May It Be

May it be an evening star

Shines down upon you

May it be when darkness falls

Your heart will be true

You walk a lonely road

Oh! How far you are from home

Mornie utulie ( darkness has come )

Believe and you will find your way

Mornie alantie ( darkness has fallen )

A promise lives within you now

May it be the shadows call

Will fly away

May it be you journey on

To light the day

When the night is over come

You may rise to find the sun

A promise lives within you now

*****

Malam yang meremang. Sesayup lantunan lagu dari Enya tersebut mengayuh-ngayuh di gendang telingaku. Kuputar ulang, lagi dan lagi. Sudah lama sekali tak kuputar lagu ini. Salah satu dari sekian lagu yang melekat di hati. Tak ada sesiapa. Tak juga sesuara lain yang terdengar. Terlalu banyak makna yang kupeluk dari liriknya. Aku berdiam saja sambil terus mengetikkan kalimat-kalimat ini, yang sesaat ke depan akan sudah menjadi usang. Detik ini pun akan sudah menjadi langkah yang tertinggal pada satu detik ke depannya. Adakah yang tahu akan kemana berakhir? No one, right?

Serupa malam, biarkan saja ia berjumput dalam kelam. Masih akan ada bintang di atas sana meski kadang cahayanya tak sampai padamu. Lalu kau merasa semua serba tersamar. Mungkin kali itu hanya awan yang menghalangi. Biar. "May it be when darkness falls, your heart will be true". Just keep on your faith. "Believe and you will find your way".

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Selamat Jalan Sang Penggubah

Mengenangmu, adalah mengenang tahun-tahun yang melesap dalam masa kanak-kanak
senandung-senandung indah darimu turut meramaikan perjalananku
ikut mengantarku lelap dalam kelamnya malam
menyusupi gelak tawaku, seperti angin di sela-sela pucuk daun


Senandung ceria yang lahir dari jemarimu melekat pada hati jutaan anak di tanah ini
membawa mereka tersenyum pada hari, pada musim, padamu


Tapi bukankah setiap yang datang akan pergi lagi
pada waktunya, kembali pulang ke asalnya


Akh, kuyakin helaian-helaian lembut nyanyianmu masih akan menebarkan keriangannya,
anak-anak gembala masih selalu riang dan gembira,
pelangi masih setia menemani malam-malam yang panjang


Maka tidurlah yang tenang
diantara lampiran doa yang dikirimkan untukmu
dan bulan itu, yang selalu bersinar di langit
cahayanya akan sampai padamu


::: Teriring doa untuk kepulangan A.T. Mahmud :::

Sumber Gambar : di sini

Download Lagu : 

Ambilkan Bulan Bu  

Aku Anak Gembala  

Putri Kecil

Download Lagu : Putri by. Dewi Yull 

Kau putri kecilku, ku sayang padamu

Bayangan diriku ada, dalam tatap matamu

Lentik jemarimu, manisnya bibirmu

Kau bisikkan harapanmu, kasih sayang ibumu

Putri kecilku yang ayu

Tak tega hatiku tinggalkanmu

Kukorbankan semua kepentinganku hanya untukmu

Putri kecilku yang ayu

Aku akan selalu menjagamu

Takkan kubiarkan kau menderita

Seperti diriku, dahulu

Udah lama sebenernya denger lagu ini. Belakangan jadi sering lagi mendengar seiring dengan kepulangan  almh. Giska Putri Agustina Sahetapy, 11 Juni 2010. Apalagi pernyatan Dewi Yull tentang kepergian putri sulungnya tersebut, " Tidak ada ibu yang tidak sedih. Jika diambil, ya memang Giska cuma dititipin aja. Giska itu guru saya, mulai dari dia lahir dengan tuna rungu, saya belajar untuk hidup bersyukur. Allah sayang dia." Subhanallah. Semua memang hanya titipan-Nya yang suatu saat akan kembali lagi pada-Nya.  


Ga ada yang bisa kuungkap jika berkaitan dengan perjuangan dan pengobanan seorang ibu. Pun ibuku.


Jadi kangen mama...

Allah Knows

Download Lagu : Allah Knows by. Zain Bikha

When you feel all alone in this world

and there's nobody to count your tears

just remember, no matter where you are

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you carrying a monster load

and you wonder how far you can go

with every step on that road that you take

Allah knows

Allah knows

Chorus :

No matter what, inside or out

there's one thing of which there's no doubt

Allah knows

Allah knows

and whatever lies in the heavens and the earth

every star in this whole universe

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you find that special someone

feel your whole life has barely begun

you can walk on the moon, shout it to everyone

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you gaze with love in your eyes

catch a glimpse of paradise

and you see your child take the first breath of life

Allah knows

Allah knows

Chorus

When you lose someone close to your heart

see your whole world fall apart

and you try to go on but it seems so hard

Allah knows

Allah knows

Chorus

Every grain of sand

in every desert land, He knows

every shade of palm

every closed hand, He knows

every sparkling tear

on every eyelash, He knows

every thought i have

and every word i share, He knows

Allah knows

We Will Not Go Down ( song for Gaza )

Download lagu : 
We Will Not Go Down

Cahaya putih yang membutakan mata

menyala terang di langit Gaza malam ini

orang-orang berlarian untuk berlindung

tanpa tau mereka masih hidup atau sudah mati

Mereka datang dengan tank dan pesawat

dengan kobaran api yang merusak

dan tak ada yang tersisa

hanya suara yang terdengar di tengah asap tebal

Kami tidak akan menyerah

di malam hari, tanpa perlawanan

kalian bisa membakar mesjid kami, rumah kami dan sekolah kami

tapi semangat kami tidak akan pernah mati

kami tidak akan menyerah

di Gaza malam ini

Wanita dan anak-anak

dibunuh dan dibantai tiap malam

sementara pemimpim nun jauh di sana

berdebat tentang siapa yang salah dan benar

Tapi kata-kata mereka sedang dalam kesakitan

dan bom-bom pun berjatuhan seperti hujan asam

tapi melalui tetes air mata dan darah serta rasa sakit

Anda masih bisa mendengar suara itu di tengah asap tebal

Kami tidak akan menyerah

di malam hari tanpa perlawanan

kalian bisa membakar mesjid kami, rumah kami dan sekolah kami

tapi semangat kami tidak akan pernah mati

kami tidak akan menyerah

di Gaza malam ini.

Betapa pedih hati ini menyaksikan kebiadaban  Israel yang memporakporandakan kota Gaza, menghancurkan masa depan anak- anak di sana, memisahkan orang tua dengan anak-anaknya. Entah bagaimana lagi mengungkapkan betapa kejamnya Israel. Hanya doa dan air mata serta sejumlah bantuan yang mungkin tak seberapa dibandingkan dengan apa yang mereka butuhkan di sana. 

Rabbi, sembah sujud kami pada-Mu, semoga semua tragedi ini cepat berlalu. Jangan ada lagi pertumpahan darah di dunia ini. Sungguh, kami menginginkan kedamaian...

Lirik asli We Will Not Go Down ( song for Gaza ) :

A blinding flash of white light
lit up yhe sky over Gaza tonight
people running to cover
not knowing whether they're dead or alive

They came with their tanks and their planes
with rafaging fiery flames
and nothing remains
just a voice rising up in the smoky haze

We will not go down
in the night, without a fight
you can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
but our spirit will never die
we will not go down
in Gaza tonight

Women and children alike
murdered and masscred night after night
while the so called leaders of countries afar
debated on who's wrong or right

But their powerless words were in vain
and the bombs fell down like acid rain
but through the tears and the blood and the pain
you can still hear that voice through the smoky haze

We will not go down

in the night, without a fight

you can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools

but our spirit will never die

we will not go down

in Gaza tonight.

Hero

Download lagu :  Hero by. Mariah Carey

There's a hero, if you look inside your heart

you don't have to be afraid of what you are

there'a an answer, if you reach into your soul

and the sorrow that you know will melt away

R : And then a hero comes along

with the strength to carry on

and you cast your fears aside

and you know you can survive

so when you feel like hope is gone

look inside you and be strong

and then you'll finally see the truth

that the hero lies in you

It's a long road when you face the world alone

no one reaches out a hand for you to hold

you can find love if you search whithin your self

and the emptiness you felt will disappear

Back to R

Lord knows dreams are hard to follow

but don't let anyonetear them away
hold on, there will be tomorrow
in time you'll find the way

Love this song. Kalau down, biasanya aku nyanyi lagu ini.

Liriknya bisa membangkitkan semangat lagi... :). Silahkan juga didownload kalau suka...

Because You Loved Me

Download Lagu : Because You Loved Me by. Celine Dion

Just for my mom...

Setelah semua yang kita lewati dan perjuangkan...

For all the those time you stood by me

For all the truth that you made me see

For all the joy you brought to my life

For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true

For all the love i found in you

I'll be forever thankfull baby

You're the one who held me up

Never let me fall

You're the one who saw me through, through it all

You were my strength when i was weak

You were my voice when i couldn't speak

You were my eyes when i couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when i couldn't reach

You gave me faith coz you believed

I'm everything i am

Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly

You touched my hand i could touch the sky

I lost my faith, you gave it back to me

You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and i stood tall

I had your love, i had it all

I'm grateful for eachday you gave me

Maybe i don't know that much

But i know this much is true

I was blessed because i was loved by you

You were my strength when i was weak

You were my voice when i couldn't speak

You were my eyes when i couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when i couldn't reach

You gave me faith coz you believed

I'm everything i am

Because you loved me

You were always there for me

The tender wind that carried me

A light in the dark shinning your love into my life

You've been my inspiration

Through the lies you were the truth

My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when i was weak

You were my voice when i couldn't speak

You were my eyes when i couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when i couldn't reach

You gave me faith coz you believed

I'm everything i am

Because you loved me

I'm everything i am

Because you loved me

Freedom Is Not Free

Lagu lama ini termasuk dalam daftar lagu favoritku. Menurut aku, lirik yang terkandung di dalamnya merupakan sisi lain di balik sebuah pengabdian seorang prajurit kepada negaranya. Sisi lain yang jarang ditampilkan terutama pada saat perang berkecamuk. Yeah, this is the reality. Para prajurit itu juga seseorang yang hidup berdampingan dengan manusia lainnya. Mereka memiliki keluarga, teman-teman, anak-anak, dan para kerabat  yang lain. Di balik sosok mereka yang kokoh bagai sebuah menara, mereka adalah manusia biasa....

Seringkali mereka membayar dengan harga yang mahal demi sebuah kemerdekaan. Freedom is not free. Begitulah kalimat yang pantas untuk mereka.

Freedom Is Not Free

By LCDR Kelly Strong, USCG - copyright 1981

I watched the flag pass by one day,

it fluttered in the breeze.

A young Service man saluted it,

and then he stood at ease.

I looked at him in uniform

So young, so tall, so proud

with hair cut square and eyes alert

He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him

Had fallen through the years

How many died on foreign soil

How many mothers' tears?

How many pilots' planes shot down?

How many died at sea

How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?

No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of Taps one night

When everything was still

I listened to the bugler play

And felt a sudden chill

I wondered just how many times

That Taps had meant "Amen"

When a flag had draped a coffin

Of a brother or a friend

I thought of all the children

Of the mothers and the wives

Of fathers, sons and husbands

With interrupted lives

I thought about a graveyard

At the bottom of the sea

Of unmarked graves in Arlington

No, freedom isn't free.