Bengawan Solo - The World's Most Famous Indonesian Song

Bengawan Solo - The World's Most Famous Indonesian Song
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW - Written and originally performed by Mbah Gesang. Though I'm a foreigner (From America/USA) many of my Indonesian fans requested after my shows around Indonesia that I learn this famous song. It's become one of my favorite's to perform because of it's lively feel, and sing-along style melody.

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Bengawan Solo
Solo River
Riwayatmu ini
This is your story
Sedari dulu jadi
Have been since earliest times
Perhatian insani
Of sentient attention

Musim kemarau
In the dry season
Tak seb'rapa airmu
Your water is not much
Di musim hujan, air
In the rainy season, water
Meluap sampai jauh
Spills reaching far distances

Chorus:
Mata airmu dari Solo
Your water springs forth from Solo
Terkurung gunung seribu
Caged by a thousand mountains
Air mengalir sampai jauh
Water flows to reach far distances
Akhirnya ke laut
Eventually to the sea

Itu perahu
Those boats
Riwayatnya dulu
In the past
Kaum pedagang s'lalu
The merchant folk had always
Naik itu perahu
Sailed in those boats