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:
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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)
But what's the deal with the high pitched voices? Like what ventriloquists do? Inquiring minds need to know!
Its a classic Indonesian-Dutch music colaboration I guess..
Tempoe Doloe is classic Indonesian language (now is 'Tempo Dulu').
It means: The Past Time
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.
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
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!
...
..."
Sorry, somehow I missed this one Baiki. At this moment I can't tell you anymore than the previous comments
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