Negaraku is a plagiarism?

Well, it's a hot problem between Indonesia and Malaysia nowadays. They claiming this song as their mine. First I'll put this song. Listen it carefully.

This is Terang Bulan, from Indonesia. It's more old than Negaraku, Malaysia's national anthem. Compare this song's pattern with Negaraku from Malaysia.



This is Negaraku, Malaysia's national anthem. Hear it and you'll know how similar them.

And I'll put this, too.



This is Mamula Moon. You can hear the different between this song with those two songs before. It says that Terang Bulan inspired from this song. But how about Negaraku? This song starts from 0:47, and the first line of this song has a different pattern with two songs before.

Let your ear and heart decide the truth. And you'll see the problem better.

See you next time.

Lagu-lagu Indonesia Inspiratif

Meskipun tahun ini belum berakhir, namun saya ingin memposting 2 lagu yang pada beberapa hari lalu telah pernah saya posting, namun terhapus. Kedua lagu ini adalah lagu yang cukup memberikan inspirasi bagi saya, meski tidak menutup kemungkinan akan ada lagu lain yang sama inspiratifnya dengan kedua lagu ini. Hal ini hanya saya dasarkan pada penilaian subyektif semata, bukan secara obyektif, karena toh kedua lagu ini merupakan lagu yang saya gemari, meski tidak fans dengan artisnya.

Yang pertama adalah lagu dari Sherina Munaf, "Ku Bahagia". Lagu ini adalah OST dari film Laskar Pelangi. Lumayan bagus pesan yang tersisip didalamnya. Silakan menikmati dan menghayatinya sendiri.



Lagu kedua dari d'Masiv. Lagu berjudul "Jangan Menyerah" ini juga merupakan lagu yang menarik untuk didengarkan. Video klip yang menggambarkan lagu ini menunjukkan perjuangan hidup yang hebat. Sesuatu yang sangat menyentuh hati, melihat seseorang yang memiliki masalah yang lebih berat dari kita, namun lebih tabah dibandingkan kita yang mungkin saja dalam masalah kecil saja sudah merasa seperti keadaan kiamat. Saya menyukai lagu ini, meskipun banyak yang menyatakan lagu ini hasil plagiat.



Untuk sekarang hanya kedua lagu ini yang dapat memberika inspirasi bagi saya setiap kali saya mendengarkannya. Semoga saja lagu-lagu semacam ini akan bertambah banyak, sehingga musik di negeri kita bukan hanya jadi musik pasaran berisi cinta melulu. Terima kasih telah membaca.

Heal the World

OK, this is one of the inspiring song to me. It's true, there's love in this world. It must be an unconditional love, to make a better world to everyone. If everyone have it, this world can be like a heaven for us. Just remember how we are when we are still a children. We can accept everyone as our friend without any reason. That's why we must learn about the unconditional love from a pure, little children.

War is meaningless. It's only make a chain of hatred, there's no escape from it. But we can cut it before with some cares to our neighborhood. Let's share love, not hatred.

Our world has been wounded so much. Let's heal it together. For a better future of human races. Let's heal the world.

My-Otome OST: Dream Wing

This song is more cheerful than the opening song from My-Hime. The performer is same person like previous series, Minami Kuribayashi. Maybe it's because the series itself has another nuance than the previous series. This new series has a lighter nuance than My-Hime. Well, I'm not see it, but from the review I read it's not as complicated as the previous series. I've got the lyrics from animelyrics, but it's romaji only (Japanese lyrics). There's no translation version.
Well then maybe I'll make the translation like I did before. Wish me luck!

OK, that's it. See you next time.

Tulisan Iseng dari Makassar

Lagi iseng menulis blog dari warnet langganan di sore ini ditemani lagu Indonesia yang dibawakan Kotak Band. Judulnya lupa, yang pasti syairnya ada "kamu... tak tahu... rasanya... hatiku...". Masih dengan tugas yang perlu dikerjakan.

Di luar hujan sudah mereda. Tapi efeknya belum kurang-kurang juga. Lembabnya minta ampun. Virus-virus flu bakalan kegirangan karena penyebarannya makin mudah. Di sekitarku saja sudah ada beberapa orang yang kena.

Tapi hujan juga tidak buruk-buruk sekali. Ada nuansa spesial dalam cuaca yang remang-remang seperti ini. Agak melankolis gimana, gitu :). Kalau mendengarkan lagu sementara bersantai rasanya enak kalau cuacanya begini. Tidak dingin sekali, tapi lumayan sejuk. Lagu-lagu di warnet ini lumayan enak sekarang ini, meski cuma dari band-band baru yang namanya tidak semuanya saya hapal. Cuma musik mereka yang mudah masuk kepala (dan kadang juga mudah keluar semudah masuknya) lumayan menyenangkan. Lebih mending dari lagu MENGHINA yang saya dengar beberapa kali di warnet ini (sudah pernah saya tulis sebelumnya). Semoga hari ini lagu itu tidak diputar. Cuma bikin dosa kalau dengar lagu seperti itu. Masih mending dengar lagu "Mantan Kekasihku" yang diputar sekarang.

Hujan mulai melanda Indonesia, semoga tidak ada lagi bencana. Semoga tidak ada banjir (AMIN!) dan longsor (lagi) (AMIN!!!). Yang lain, jangan lupa makan vitamin C dan jangan lupa makan siang (karena cuaca dingin meski lapar kadang ada yang bawaannya malas goyang untuk mengambil atau mencari makanan, setidaknya untuk saya). Jangan sampai kena maag seperti yang terjadi pada saya sekarang. Perihnya itu,lho, makyuuusss *halah*. OK, that's all. Lega juga mengeluarkan sedikit kata-kata di sini. Melihat angka terus-terusan jadinya bosan juga. See ya next time :) !

Tulisan Sore dari Makassar

Tulisan ini hanyalah curahan hati atas unek-unek yang saya sedang pikirkan di sela-sela pembuatan lapran yang sudah nyaris deadline.

Sore ini sedang asyik-asyiknya mengetik saya mendengarkan sebuah lagu yang sangat tidak menyenangkan di dengar. Lagu yang isinya cuma SUMPAH SERAPAH terhadap sebuah grup. Lagu dengan gaya rap yang SANGAT-SANGAT KASAR DAN SOK KEBAGUSAN PADAHAL JELEK BANGET itu mengatasnamakan sebuah fandom besar dari band ternama (yang pernah dengar mungkin tau, inisialnya...... pokoknya ada angkanya, dua digit :P ). band ini menjelek-jelekkan grup wanita yang sedang naik daun saat ini. Walau bukan seorang fans dari grup tersebut, saya merasa gerah juga dengan isi lagu tersebut. Jadi ingat kasus lagu anti Kangen Band dulu. Yang pasti kali ini lebih jelek lagi. Judulnya tidak saya ketahui, dan tidak minat untuk cari tahu.

Sebagai penikmat musik saya tidak habis pikir kenapa ada orang yang mau-maunya berbuat seperti ini. Tindakan yang saya golongkan penghinaan ini sebenarnya adalah cerminan betapa buruknya moral yang menyanyikan lagu tersebut. untuk saya orang yang menghakimi orang lain dengan mengatainya manusia rendahan dan tak bermoral seperti ini malah lebih rendah lagi. Saya menyukai musik dan pemusik, meski ada juga yang agak saya kurang suka. Tapi toh itu tidak serta-merta membuat saya mengatai orang tersebut dengan segala sumpah serapah menjijikkan. Itu karena saya masih beragama. Saya jadi bertanya-tanay, apa orang yang menyanyi lagu itu orang yang beragama, ya?

Jika memang tidak suka tidak masalah, tapi kalau menghina dengan sumpah serapah (grup manapun yang diserapahi) saya tidak senang. Masa' penikmat musik Indo kayak gini? Jangan bikin malu Indonesia dengan melakukan tindakan semacam ini. Semoga tidak ada lagi musik dengan aliran hitam terlarang (penghinaan dan sumpah serapah berkedok musik) semacam ini lagi. MAri ciptakan musik Indonesia yang bersih dan saling menghormati dan menghargai. Toh untuk Indonesia tersayang ini juga :)

What's new in Japanese music now?

I've search the site about Japanese music chart, and I've found one. This for Best 20 Albums Chart and this for the 20^th Best Singles Chart from March, 23^th.

Best 10 Albums (I just took it ten. If you want to look the another, please go to link directly) :

1 "Remiobest" Remioromen
2 "Arutokoroni No Teiri" Radwimps
3 "This Is The One" Utada
4 "Utaisarishihana" Aqua Timez
5 "Whatfs Love?" Juju
6 "Funky Monkey Babys3" Funky Monkey Babys
7 "Hurray!" The Gospellers
8 "Kokuhaku" Chatmonchy
9 "Answer" Angela Aki
10 "The Chemistry Joint Album" Chemistry

Best 10 Singles:
1 "Rescue" Kat-tun
2 "Himawari" Yusuke
3 "Survivor`090325 4th Album the Secret Codehpre-release Single`" Tohoshinki
4 "Setsuna" Greeeen
5 "Believe/kumorinochickaisei" Arashi/kenta Yano Starring Satoshi Ohno
6 "I Got Kick Start Now" Vamps
7 "Junenzakura" Akb48
8 "Dakishimete Dakishimete" Berryz Kobo
9 "Cafe Wonderland" Ryu Siwon
10 "Ainomamadec" Junko Akimoto

Looks like Johny Jimusho and Momusu ruling the chart in singles for now. Another singers like Ayumi Hamasaki is on the 14^th place. Yuna Ito with "Trust You" standing in 17^th place. The new artist ruling the chart.

Well, that's a chart from March 23^th, 2009. I think it'll change next week (I'm sure for it). I don't know how valid my data that I've got from allchart.org. Tell me if they're not valid. Thanks for coming.

Roulette: Aku Jatuh Cinta

Inilah lagu yang dulunya saya kira dinyanyikan oleh Padi. Lagu inilah yang diputar dalam ruang operasi saat saya dioperasi bulan Agustus lalu. Yang saya hapal cuma pada saat refrein saja. Bagian itu yang paling saya ingat sari keseluruhan lagu. Baru beberapa hari lalu saya lihat di warnet judul lagu ini sebenarnya. Setiap kali saya mendengarkan lagu ini jadi ingat waktu dioperasi dulu. Saat-saat diopname, dan saat sudah dioperasinya. Lagu ini cuma sepenggal saja saya dengarkan saat operasi dulu. Selanjutnya saya hilang kesadaran.

OK, silakan nikmati viseo hasil embed dari Youtube (seperti biasa).

(Pernyataan disclaimer: Lagu ini adalah milik Roulette dan perusahaan musik yang memproduseri. Sebagai orang Indonesia yang baik, hargailah hak karnya orang lain dengan membeli yang asli. Lebih enak dengarkan semua tracknya dibandingkan satu lagu saja, kan?).

Lagu memiliki kesan tersendiri karena mengiringi sebuah peristiwa dalam hidup seseorang. Makanya lagu dapat menyentuh hati. Dengan mendengarkan lagu ini saya akan ingat bahwa saya pernah dioperasi (ringan, sih) dan masih hidup untuk bernapas lega (operasinya cuma perbaikan Deviasi Septum doang. Yang kuliah kedokteran pasti ngerti).

Segitu aja dulu. Makasih sudah berkunjung.

Butterfly Kiss

The first song from RAVE the animation. At last there's someone uploading it to Youtube. Thanks! Well, for US audience this song is not available to seen. The US version, called Rave-o-lution use the dub version, which a 100 % different from the Japanese version. HONESTLY, it's so worst to see. The dub version I've seen in youtube some years ago is deflecting everything I've imagine about this anime. Actually it's a cool shounen anime, but the dubbed opening song made it so dumb, clown-like anime.

Hearing the real song is much far better than the dubbed version. Yonekura Chihiro singing it good so it being an easy listening song. The blend of the music instruments in this song create a nice rhythm and beat. This song describing the RAVE world so perfect. Better than the worst dubbed version.

Here's the TV version of this song.


And this is the live version:


The musicians looks like familiar to me. Maybe they're JAM Project, the group that perform "Little Wings", an opening OST from Scrapped Princess. Well, it's just my guess. I don't know it exactly.

OK, that's all. See you next time!

Pride of Tomorrow - JUNE

Upload in Youtube By Otakuness.

First thing I can say about this PV is: Cool! The dance is cool. Looks like JUNE feel the song with his body, too. I fell the song's meaning by seeing him dancing. The first part of his dance is a regret style. But soon it change to something powerful, like he revive from his lost. The second part of his dance is full of energy.

The song itself have a good meaning. Well, actually it's a common theme in anime's OST. It's about revive from the ground zero to the peak. I don't know if the words "Trying to bury the things that I've lost, I've let go of my pride. I'm going to take it back with my own two hands; I can see the light of tomorrow. Pride of tomorrow" is an analog or it's a real meaning. It's a something that Japanese usually use to describe about revive from the failed step or get the spirit back after failed. Most of anime's OST I've ever known were used this theme. But it's suitable to the anime itself. Because the main character seems like that. Well, I'm not watching D-Gray Man yet. But I've read the resume, and I think to restore from his condition needs a great braveness.

The Pride of Tomorrow, or I interpreting it as "The Pride to seek 'tomorrow'". It looks the one who's in the song has been failed or defeated by something. But he don't wanna to walking in sullen. He instead threw his lost and wake up to revenge it. It's like the main character in D-Gray Man when he get up to revenge Sennen Hakushaku who was killed someone important in his life. Maybe the maker of this anime choose this song because its meaning, just like another anime. And it's important to them, because the song (OST) is kinda preface to the anime itself.

JUNE in his dance is good. I know he's the great dancer from his posture. Only the good dancer have the thin-but-muscle arm and the thin body like that. Makes me remember The Rain.

OK, that's all. See you again :).

Tomorrow by Shimokawa Mikuni

It's a song from fullmetal.panic! (the first number from "fullmetal panic" series).

I like this part:
"kono sekai ni umareta sono imi wo
kimi to mitsuke ni yukou
itami sae mo kakaenagara
atarashii keshiki
motto tooku made
mukae ni yukou"

In English, this part has been translated as:
"I'll go search with you
For the meaning of my birth in this world
Even while wounded,
Let's go
Even further on
To meet the new scenery".

Well,it's a quite romantic, I guess. Each person must find its meaning in this world. I interpreting this song as a reason why we born in this world. Each men always have their right live partner (suppose to be, this is one of my live principles). When together is better than alone. There's something more beautiful waiting when walking together to the same way than alone or fighting each other because we're walking in a different way. Peace and love is more better than riot and war, right?

I guess I'll answer the girl which singing in this song with my pure heart, because she giving me her truly heart and feeling, too. Well, it's just my imagination if I'm become someone the girl in this song call as "you". Hey, who want to reject it? It's something I think. I don't know when I get a girl like this. I hope she's real.

OK that's all. See you next time. Thanks for read this blog.

Umbrella (Covered Version) by Vanilla Sky

Hello, how are you? I hope you're fine today. Keep trying to reach your New Year's Resolutions. I wish you can catch them all :) ! Well, anyway, here's the new post today.It's a covered version of the famous song from Rihanna,"Umbrella". This is the video I've got from Youtube:




Are they really do it? Wow, it shocking me! To see some guys in those scenes, with some dress just like Rihanna! Wow again! Well, actually it's still good and funny. The performer's voice, too. I like this cover version than any versions, one of my favorite. The another one is the soul version (I don't know who's the performer). Well, don't be nauseous to see this if you don't like some men using a girl's suit. And also when you see the video in 2:17 (well, see it by yourself). It's just covered version anyway, just like doujinshi from this song.

First time I heard this song I have some good feeling on it. I never thinking that "Umbrella" can being performed by a man. And that makes the song have a different taste than the real version. It's like the boy's version (this song can be perform by both boys and girls. I never thinking it before hear this song).

After all, they're pretty good and funny to cover Rihanna. I like it, though there's something shocking me (for Vanilla Sky fans, don't blame me, please. Sorry if this disgrace you all :) ). Thank you for read this post. See ya!

"Malaikat Juga Tahu" by Dewi Lestari

Hello! As I said last time, here's my post. It's a song from one of female singer from Indonesia. Here's the video from Youtube:

Uploaded by angelsky166

This is the Indonesian lyrics (taken from Liriksong ):
Lelahmu jadi lelahku juga
Bahagiamu bahagiaku juga
Berbagi takdir kita selalu
Kecuali tiap kau jatuh hati

Kali ini hampir habis dayaku
Membuktikan padamu ada cinta yang nyata
Setia hadir setiap hari
Tak tega biarkan kau sendiri

Meski seringkali kau malah asyik sendiri
Karena kau tak lihat terkadang malaikat
Tak bersayap tak cemerlang tak rupawan
Namun kasih ini silakan kau adu
Malaikat juga tahu siapa yang jadi juaranya

Hampamu tak kan hilang semalam
Oleh pacar impian
Tetapi kesempatan untukku yang mungkin tak sempurna
Tapi siap untuk diuji
Kupercaya diri
Cintaku yang sejati

Namun tak kau lihat terkadang malaikat
Tak bersayap tak cemerlang tak rupawan
Namun kasih ini silakan kau adu
Malaikat juga tahu siapa yang jadi juaranya

Kau selalu meminta terus kutemani
Engkau selalu bercanda andai wajahku diganti
Relakan ku pergi
Karna tak sanggup sendiri

Namun tak kau lihat terkadang malaikat
Tak bersayap tak cemerlang tak rupawan
Namun kasih ini silakan kau adu
Malaikat juga tahu Aku kan jadi juaranya

I try to translate it to English:

Your tired is my tired, too
Your happiness is my happiness, too
Always sharing our divine together
Unless each time you felt in love

Now, my power is almost finish
To proving you there's a real love
faithfully every day
Not daring to leave you alone

Even you often busy with yourself instead
Because you didn't seen sometimes the angels
are wingless, charmless, not beautiful
But go ahead, test this love
Even the angels knows who's the winner

The emptiness without you can't lost in one night
by the imaginary lovers
But by a chance to me that maybe isn't perfect
but ready to being test
I'm confidence
My love is the real

But you don't see, sometimes the angels
are wingless, charmless, not beautiful
But go ahead, test this love
Even the angels knows who's the winner

You always ask me to accompany you
You always joking if my face can be substitute
Allow me to leave
'Cos I can't be alone

But you don't see, sometimes the angels
are wingless, charmless, not beautiful
But go ahead, test this love
Even the angels knows who's the winner

That's the translation. Well, I'm not sure it's 100% true, because my English is not very well good. And also there's a problem to convert the literature on the lyrics to English's literature. The poems is not being poems again in my translation. Sorry. But I hope you can understand that there's a lady with unconditional love in this song who always give her love to someone she love, but he's not recognize it. how poor. The MV looks like doesn't tell the song's content perfectly like in my mind. But it take another example, where the man is an autism (well, my sister said it doesn't look like an autism perfectly). That's why she said that he always busy with his own world, himself. Even so, she always tried to love him. Till she can't love him anymore. how poor, isn't it? It's one of some most heart-touching songs in my country (for me). It's worth to see.

OK, that's all. See you again in the next song!

D-Technolive

Uploaded by snapamonkey.

Hello, Happy Chinese New Year!
Yesterday was the celebration for Chinese all over the world. I hope this year you'll always full of joy and prosperity.

Well, since I've got idea to write something, today I post one more BLEACH's Song. Here's D-Technolive by Uverworld. Both the music and the lyrics is so cool. It also have a great moral message. I put the video, and it looks like it has been subbed. So, you doesn't need to find the meaning anymore. But if you still want to find something about this song's lyrics, just come to here.

About the message, I feel this song is a good OST for the anime like BLEACH. The song's meaning and the anime story is maching each other. The song is like the Ichigo's feeling to Rukia, who looks like have some burden in her shoulder. I like the part "mou waraenai nante hito girai nante kotoba sou iwanai de" or in English "Don't say words like you can't smile or you hate people". Also the part "itami wo shiru koto de hito ni yasashiku nareru kara" or in English "By learning pain, you can become a person who can be kind to others".

I think, wow, the meaning is so good. And the beat is just clarify it. It's so high and enthusiastic. The good way to send the song's message. So, are you same the same feeling, too, the feeling so hurt by pain and sadness? Just find your best friend and your best relation to cheer you up. Your best friends is not those only be with you when you happy, but instead in your sadness and also in your happiness. If you want to look around you'll find them. I hope you'll find them.

Well, that's all. See you again next time!

"Jikan yo Tomare feat. Seamo" by AZU

I never hear this performer before. But when I heard this song, I'm immediately love this song. It's not like a common suck love song. It's more romantic. Well, even the meaning is same, but how the song tell it make it different. The way she describing her love to him is so appropriate to the "Itazura na Kiss" story.

I think it's normal if some lovers want the time to stop when they're together. Yeah, for those who have best friend surely know that. They don't wanna end it. And it feels so wonderful. Well, I think it's the good time to put this OST since next month every place in this world will be full with love. Yes, next month is a month where everyone celebrating Valentine's Day. It also my sister's birthday :D So everyone in the world is also celebrate my sister's birthday :P.

Well, that's all. Let's spread the love to the air. See ya again :) !

Lion, Second Opening from Macross Frontier

I've read this song has been sold in magnificent values. It said that this song has been the most popular anime OST this time. Well, for me it's not to special. But the beat is good. I like it. Reminds me to Gundam Songs (some of the song has a good beat, too).

OK, that's it. See you again!

AIMO ~ Tori no Hito

Hello, how are you? I hope you're okay. This is the new post for today.

Today's post is Aimo~tori no Hito. It's an insert song from Macross Frontier performed by Megumi Nakajima as Ranka Lee. It looks like a ballad song and have a little taste from Middle Age music. It's like a Vatican song :). For this song, I've found one song performed by Megumi Nakajima in full version and have another taste from the Macross' version. Here's the video:


When I compared it with the lyrics from animelyrics.com , I don't find some matches with the lyrics. But I've got another video, still from Youtube, that seems so matching with the lyrics. Here's the video;


This version is more taste like ancient Greek ballad (I guess the lyrics contain some of Greek's vocabulary. Tell me if I'm wrong). And also, it's more soft than the first one. This is the insert song version.

I like both version. That makes me more like this song. I think the second one is great if you looking for a soft, calm song. But the first one can raise your spirit. Well, it's up to you. See you net time!

Almost New Year

Hello, Everyone!

I hope you're in good condition today. It's almost new year. Maybe much of you have some new year resolution now. Well, for your information, I've got a list of Americans top 10 new year's resolution(s) , from here . Here's the list:

• Spend More Time with Family & Friends

• Fit in Fitness

• Tame the Bulge

• Quit Smoking

• Enjoy Life More

• Quit Drinking

• Get Out of Debt

• Learn Something New

• Help Others

• Get Organized

Well, are you have a same list like this? I hope your resolution can be a reality next end year. OK, that's all. See you next year, Everyone!

Silent night

Well, who's don't know this song? I'm sure that most of you know this song. And for make the Christmas spirit atmosphere spread to the world, I decided to put this song in this post. I'm sure this is one of the most famous carol. When we heard this song we'll soon remember Christmas. It's simple, both the lyrics and the music. And this is a peaceful song, too.

There's much story versions about how can this song made by Josef Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber I've got from wikipedia . But, I think whatever the story behind this song, It doesn't matter, because the important one is the song itself, not the history. So, let's just feel the song. Because it's the important.

OK, that's all. See ya. May GOD Always Bless Us!

First Though

Hello, how are you this month? Feels good? I hope you good today.

Looks like it's December again. The jingles is all over the city. Each malls and stores are using this moment to selling. Not only in US or Europe, but in my country, too.

I hope we're not forget the December spirit. I hope all the musics we heard today will reminds us. I hope the best for you are.

I'll not posting any song today. I'm not in my mood. But maybe someday in December. But thanks for coming to my blog today.

May you got a good December. See you again!