Recently, I came across this song again - when I was in a friend's car to his mother's house. Apart from gospel song, I seldom listen to any Malay or Indonesian song but for some reason, this song intrigue me from the start.
It is titled "Berita Kepada Kawan" by Ebiet G Ade, one of the prominent songwriter in Indonesia (source : Googles/Wikipedia)
The melody and lyrics which makes me want to listen to this song over and over again. Listening to the lyric, one by one I try to figure out what are the real messages that he wants to convey...
Berita Kepada Kawan
Perjalanan ini terasa sangat menyedihkan
Sayang, engkau tak duduk di sampingku kawan
Banyak cerita yang mestinya kau saksikan
Di tanah kering berbatuan
Tubuh ku terguncang di hempas batu jalanan
Hati tergetar menampak kering rerumputan
Perjalan ini pun seperti jadi saksi
Gembala kecil menangis sedih
Kawan coba dengar apa jawabnya
Ketika ia ku tanya "Mengapa?"
Bapak ibunya telah lama mati
Ditelan bencana tanah ini
Sesampainya di laut ku khabarkan semuanya
Kepada karang, kepada ombak, kepada matahari
Tetapi semua diam, tetapi semua bisu
Tinggal aku sendiri terpaku menatap langit
Barangkali di sana ada jawabnya
Mengapa di tanahku terjadi bencana
Mungkin Tuhan mulai bosan melihat tingkah kita
Yang selalu salah dan bangga dengan dosa-dosa
Atau alam mulai enggan bersahabat dengan kita
Coba kita bertanya pada rumput yang bergoyang
And there's another thing about Bahasa Indonesia - It's beautiful and all words are well pronounced which makes the song even more interesting.
:-D
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