REMACO RL 034
LILIS SURJANI ( 22 aug 1948 - 7 oct 2007 )
Band: Arulan
Conductor: Jarzuk Arifin
"Sejenak" ( a while )
"Ratapan Sang Bayi" ( The lament of a baby ) The newborn enters the world at the moment the father is hit by a bullet on the battlefield.
"Samar Polah" it is a Sundanese song.
"Dusunku" ( My little village )
"Dayung Palenggam" ( Row .......( a boat ) I don't know if Palenggam means rocking or swaying ( boat ) maybe it can also be the name of a region in Sumatra.Or is it a word play with teh name of Palembang town? The song is typical of Sumatra's dendang or joget styled songs, in use as worksongs, or traditional dances. Words in these songs are many times repeated and the feeling of the song is more important than the exact content.
"Curahan Hati" ( A cry from the heart ) one of her melancholic songs from that period.
"Kusegera Pulang" ( I will be home very soon )
"Perahu Bertolak" ( The boat sets sail )
three out of 8 songs on this record are by the hand of Lilis Surjani. She surely had quite an amount of talent in composing, together wit her older collegue-singer: Titiek Puspa.
Sejenak - ( Mus K. Wirja )
Ratapan Sang Bayi - ( Lilis Surjani )
Samar Polah - ( Mus K.Wirja )
Dusunku - ( Sumiarti )
Dayung Palenggam - ( A. Karim Nun )
Curahan Hati - ( Lilis Surjani )
Kusegera Pulang - ( Mus K. Wirya )
Perahu Bertolak - ( Lilis Surjani )
