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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Ku Rasa Sudah Lama... (original song)

This is the first song I composed in Indonesian, my native language, though only the verses are in Indonesian, not the chorus. The story is that I had the melody to the chorus with most of the lyrics from a dream, and immediately when I woke up hummed the melody to a voice recorder. Then later that day I actually worked on the song and found that the verse melody I made sounds better in Indonesian so I wrote its lyrics in Indonesian. 
This is another love song (throwback to my roots after a string of non-love songs) except that it has a more pop feel (pop 4 chord progression) rather than my usual ballad feel (Canon in D chord progression). I tried to make the love song with more...generic lyrics (more positivity) but it ended up having themes common to my previous love songs: separation by distance (Verse 1) and regret for past mistakes (Verse 2). I guess I still can't write a love song that's not somehow influenced by my high school crush. Here is the song on my Soundcloud.
English translation in (parentheses)

Verse 1:
Ku rasa sudah lama tak bertemu, dirimu yang ku t'lah lama menanti
(I feel like it's been a while since we've met)
Taukah kau ku s'lama ini menunggumu?
(Do you know that I've been waiting for you all this time?)
Apa kabar bidadari hatiku? Kau lebih indah sejak akhir bertemu
(How have you been angel of my heart? You look even more beautiful than last time)
Tanpamu hatiku hampa mati abadi because
(Without you my heart is dead because)
                        
Chorus:                             
You are the rhythm to my melody (You're the only one I want)
You take my heart up to the skies
You fill my days with happy memories (You're the only one I want)
I know my love will never die
              
Verse 2:
Maafkan bila ku dulu mengganggu, ku dulu seorang bocah yang canggung
(I'm sorry if I bothered you back then, I was just an awkward boy)
Taukah kau ku membesut diri untukmu?
(Do you know I've tried to improve myself for you?)
Banyak gadis datang pergi setelahmu, tapi tak ada yang bisa memikat hatiku s'perti kamu because     
(Many girls came and went after you, but no one could capture my heart like you did because)               

Chorus:

Bridge:
Ti'ap kali kau menyanyi terulang rasa jatuh cinta padamu lagi      
(Every time you sing I fall in love with you again)
Jangan biar masa lalu, menahan kita dari cinta
(Don't let the past hold us back from love)

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