.
Every law.
Every Merdeka celebration!
ALL:
It’s the thread in our kain songket.
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The rhythm in our soul.
SOLO 4 (idiom):
Not just the cherry on top —
It’s the whole cake!
(ALL: “MMM!” eating sound)
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🎬 SCENE 10 – THE TORCH WE CARRY
NARRATOR:
From past… to future…
SOLO 1:
The Royal Institution is the torch —
ALL:
Lit with legacy.
Fueled by honour.
Carried by us!
(Flame motion: fingers flick upward)
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SFX: “FSSHHHH!” like fire
SOLO 2:
It’s not just tradition.
It’s inspiration.
SOLO 3:
It teaches us to lead with pride,
To challenge with respect,
To rise — together.
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🎬 SCENE 11 – THE FINALE
ALL (strong and slow):
We are not just voices.
We are echoes of identity.
We are the flame.
The echo.
The future.
SOLO 3 (deep breath):
We rise…
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With the Royal Institution in our hearts.
SOLO 4 (shouting):
Guided not by trends —
But by truth!
ALL (fists raised):
One Crown.
One Nation.
One Voice!
ALL (final cry):
DAULAT TUANKU!
DAULAT TUANKU!
DAULAT TUANKU!
(Dramatic freeze. Silence.)
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🎬 BONUS ENDING – THE SCHOOL BELL
SOLO 1 (startled):
Wait… was that the bell?
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SFX: DRIIIIIIING!
SOLO 2:
Time’s up!
SOLO 3 (panicked whisper):
Did we finish it all?
SOLO 4 (grinning):
We nailed it.
ALL (quick pose):
Because the Crown…
Never clocks out.
