Time For A Break!

Let's listen to a beautiful young Malaysian singer and songwriter, Ana Raffali, with her song "Tolong Ingatkan Aku" (Please, Remind Me).  She is well-known for her identity; wearing a traditional Malay costume, the baju kurung for every performance. Enjoy!

*Today is a public holiday here in conjuction with "Malaysia Day"- the day Malaysia was formed when two states, Sabah and Sarawak, joined the Malay Federation on 16th September, 1963 Wishing my fellow Malaysians a Happy Malaysia Day! May we prosper more and live in peace and harmony! :)

I'm A Woman In Love

Listening to songs is a must-do for me everyday when driving to and back from work. It happened that this evening the local radio station I listened to played this beautiful number "Woman In Love" by Barbara Streisand. It's an oldie but listening to it was so refreshing after a slogging day. I was immersed in the beautiful lyrics. I was lost in my dreams of how great love is! I imagined the peak of happiness one gets  when madly in love. Everything is so beautiful and nothing else matters. Love can also defy all barriers. One is willing to sacrifice anything in the name of love. How strong the power of love is!

Let me define love :

Love at its peak is sweet as honey,
That it is seen everywhere,
Among the trees, the wind and the sky,
But when something goes wrong somewhere,
It makes a U-turn and becomes sour,
Even more sour than vinegar,
Till no love bird could withstand it,
Pretty soon it gets over fermented,
And all dreams turn to trash!



I might not be the woman in love but it doesn't stop me from loving this song and singing along. C'mon, let's karaoke!

You Will Forever Be In My Heart

This is one of my favourite songs by Kris Dayanti, an Indonesian diva, entitled "Kamu Di Hatiku Selamanya". Literally translated, "You Will Forever Be In My Heart".

Here are the lyrics.

 Kamu Di Hatiku Selamanya

Lama sudah ku bersama menemani dirimu
Berbagi cinta dan berbagi rasa
Semakin kita melangkah semakin kita dalam
Semakin terlihat jauh berbeda
Tapi ku tak sangka secepat ini
Harus berakhir kisah cinta kita
Reff:
Ku akan selalu mencintaimu
Walau kita tak mungkin bersama
Meski berat melepasmu
Tapi kamu akan selalu di hatiku selamanya
Betapa hancur hatiku meninggalkan dirimu
Tapi itu bukanlah kehendakku
Kita memang t’lah berbeda
Tak pernah satu kata
Tak baik juga untuk diteruskan
Tapi ku tak sangka secepat ini
Harus berakhir kisah cinta kita
Back to Reff: 2x


This is my translation to English. It isn't an exact translation for every line but more to my understanding of the original lyrics.


You Will Forever Be In My Heart

It's been a long time I have been with you
Sharing together the love and feelings
As we go on, we see the differences between us
But I don't expect our love ends too soon

I will always love you
Though it isn't possible to be together
My heart's heavy letting you go
But you will forever be in my heart

I am broken-hearted letting you go
Which isn't what I wish for
It isn't how it used to be
When we are not in good terms anymore
To carry on won't do any good
But I don't expect our love ends too soon

Siti Nurhaliza - The Moon Represents My Heart

This is such a lovely number that captures my heart. Datuk Siti Nurhaliza is Malaysia's top singer. She is a diva who received the most awards and listed in Malaysia Book Of Records.

Enjoy the song!


*After reading some comments ,  I write this as an addition to what I wrote above. As the song is sung in Chinese, most of us don't understand the lyrics. The song is not Siti's original number. Siti Nurhaliza is a Malay but as a singer, she can sing songs in other languages. I love this Chinese classic.

I surfed for the translation and this is what I got from http://www.sinosplice.com/

The Moon Represents My Heart

1
You ask how deeply I love you,
and just how great my love is,
My affection is real,
and my love is true,
The moon represents my heart.

2
You ask how deeply I love you,
and just how great my love is,
My affection does not waver,
and my love doesn't change,
The moon represents my heart.

3
So soft was the kiss,
that has moved my heart,
Such a deep affection,
makes me long for you now.

4
You ask how deeply I love you,
and just how great my love is,
Consider this,
and look above,
The moon represents my heart.
(Repeat 3 & 4)
Consider this,
and look above,
The moon represents my heart.