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Sunday, December 12, 2010

It's Hawaiian, It's Dutch, It's Ventriloquism?


I have absolutely no idea what is going on with this album, which is why I listen to a lot of music in languages I don't understand, I really enjoy being befuddled. It stimulates the imagination. Splogman, can you explain?

Hr. Valk - Sariman Teken Serdadu:

7 comments:

Patrick Dirickx said...

well, as a matter of fact, it's a record with songs from the West-Indies I believe they called 'em, a colony of the Dutch in the Far East (a Dutchman can tell you probably everything about it), it's got nothing to do with Hawai (sorry), I think they just wanted to add a little exotic touch ...

grtz
Patrick (from Belgium, and yes, we once had a colony - Zaire - but our king Leopold II was much more efficient, he had the natives' hands chopped off if they didn't want to work for him, so that's why there's no Belgian records off Congolese music and musicians on the sleeve)

baikinange said...

But what's the deal with the high pitched voices? Like what ventriloquists do? Inquiring minds need to know!

Unknown said...

Its a classic Indonesian-Dutch music colaboration I guess..
Tempoe Doloe is classic Indonesian language (now is 'Tempo Dulu').
It means: The Past Time

Battlecat said...

Looking at his resume this had to go to the Netherlnds after the Indonesian independence came at last. Before his carreer in the colonial army/police he went busking in his youth.

Here he sings the songs of his childhood. Having an untrained voice while trying to be a kid again may result in this weird stuff.

Battlecat said...

and...

Patrick: at least the Congo inspired one of my favorite Ska tunes: http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=h6QyYEU-a28

To give some credit to the Non-Tempoe Doeloe (TD gives me itches, it's often colonials blaring about the good times) repatriates: the Tielman brothers rule: http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=YvC2_nsVJv0

wasesasegara said...

it's Indonesian.
"sariman teken serdadu
saya teken serdadu

sariman terlalu males
perut saya mules

barusan dia bakus, dan bahkan terlalu rakus.
memang memang saya rakus

enak sungguh orang jadi serdadu
tidak enak jadi serdadu

sariman pilek

pukul lima ....
saya kepingin makan roti

sariman ambil kopi
saya minum kopi

wajik atau beras ketan
waduh enak itu makanan

enak sungguh orang jadi serdadu
tidak enak jadi serdadu

pukul tujuh pergi dokter
perut saya laper

sariman sakit gemeter
saya makan laler

sariman sakit gemeter sebab dia makan sambel goreng laler
memang memang, saya sambel goreng laler toh enak sebab perutnya laper saja sih

enak sungguh orang jadi serdadu
tidak enak jadi serdadu

pukul sembilan .....
saya makan sate

sariman di tepi ...
saya kepingin tempe

sariman di tepi sem..
waduh, lebih baik sariman serdadu

enak sungguh orang jadi serdadu
tidak enak jadi serdadu

pukul lima masuk jaga
saya makan ketela

ketika piket bikin ronda
saya tidur saja

eh tenan marah-marah
...

enak sungguh orang jadi serdadu
tidak enak jadi serdadu

sudah sersan sariman pulang ke kampung saja ya

belanda

terima kasih sersan!

... sersan!

"

i'm sorry i can't hear clearly and he used some old language and Dutch that i don't understand.

i tried to translate it. but.. maybe it's not right, tough..

"Sariman taken to join army
I'm joining the army!

Sariman is too lazy
My have stomachache

just now he eat too many food!
yes, i am so hungry!

nice to be a soldier!
no it's not nice to be a soldier!

sariman catch a cold

5 o'clock ....
i wan't a bread

Sariman take a coffee
i drink a coffee

wajik or beras ketan?
ugh, that's so delicious!

nice to be a soldier!
no it's not nice to be a soldier!

7 o'clock go to doctor
my stomach so hungry

Sariman got paralyze
I ate flies

Sariman got paralyze, cause he eat aa fried flies!
yes yes. fried flies is good.. cause my stomach so hungry

nice to be a soldier!
no it's not nice to be a soldier!

9 o'clock...
I eat sate

Sariman at the edge of ...
Damn, I;m better join the army.

nice to be a soldier!
no it's not nice to be a soldier!

5 o'clock the guard time
i eat ketela

when the shift, must walk around.
i'm better sleep

what, he got angry!
...

nice to be a soldier!
no it's not nice to be a soldier!

please sergeant! just let me go home.

...
...
..

thanks sergeant!

...
..."

splogman said...

Sorry, somehow I missed this one Baiki. At this moment I can't tell you anymore than the previous comments