Puteri Zaleha’s is a daughter of Sultan Sulaiman Shah from the 16th century. Her tragic story is popular amongst the people of Kedah. She was said to be very beautiful and the blood that she drew is white. This attracts the attention the Sultan of Acheh. Sultan Sulaiman hid her in an underground bunker. Due to this, she is known as Puteri Lindungan Bulan (Princess Protected by Moonlight).
A mix of standard Bahasa Melayu and Kedahan dialect, this is our wayang kulit adaptation to celebrate wonderful Malaysian’s dialects!
Puteri Zaleha merupakan puteri Sultan Sulaiman dari kurun ke-16. Hidupnya yang tragik amat popular dalam kalangan rakyat Kedah. Puteri ini dikatakan amatlah cantik dan mempunyai darah putih. Hal ini menarik perhatian Sultan Acheh. Sultan Sulaiman kemudiannya menyembunyikan anakandanya ini di dalam tempat persembunyian bawah tanah. Oleh itu baginda digelar Puteri Lindungan bulan.
Dengan gabungan Bahasa Melayu standard dan dialek Kedah adaptasi kami ini meraikan kepelbagaian dialek di Malaysia!
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