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History of the Song - 'Bungawang Solo' & Netizens Comments: Thursday 20-11-2025

 

Why you hear this Indonesian song everywhere | Bengawan Solo

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Bahasa Indonesia subtitles are available! (Ada subtitle Bahasa Indonesia!). Bengawan Solo is a song that you can hear everywhere in Asia, watch this video to learn about the little known history of this song by Indonesian Kroncong musician Gesang Martohartono.  …

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Bahasa Indonesia subtitles are available! (Ada subtitle Bahasa Indonesia!). Thank you for watching, consider subscribing as well! This is my first time editing a video of this sort using After Effects, so the quality is a work-in-progress! Also, Sei Violette, the narrator, is British and she did her best trying to pronounce all the foreign and local words so definitely give her a round of applause! Please do comment if you have read the original website article in the past! Finally, if you have more to add about the history of Indonesia or the song, please do comment. We try to keep it digestible for the video so we probably missed a lot of history! Thank you again for watching! broadly-specific.com Follow us Instagram: @broadly_specific Twitter: @broadlycinema Support us on Patreon.com/broadly_specific -Bondan Syamsu
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As Indonesian this is actually the first time hearing that Bengawan Solo has mulitple version overseas
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Hey all! I'm the narrator of this video, Sei Violette! ^^ Some people seem to think I'm AI, so I just wanted to assure you that I am real! xD Enjoy the video!
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Wow.. As an Indonesian, I didn't know the song was this popular and has many versions. I agree the melody has a hint of colonialism, nostalgic, mellow and a bit sad.
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I'm from Singapore, and thank you so much for explaining how this song has become so meaningful to the ASEAN countries and Japan.
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I’m glad that you didn’t translate “Bengawan Solo” to Bengawan Solo River, because the word bengawan (Javanese: ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀) itself means “river” but specifically a large one. Unfortunately, despite the popularity of his song, Gesang didn’t really become “wealthy” as you might have it. Thank you for this important history lesson, especially for East and Southeast Asian nations.
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I'm from Paraguay, and an enthusiast of Indonesian culture. I love kroncong, being Bengawan Solo one of my favorite songs, as well as Waktu Potong Padi and quite a few others. So good to know about the history of Bengawan Solo! Terima kasih!
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Much respect for pronouncing "Java" as "Jawa" as it is in Bahasa Indonesia. This is a great breakdown, I learned a lot as Indonesian myself. Thank you!
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I always thought as a Singaporean that Bengawan Solo was just a popular bakery brand. Now I know how important this name and its song is especially its rich history and associations with WW2.
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In fact, a lot of Indonesian classical music has been changed and rearranged by other countries secretly without the knowledge of Indonesian classical music creators. When World War II ended, classical music accompanied by keroncong musical instruments became the listener's favorite musical instrument in the evening before resting. Several colonial soldiers & generals brought the cassettes back to their country and distributed them to commemorate the atmosphere in Indonesia. every beat and rhythm of the singer's music will bring peace to the listener's heart at that time. There are several Indonesian classical songs that were arranged without the composer's permission & there is also the President of Indonesia who gave cassettes of Indonesian classical songs to other countries as a sign of friendship. Even though it is in Indonesian, music is universal and the melodic rhythm of the traditional keroncong musical instrument will make the heart happy & peaceful. Examples I remember: 1) The song Terang Bulan from Indonesia was a very hit song and was eventually changed to the Malaysian national anthem (but the information I got was that Malaysia had paid the copyright to the owner of the song) 2) Ayo Mama, a hit song that young people liked at that time. The President of Indonesia visited Czech Republic and gave him a souvenir in the form of a cassette of the song Ayo Mama. Turns out they liked it and it was performed by a Czech band and arranged with Hawaiian musical instruments, dancing & Hawaiian costumes. as an attraction/promotion and apparently liked it, but many Europeans didn't know that it was a song from Indonesia. (unless Dutch definitely know the song from Indonesia) 3) Teresa Tang, legendary singer from China. Indonesian youth at that time really idolized and invited Teresa Tang to a concert in Indonesia. It turned out that Teresa Tang was becoming more and more famous and Teresa Tang started to like Indonesia and went on holiday to Indonesia while listening to several Indonesian classical songs and finally Teresa Tang covered a lot of Indonesian songs & used Indonesia leanguge. - Then Teresa Tang really likes Indonesian song entitled Dayung Sampan. - The text of the song Dayung Sampan was changed to Mandarin and became the song TIAN MI-MI and finally Teresa became increasingly famous throughout the world. In fact, there were lots of Indonesian songs that were hits and popular at that time, even though they were popular in other country, but unfortunately music lovers didn't know that the creators of these classic songs actually came from Indonesia.
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Bengawan Solo and Nyiur Melambai, Rayuan Pulau Kelapa are some examples of (seemed) simple but actually finesse composition.
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I love how the narrator said "Jawa" instead of "Java"😂❤
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The reverse of this would be "Kopi Dangdut", a song that some Indonesians would consider as "quintessentially Indonesian" and a "dangdut classic" but is in fact an adaptation of the Venezuelan song Moliendo Café.
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This is similar to the song Tian Mimi which was popularized by the late Teresa Teng. The original song tittled Dayung Sampan, was actually from Banten province in Indonesia.
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This song is also very popular in China. Its Chinese version is titled as "美丽的梭罗河" (literally it means "beautiful Solo river"")
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As a Cambodian, I've heard this song ever since I was little. Didn't know about its history and origin until now. Much love to Indonesia for such a beautiful song 🇰🇭 ❤ 🇮🇩
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This song is still remembered in its city of origin, solo, as the departure tune in stations all across solo, everytime i went there and heard the tune, i always feel the sense of nationalism and pride of what my ancestors have done to reach the independence of our country.
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In early 2000's I took a classical vocal lesson from a soprano in Jakarta. My vocal teacher has massive colletions of songs from various composers. One of her collection is a compilation book of world's greatest songs. The book contains famous songs from around the world, and as you can guess it, Bengawan Solo is in that book, and it's the only one from Indonesia
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tanah air is a specific phrase. In Indonesia language, there are some phrases would shift its meaning from its root words. Like Tanah = Soil, and Air = Water. but as a phrase, Tanah Air means Homeland. You can't simply translate Tanah Air separatedly and turn it into "Soil" and "Water". Because this is an "idiomatic phrase". It may consisted of two words, but it has one meaning as a unique unit, which means "homeland". Another example of idiomatic phrase in Indonesia is Buah = Fruit Bibir = Lips Buah Bibir = An Object to be gossipped.
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Didn’t know that Bengawan Solo was this popular back then 🤔🤔
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As a Cambodian, I've never thought it originated from Indonesia and surprised there're many other versions too. Very interesting.
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In the late 80s, the Sultan of Selangor's palace in Shah Alam used to play this tune to mark the hour. As a high school kid I grew up listening to it, not even knowing what it was until I grew up many years later.
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Though not mentioned, the song is also popular in Malaysia among the Chinese community.
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In the Philippines, Bengawan Solo was the first Indonesian song to played in Calabarzon including myself, although there is no Filipino version of this song, the song became popular in Calamba City, because I played that on YouTube since 2018 I started as Indonesian culture enthusiast way back in 2022 when President Bongbong Marcos’ state visit to Indonesia and since then, Indonesia is always on my mind even I’m a Filipino myself, live in Calamba City so I updated news about Indonesia, watching anything Indonesia on documentary and listening Indonesian songs including this one, so that I dreamed to visit Indonesia someday, plus I learned Bahasa Indonesia on my own on Language App, Duolingo and Indonesianpod101 With all my heart, I hope to see you in Indonesia soon and I will be waiting for you 😊😊 Love, Mr. Darwin Penaflorida from Calamba City, Laguna in the Philippines 🇵🇭💕🇮🇩
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I was in Singapore this summer and saw the Bengawan Solo bakery chain. I wondered if it may have been owned/founded by an Indonesian-Singaporean. It makes so much sense now. I too wasn’t aware that Bengawan Solo had been embraced across Asia and the world. So proud that a song aided in our national and pan-Asian identity-building. Thank you for raising our awareness and appreciation! ❤️🇮🇩
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my dad and family are dutch-indonesian that left Indonesia to go to the netherlands in 1956.. we sing bengawan solo when we come together! thank you for this video!!
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Indonesians are a very musically talented people, the most talented in South East Asia. In Singapore, there are beautiful Malay songs like Tanjung Katong, Geylang Sipaku Geylang, ChanMaliChan, and of course Dayung Sampan which i learnt in school. I thought it was Malaysian, but now i realise it's Indonesian.
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That was a great video. I learned a lot. Few Japanese people after the war thought “Bungawan Solo” was a Japanese song, but understood it to be an old Indonesian folk song. It was already sung in the original language in 1951 by a singer named Asami Kuji 久慈あさみ. I also think that Bungawan Solo was accepted by the Japanese people not as a military song, but in the context of “South Sea Fantasy''「南洋幻想」. The "South Sea Fantasy" was established by Shiga Shigeaki 志賀重昂, an early 20th century geographer, and later played a role in Japan's war of aggression against the Oceanian nations and Southeast Asia but not necessarily limited to militant ideology. Since the end of the 19th century in Japan, there has been a fascination with the southern islands. the “South Seas,'' 南洋 a utopia different from “Orient” = 東洋,Eastern sea countries'' and “West” = 西洋,Western sea countries''. The mandate of the South Sea Islands after World War I led to increased interest in Oceania and neighboring Southeast Asia. around the end of 1030s, recordings of Hawaiian music and Latin music from the United States, as well as music of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries through Europe, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, began to be imported and heard on the radio and on records. These were Westernized and exotic music that was consumed in the West. These music matched Japan's “South Sea Fantasy.'' After the war, some Japanese people may have felt nostalgia for the colonies they were unable to occupy during Bungawan Soro, but I think there was also a sense of guilt mixed in. Indonesia's plight was known in post-war Japan, There were news about the military bonds issued by the Japanese army becoming worthless, causing hyperinflation in Indonesia, and news about the Indonesian long and hard independent wars with the Netherlands and Britain. In addition, many of the friends and families of the young soldiers who died on Java Island visited the island after the war and were exposed to Javanese culture. From this connection, Gesang Martohartono was invited to Japan to have concert several times in the 1980s and 90s, then Bungawan Solo in Bahasa Indonesia began to be sung by some Japanese singers. There is a monument of Gesang Martohartono and a small park commemorating his song “Bungawan Solo” next to Taru Jurug Animal Park (TSTJ) in Solo city in Java. This was built by donations from ex Japanese soldiers and families.
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Just come here because HOLIVE ID sung it at the last moments and i know why it's look familiar
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from singapore! i feel like we all know this tune but never the history, so im glad i came across this video
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As a filipino, i'd like to thank this channel for introducing me to a part of Indonesian culture. The way I describe our relationship is that we are neighbours, but i feel like we are so distant from each other. We used to study kingdoms and empires of indonesia, but that's just it. I genuinely wanted to know and appreciate indonesian culture more, and im happy that i get to know more througj these videos haha.
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And here I am, my dad's fav song brought me to this great video! If I might add, for my grandparent's generation, they may cry after hearing Bengawan Solo for it brings up many mixed feelings of the old days... While for my parent's generation, they know the song for that "nostalgic" nuance, where the existence of the song preceded the hard times, thus the song itself become somewhat a salvation from the old days. It may not be the same for other people, because for my family which came from rural javanese culture, Gesang was (and still) one the hero and maestro for commoners—or what we called it "wong cilik" . Anyway, thank you so much!
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2:32 Gesang was born in Surakarta. This is another name for the city of "Solo The first Japanese restaurant in Jakarta is "Kikugawa", owned by an ex-Japanese soldier who married locally. His other restaurant was "Bengawan Solo" in Japan.
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My grandpa loved this song so much when he was still alive
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Kroncong is great , but forgotten and refused by most nowadays Indonesian people . The indonesian preferred Dangdoet instead ... btw Kroncong has similar Vibe with Enka .
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The song "Bengawan Solo" is famous among elderly Japanese people but not so much for younger people. I feel a little ashamed as a Japanese of not having the knowledge of its history. It is now assumed to be a symbol of independence from Western countries, but at the same time, it was actually a tool of propaganda that the Japanese military broadcasted to create "the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." I really hope that this song will be the symbol of peace, independence, and prosperity for Indonesia and other Asian countries.
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Cuma pernah dengar 3 versi, Indonesia, Jepang, dan Mandarin. Baru tau ada versi Thai, Tagalog, dll.
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Wah baru tahu, guru kesenian ku pernah bahas tentang ini lagu tapi aku kira ini lagu seperti lagi keroncong umumnya tapi ternyata ada sejarah panjang dibaliknya.
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Thank you! I didn't know Bengawan Solo exists in various languages! Too bad the composer, Gesang, didn't get the royalties he deserves
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dari sd sampai sma pasti di mata pelajaran budaya diajarkan lagu ini
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I'm almost 40. My father used to sing this song every morning and evening when he was tending to his plants. He passed away dec last year. This song is deeply ingrained in my memory.
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As a Cambodian-American, bengawan solo brings back nostalgic memories of when my parents would listen to this song. Thank you for introducing this beautiful song to the world. ❤
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There's a heartwarming story of how it this song came to Cambodia. Somewhere between 1960's to 1970's, our late king, Norodom Sihanouk, had a state visits to Indonesia. His majesty has a profound love for performing art and is famous for always bringing singers with him abroad for state visits, and this time is not an exception. In the morning, singers selected by the Indonesians government sang this song to welcome us, and in the same day at the evening, singers brought by the late king sang a version of it in Khmer as a response. And till this day, Bengawan Solo is still listened fondly in Cambodia.
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Beuhhh ada di filmnya direktor legendaris jepang Akira Kurosawa dan direktor hebat Hongkong Wong Kar Wai. Untuk film Wong Kar Wai mungkin ga se famous California Dream nya The mamas and The Papas(Chungking Express) tp bisa ada di film yg direktornya dkenal bisa membangun mood film lewat lagu brrti menurut Kar Wai ini lagu pasti ada "sesuatu" nya. Mantab mbah Gesang. Rest In Peace ya mbah 🙏
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I remembered listening bengawan solo for the first time when i was 12 fro a singing competition. My teacher was from indonesia and it felt really special to me. Recently i watched In the mood for love and reconised the melody and got emotional. The song really touched my heart, bringing me back to simpler time when i was a kid with so much little care in the world
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Me as Indonesian, can't believe how powerful the song is. According to Rolling Stone Indonesia, the songs appeared in the list of greatest Indonesian songs of all time at #11, and Gesang at #2 in the list of greatest Indonesian composers.
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I live in Indonesia in entire life, n never heard about any version about bengawan solo, this new for me thanks alot
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Kudos and salute to Sei Viollete and friends that already brought this Indonesian song Bengawan Solo into the world of knowledge and introduction. This is a very good video that not even one Indonesian do before and as an Indonesian I am a bit shame... Again thank you for this lovely YouTube 🌹
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As an Indonesian, I'm so proud of our artistic achievements that lasts until today in many countries. Our countries have many great artists from different cultural backgrounds. Our diversity is our wealth!
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Bengawan Solo is a treasure of Indonesia...😘👍
Terima kasih atas ulasannya yang luar biasa dan mencerahkan, Saya yakin presentasi ini telah melalui proses penelitian yang cermat. Semoga sukses untukmu.
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I'm a Malaysian Chinese but absolutely loved Bengawan solo <3
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I'm not Asian but I was trying to get into Chinese music and found Rebecca Pan's beautiful rendition. I'm happy I've discovered a much greater part of Asian culture in the process.
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I live in Hawaii, and although this is one of the states of the USA, Chinese and Japanese influences have been strong here for over 100 years. Back in the 1970s I used to collect old records from the 1950s and earlier, and I had more than one Japanese version of this song. Until I encountered this video, however, I never knew its history or where it had originated, although its name made it clear that it wasn’t Japanese.
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As an Indonesian, i have never thought about how powerful this song is to other countries. I hear it everywhere and becomes so casual with it. Thank you for bringing up the history and the how amazing the song is. Such a timeless and beautiful song.
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Last month when i was in Shanghai im surprise some restaurant play this song feels like home ❤️
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This video is interesting. Never knew the song is quite popular abroad. The word "gesang" itself means "alive" in the polite register of Javanese a.k.a krama Javanese, so perhaps the legacy of Alm. Gesang Martohartono is still "gesang" in the form of the song Bengawan Solo.
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just got this video recommend on Indonesia Independence day, damn what a timing
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I've heard this song since I was a child. In the atmosphere of a half-Thai-Chinese family, And I know it's a song that originally came from the Philippines-Malay-Indonesia - somewhere. But I don't know the real history. And I believe that the melody of this song aroused my interest again from the movie In The mood for love 2000 and your explanation was very helpful. Recently, while I was lulling a child, I accidentally hummed this song even though I was still I don't even know the name of the song. Thank you for this good clip.
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Bengawan solo now become Bengawan duo
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sejak dulu musik indonesia sudah populer, tidak heran sekarang musik indonesia sangat populer dalam genre apapun.
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Over here we call this song "Tagimoucia Ga"
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Beruntung banget Dulu Masih Kecil Bisa Ketemu Gesang , Skrg Kalau Main Keroncong/Gamelan Pasti Memainkan Lagu Gesang
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for anyone who doesn't know, "solo" and "surakarta" (the origin of the singer-songwriter) are the same. after all my life loving this song, i never thought i'd study in this lovely city now 🥰
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Bahasa Indonesia is such beautiful language
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Once, When I was in HK Immigration, the Bengawan Solo being played... I felt like I was at home... Alfatekah for Mbah Gesang
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If there is an Indonesian version of the TV series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist), this song would definitely be the most suitable replacement for Bella Ciao.
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As a guy in Spain who didn't know anything about this song at all, I ate the entire video up. Great work! It was very informative
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Bengawan Solo is a true beauty and masterpiece. Every rendition has its own beauty. As a Cambodian, it's nice to see a great art being shared all around SEA
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Yes I have heard this song often growing up in the 70s, 80s, 90s . I feel sad, romantic the same time. Thanks for talking about origins, history
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my mother is Indonesian and I try to embrace our culture as much as I can, but I've never heard this song! that's awesome!
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Thank you so much for having me again! This was a great project to narrate!
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I love this song so much.. Such a beautiful song. I sang this in my school choir in the 70'. Still makes me search for it today. Ever green.
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Begawan Solo is another one of those songs that evoke nostalgia, for example my young self, like Sukiyaki.
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as an indonesian diaspora who lives 28 hrs of flight time from the motherland & constantly experiencing homesickness, i am bawling over this video. thank you!
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This song was such a big hit in Cambodia.
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Wowww what a revelation, never knew it was translated to many languages. 🙂
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Dari Bengawan Solo akhirnya sampai ke ujung dunia...
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0:38 This is Khmer version in modern world. This melody has more than 10 versions in Khmer languages both female and male versions from 1960s to these days.
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As indonesia, i didn't have any idea that this song was even famous abroad!!
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This beautiful song really becoming a bridge of culture relationship among the nation.
That is because of KERONCONG music. Old days, keroncong music is kind of noble people's music genre; afaik, that still valid until early 2000's.
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This song reminds me a lot about my grandpa, his kindness, his story about the Japanese occupation era
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This was an incredible video <3 I'm Singaporean and I knew this song, but I never knew the history behind it. I will enjoy the song all the more the next time I hear it, because now I know the full story!
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面白かった、勉強になった。😮このきょくなつかしい、またその歴史を知る機会があって嬉しい
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How many Bengawan Solo you need? YESS
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There's also a Fijian version brooo
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I like to wonder back then, why is this song quite popular across Asian countries. I've heard Khmer, Cantonese, and Japanese version of it (Khmer version is my fav one). Now I know it got a place that it deserves
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a song that tells about the philosophy of a river in Solo that carries love along its journey from upstream to downstream, and in the end all rivers will end in the ocean. A song favored by Japanese Imperial soldiers guarding European prison camps in Indonesia. This song reminds them of the river and their family in Japan. This song was also liked by European prisoners in the camp, reminding them of the glory of Europe when they were still the rulers of the Indonesian nation and its rivers and their families in the Netherlands. And for Indonesia itself, this song gives hope that one day its people can be humanized as humans...in their own country. The song Gesang Bengawan Solo is truly extraordinary, loved by Japan, the Netherlands and Indonesia at the same time, in the 1940s when they were at war with each other.
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Thank you for creating this essay. As native Indonesian we love this masterpiece of a song to death but most of us (including myself) unaware of its popularity outside Indonesia. This is such a great way to keep the legacy on. Looking forward for another essay from you guys! You got yourself a new subscriber!
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0:39 is the Cambodian version. I grew up loving this song. It’s nice to learn the detail. 🥰
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I am from Indonesia, my neighbor's grandfather was a soldier who was assigned as a peacekeeper in Congo. He once said that when he was serving in Africa, he was given African music cassettes by his ex-girlfriend, who was a native African woman, and one of them had the song Bengawan Solo.
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As a pilipino im also proud about this song
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Salut yg buat wawasannya luas
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Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing the fascinating historical background of this beautiful song. Coming from a Taiwan-Japan background, I recognize it as a supposedly Chinese song from In The Mood For Love, however I can swear I’ve heard the Japanese version of song from somewhere growing up. And I remember thinking there was something not quite Chinese but also not quite Japanese about the song. Mystery solved😂 And you are right, nostalgia is strong in this one.
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The fact that lately I started playing the old song like terang Bulan and ofc Bengawan Solo and this video come up, dud it feel like coincidence and feel the world move around and know what you want to hear
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Thank you so much for the SONG and it's history. As most people.... I heard this song in my own language 65 years ago... in Radio, TV, movies....and many many more medias ...and till today. I can say one of the greatest song and we even love it Bengawan Solo more and more while we know more and more about the song. Love it and super Thanks for your sharing.
This is my first time hearing this
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As an Indonesian myself, I didn't know that we invaded the world with this song 😭
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Oh my god! I thought I heard this song before, but when you put the movies it was from I didn't expect them all to be some of my favorite movies from some of my favorite directors. When you put Kurosawa I thought that was it, then Ozu blew my mind, then Wong Kar Wai made me convinced that this was specifically targeting me lol.
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16:46 yes, there is Bengawan Solo Bakery in Singapore, it sells a lot of traditional cake like onde2, pukis, bika ambon and also have kerupuk
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One of the best YouTube videos on Indonesia for a long time. I've been viewing a lot of those this year. I had no idea that the song was popular outside of Indonesia. I was shocked to watch Jokowi's interview where he said that Xi Jin Ping can sing the song! Xi was disappointed that the river wasn't as romantic as the song. And I have to agree with him. My father was born in Solo, so I know. The composer had an "artistic license". Someone should write a song about the seas of Nusantara. Where you mentioned that performers rarely composed their own songs back then until The Beatles was also interesting. Today, we take singer-song writers for granted: Paul Simon, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Sting, Adele. Song writing is really hard. I appreciate Gesang Martohartono more now. Thank you for sharing a real gem.
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I naver knew that Sometimes the things we hear or use day to day life could have such a unique and great history
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Can't believe they used it in Akira Kurosawa's movie too, that's amazing! Love your channel, can't wait to see more videos from you. Greetings from Indonesia.
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very well researched mas Bondan and Sei, good job never realize the song is known worldwide or at least asia wide you just earned yourself a subs
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I knew Bengawan Solo such a popular song but never think could be this popular
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I heard the Japanese and Dutch version sometimes ago, ok..they were here in WW and they loved it, make sense. Never knew this song so popular in all East Asia tho ‘til today..thx to this video. I’m Indonesian btw.
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I Live 200m from Bengawan Solo river, that song always gave a warmth feeling to your soul
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Thank you for this beautiful video! In these messed up times for us Indonesian, knowing the song reach many outside does warm my heart 🥺
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Woah i didnt know about this as an indonesian. I like this video
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Would love to hear more about Indonesian culture
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thank u sm for making this beautiful video
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Boleh nangis ga..kagum 😭
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can you next bring essay about tian mimi, and dayung sampan its say originated from indonesia (perhaps chinese descendant) but got more popular and became classic of mandarin chinese song
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I dated a historian girl from Solo, she always talk about Indonesian folklore and many other Indonesian history.
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As an Indonesian, the best sentence i can give you is that bengawan solo is basically the asian version of my way by frank sinatra. It's just one of those cult classic that is unanimously loved by people no matter what generation you're from. It's the type of song that even though you may not be alive yet when the song first release but when you listen to it you can experience that era
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my mom kept playing this song and I insisted to her that I've heard either a japanese or a chinese version of this song and while researching, i stumbled upon your video and it's so interesting to learn about the history and context. Thank you for this!
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Just wait until "Bengawan Co-op" drops.
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You know that during World War II, Japan controlled Indonesia for several years, and when Japan was defeated in Hiroshima, Japan withdrew its forces, and after the withdrawal, Then the Nusantara archipelago (now Indonesia) declared itself an independent country, Several years later Japan paid compensation for the damage they caused in Indonesia (this is a political matter, so I will limit it here). And the parents (elders in the village) once told a story, that the song Bengawan Solo was also a way of diplomacy, introducing the sovereignty of the Indonesian state, later on it also became famous in the Netherlands. That is one of the many stories circulating among the people, whatever it is, the song Bengawan Solo once again became a legend on the face of Asia in that era.
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On regional stations in Indonesia, regional songs are often played, including this song
Bengawan Solo is at the 1st place the best Indonesian songs. What I like is it has strong symbol of nationalism. As a 16-year-old, it is sad for me not recognizing this song in my enviroment until making myself dug deeper in the internet for days until I'm here. It feels forgotten and somewhat stolen.
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Beautiful Bengawan Solo song . . . . Music is Love . . . . Thank You Mr. Gesang for a Beautiful Song . . . . Bengawan Solo . . . . Arigatou ne 🙏🏻🇲🇨
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Thank you for educating us on this important piece of history and music. And as an Indonesian, I am especially thankful for this video. I look forward to more from this channel
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Currently Bengawan Solo (acoustic keroncong version) is always played in train stations in Solo/Surakarta area be it Solo Purwosari station, Solo Jebres station, or Solobalapan station when the intercity train arrived on the station. Pleasantly good to hear since everytime i heard the song since its like indirecly says "home, at last". P.S a train (economy class) connecting Solo and Jakarta were also named on behalf of the river. KA Bengawan.
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I genuinely did not know this song is popular internationally 😮. And nice video and review, that this song is much more than a catchy old tune, but it has a story, you kosten to this you travelled back to the time where Indonesia’s struggle and story came from. Remembering where we came from, what indonesia used to be like, it has character. Very good video!
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What, as Indonesian, I never knew this fact before...
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Oh wow, what a beautiful documentation about a song that we're not aware of in our everyday life. Indeed the melody sounds so captivatingly calming. Thank you for your hardwork on this. Looking forward for your another great video ❤️
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This very day, "arisan" in my big family happened on a place over the bengawan solo river and the musician sang Bengawan Solo. I tell my family about how this song is known so much more outside Indonesia and they surprised they didn't know this
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This is seriously a really well structured and edited video. I read that this is a team do kuddos to you guys!
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As an Indonesian. I m very grateful for this video. That I can learn most of historical story behind Bengawan Solo
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Wow, love the video essays about bengawan solo (Also Akira Kurosawa is the GOAT)👍
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appreciated this video a lot!!
As a neighbouring Malaysian I roughly knew this song was huge but I never thought it had a lasting impact on the world. Kudos Gesang Martohartono for creating this absolute masterpiece.
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Thank u for spread this Knowledge
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It's sad to see this song has been translated into many languages and yet the Indonesian writer and composer of this song lived in poverty until the end of his life.
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Before pop song rampant as globally indonesian nowadays didn’t know that their country has been started the phenomenon first as not classical music but traditional indonesian music into around the world
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This is very informative,. I used to hear the melody every in the classic movie, never was I know it originally from my neighbour country nor did I know its original title,. Your work were splendid.. 👍👍👍
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Never knew Bengawan Solo had such huge impact like this ❤
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Pantes pas nonton in the mood for love ngerasa familiar banget sama lagunya wkwkwk
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Maybe it is my love of the movie "In the mood for love" brought me to this youtube. I listen to this song when I was kid in Mandarin and English (I am 66). I never know that this is an Indonesian song. Thank you for bringing this "aha moment" to me :-)
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Thank you for the deep research. I learned something interesting from your video. Greetings from Indonesia.
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Thank you for making this video
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Very well done video. I have nothing to add to this, since this video pretty much covered everything. Also, several commenters before me already pointed out what missing (such as how its popular in Malay Chinese community and some others). The Indonesian names pronunciation is good too, especially for non native speaker. When I was a child, I lived with my grandparents, our house is just several tens of meters from the bank of bengawan Solo. I spent my childhood playing near it, and listening to the song evoke all my childhood memories. The sweet, lilting, sweeping mellow and melancholic melody of the song is what make of its endurance, imho, the song evoking all warm memories of days begone to the listener.
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This song turn back my memories to my grand pa and bring back my childhood 🥰
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My dad plays this song beautifully in a guitar. I am jealous that I don’t know how to play keroncong as an Indonesian. It has so much skills playing a bass line together while strumming the guitar. My dad is the reason why I love music so much in my life, but this Bengawan Solo song is the one that I will never be able to copy from his Kerongcong Guitar Skill
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Love Being Indonesian ❤
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Wow, I know Singapore has some kind of pastries shop named after the song because I saw one when I was there. But never thought it was that widespread. You learn something astonishing everyday.
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not me waiting for saloma and p ramlee's version 😭😭😭
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Beautiful video, I find myself tearing up as an Indonesian person. You have my subscription ❤
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I thought this song just popular in Indonesia, happy to see this
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On one hand, I would like to clarify that playing "Bengawan Solo" wasn't the prelude of Indonesian Nationalism. Indonesian nationalism officially started on October 28, 1928. On the other hand, thank you for acknowledging that Indonesia Independence Day is on August 17, 1945 and not what the Dutch and many other countries claimed, 1949.
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Sebelum ada bengawan solo group band asal indonesia sdh lebih dulu terkenal di eropa yaa mereka adalah the thielman brothers
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Just know i found out that this song is beyond legendary. Thanks for your content 👍
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From Cambodia, I hope to visit the Solo's river one day!
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It isn't mentioned in this video. But there is a version of Bengawan Solo in Russian.
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Bengawan solo and dayung sampan. These two songs are very popular and both from indonesia
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i didnt know about this! thank you for everyone who appreciate our songs! love from indonesia 🥰
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Not Indonesian, but love this song so much!
Many thanks for sharing with us about the song's history. I also learned a little bit more about the history of the era along the way.
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When that Cambodian came on I remember instantly that my parents at some point played that song, because it sounded to familiar.
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Bengawan Solo mémang lagu yang sangat melegénda & sangat authentic...
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Thank you for the broad content reference 👍
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there are two Thai language translations (as I found so far) one is the direct translated, singing about the river https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mmKLN4BNrs the other is the "love song" translation, saying how lonely the night is parting from loved one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H1w788D5Tk
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Ini sangat keren! 😮
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we used to sing this song back in the eary 90s. i thought it was a folk song of an another language in the philippines.
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Mind blowing.. Indonesian here, great to know.. 😮😮
BroadlySpecific, you really dont have to worry whether or not we'll get bored of the "long history lesson" or such. I. Absolutely. Adore. It. They way you give the information and the brilliant editing captivated me and heck, 300k others! Keep it up, love it!
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Musician now"This song is my, you can not cover or even,sing it without my permission 😭" Musician then "sing it let everyone know the message behind beautiful rhythm"
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Wow what a great documentary
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Surakarta people here... thank you for this video, i never knew Bengawan Solo has overseas version before.
This is a good video essay, thoroughly explained yet in simple and uncomplicated way. Instant subscibe!
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The song is popular thanks to Japanese and Chinese Malaysian that spread the song to other parts of Asia. Indonasia didn't have nearly the same cultural influence as Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong to spread the song
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Fun fact, according to some source, gesang wrote the lyrics of bengswan solo on the cigarette box
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Such an mesmerizing song! Thanks for the video!
Amazing video and a great interweaving of many theoretical concepts of nationalism and hybridity in an easily accessible manner. The music historical and ethnographical study of this one song with the intricate histories and Asian culture behind it is very impressive. (But 'Asia for Asian' is so traumatising because what follows after that promise was atrocities and violence when so many SEA countries trusted the Japanese)
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truly "broadly specific"
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Ada indonesyanya coy 🍸👉
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Once I heard this music performed by street musicians in Chiangmai, Thailand
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Such a beautiful song!!!
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Thank you for including the scenes from Akira Kurosawa’s and Yasujiro Ozu’s films.
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I thought it was pronounced Boeung kravan which in Khmer mean lake kravan. I always hear people sing karaoke to this song, I've never known the meaning of the song, I thought it was depicting a lonely person who was waiting for their love one.
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im indonesian and i never knew this song was this famous.
as Indonesian myself this video is touching my heart, I'm a fan of keroncong music and i just know there is so many version of this song in another language with their deep and unique history behind it
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As Indonesian I can't believe this song was so popular and bringin most nation a memories especially war
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Saiki kaline butek x.x
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Many dont realize relationship between Indonesia and Japan culturally is very strong. For many things like one of Soekarno wives is Naoko Nemoto (Ratna Dewi Soekarno), she is still live healthy in Japan and i think had some job as Anime Seiyuu too in Pripara. Song like Kokoro no Tomo also popular in Indonesia during 80s-90s. In modern era too like Idol group branch JKT48, many Japanese artist held concert at Jakarta, also booming of Vtuber open in a branch in Indonesia too. Also mention too about Japanese influence in electronic and transportation altough in recent years slowly changing to China
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so coolest content🌻
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A bakery and pastry firm in Singapore was named after this song. I was looking for a Filipino cover of this song as you mentioned that there was one. I might not be aware as the Filipino version came out in the 50s or the 60s?
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As Indonesian, 33 years living here and just know it right now 😮
What a well researched and well narrated documentary, a clip that could be a references by many generation to come.
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Love Indonesia song from Taiwan
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In Philippines, we have a similar tuned song 2 years earlier than "Bengawan Solo", it is called "Dahil Sayo (Because of You)" on its chorus part. Although, they differ for their purposes, "Bengawan Solo" about striving for independence against foreign nations, while "Dahil Sayo (Because of You)" is a "kundiman (serenade to a girl outside her home)" for a girl he loved very much and do everything to be with him.
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Miraculous work for both, the song and this video. God bless you
next "poco poco" song
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I first heard it on the Compilation album The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia. It was intriguing. Thanks for the history.
The clip compilation was so pleasing to the eyes and ears👍🏽 I could also imagine music as being a tool for social mobility for postcolonial workers in Japan with entertainment visas after WW2. Thanks for the well summarized video lecture. I would absolutely listen about this topic in college.
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I am from SOLO the cities in Indonesia its a vibe indeed.
This youtube illustration of Bengawan Solo is truly meaningful.
One of my fav all time song. I'm not Indonesian by the way, but fall in love with it after listening to the version by Anneke Gronloh. Majestic and stiring melody, beautiful lyrics.
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To be exact, Tanah Air in Indonesian language means a homeland.
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This is Indonesia's biggest export to the world
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Beautiful Bengawan Solo song . . . . Music is Love . . . . Thank You Mr. Gesang for a Beautiful Song . . . . Bengawan Solo . . . . Arigatou ne 🙏🏻🇲🇨
South korean here and i’ve never heard of this song. I feel left out of this pan-asian musical culture. 🤷‍♂️ Either the song never got here, or it failed to gain popularity.
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I'm from Surakarta, so proud of Mr. Gesang🤍🥹
Thank you for making this knowledgeable video, you have collected so many precious photos which I like most are the maps hand-drawn by Japanese and delicate ‘Asia’ one, and also the pamphlet covers. It also surprised me that you’re kind of fond of Dir. Wong Kar-wai, a Hong-Kong style, contemporary Chinese cinematographic artist.
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Well done. Well narrated. Well researched
Kudos to the narrator (Sei Violette) for the flawless pronunciation of many Indonesian words and names. I'm curious of the map shown in 5:18 and 9:30, could you tell me the source (I can't find it in Commons). Thanks and greetings from Solo.
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This was a really wonderful video, thank you!
ada indonesia coy
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I don't know if it's just me being too young to know, but i've never really heard of bengawan solo. I really loved learning the song and and the history and i hope my peers get to see this amazing video too!! love from Indonesia
It's important our Third World over-exploited countries affirm their identities through culture, to heal from the fascist-capitalist exploitation we suffered and continue to be subjected to. Love from Latin America, thanks for the video!
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China and Japan may hate each other, but at least they agree that Bengawan Solo is a certified banger.
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Why does it sound like Brazilian bossa Nova, The first one.
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love indonesian song from depok city
Im glad that Im born in place where great ancestor and great President was born, no matter how bad issues about them out there. Katrem ing ngarsaning pengeran gusti, Gesang Martohartono
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Back in uni, I write how keroncong is so transnational, but idk it was in Akria Kurasawa’s movie and translated to more languages!
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those cheeky imperial nips draw our map smaller than theirs 😂😂
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i just know bengawan solo has multiple version
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4:44 Tune of song "Terang Bulan" then was adopted as tune of Malaysia National Anthem "Negaraku" The tune is 100% similar
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I think this song was also used in one of Akira Kurosawa's movie.
0:23 anyone know the name of this film?
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Thailand be like : oh bengawan solo euy 😂
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isnt this...the red box with pandan cake LMAOOO
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I expect English and Japanese version, and maybe the Dutch if they have too But the Thai version ? Wow, never expected that 💪🏻
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do you happen to have links to the thai, vietnamese, and tagalog versions? also the song has been translated into swedish as „sagans flöd” and russian
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Great video essay!
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4:48 Technically, bahasa Indonesia is a standardized form of Malay, and among the pre-Indonesian independence songs, we don't usually distinguish which ones use (high/formal) "Malay" and which ones use "Indonesian". The usual (arbitrary) cutoff is from the 1928 Youth Pledge, but formal Malay songs from before have also been retroactively presented as Indonesian songs. Gesang wouldn't have created the song with the intention to make it specifically in Indonesian, because, for him (a native speaker of Javanese, which is very distinct from Malay/Indonesian), formal Malay and Indonesian were practically the same language. As for the actual reason he created the song, well, he was born and raised in Surakarta (Solo), one of the major cities crossed by the river in question.
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oh wow, cool documentary & description
Aku pernah kerja di Malaysia. Tiap tahun perusahaanku mengadakan acara annual dinner party. Salah satu acaranya adalah lomba karaoke antar karyawan. Lucunya, aku yg kebetulan sbg peserta gak boleh milih lagu sendiri. Manajerku menyuruhku membawakan lagu Bengawan Solo.
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Excellent video! Thank you!
bruh why you have small subscribers?
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this was such a fun and indepth video !
I grew up listening to keroncong on Indonesian radio because of Dad who loved keroncong music, specifically Indonesian keroncong which he said was refined. Because of Dad, I learned to love songs like Bengawan Solo and Sapu Tangan. Every Sunday afternoon, we would be at his sister’s house on a hill so that he could tune into the Indonesian radio station. In his last years, he downloaded a whole playlist of keroncong music from the internet and they gave him much comfort in his old age.
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Hmm... reminds me to go and get another pandan chiffon from Bengawan Solo.
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Thank you for this clip, I love the song, but was never knew it was original from Indonesian, and never knew the story behind this song. Now its became more meaningful than just a nostalgic song about love ❤
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aku nontonin in the mood for love ga nyadar samsek ada bengawan solo 😂
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As a Dutch Indonesian it's always so interesting to learn more about my Indonesian side any small thing interests me I feel a little out of touch with that side having forgotten most of the language too (did decide to start learning it again), my mom not cooking Indonesian food that often anymore etc I liked how this isn't boring (well maybe because I tend to get embarassed for some reason listening to anything Indonesian with my mom being there and I quickly pause it but then as I watch/listen more I like that my mom knows I'm interested in my Indonesian side-) and confusing like many other videos I watched about history(I ignored this video for so long just putting it in my "watch later" playlist because I expected it to be so boring)
Melody reminds me of old school hokkien taiwanese enka songs
I shed my tear...the memory of lose in those war and colonization ..than k Lord we are INDONESIA now! And forever Thank s for created such a memorable vidio
Loved the Lisa ono’s version of Bengawan solo. Check it out!
13:22 Antônio Carlos (Tom) Jobim, that is playing the guitar in other end is a prolific singer and songwriter that wrote both the portuguese (with Vinicius de Moraes) and the english version of Garota de Ipanema (girl from Ipanema).
wow, something that i never get on history class. thx
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Halo, baru nemu video ini. Suka sekali ama video2 dokumentary tentang Indonesia yg di jaman awal Jepang masuk seperti video propaganda Asia Timur Raya. Jarang banget bisa nonton yg spt itu.
Thanks for the beautifully explained history
This song is "DIFFERENT"
I'm Indonesian and this is news to me
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I have definitely never heard the name or the lyrics, but the tune is uncannily familiar....
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As Indonesian I was taught from my music class that Bengawan Solo is a very famous Indonesian piece but I didn't know it was THIS popular.
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Thank for share this video for us
Keroncong music, rainy day, and a cup of coffee is always a perfect combination ☕👍
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16:13 This is in Manila! I thought it may have been a scene from China or Hong Kong, but it’s actually from a scene in Manila during the 1940s 🤩
Excellent report on how this song came about. Wonderful video. Thanks.
Indonesia mentionedd wooo indopride intensifies!!!
Love Indonesia <3
tanah air for indonesian its like motherland or fatherland. from indonesia with love
Awesome! now please do Dayung Sampan (Tian mi mi) too!
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Waow ternyata lagu Bengawan Solo sangat terkenal. Salut!
Proud to be Indonesian🇮🇩
This documentary is so cool!
I'm ashamed as Indonesian didn't know this story before..great video, well done!
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Teruskanlah budaya Indonesia wahai pemuda
music is truly the international language
As Korean ear, Indonesian old songs are sweet and great, it likes a cure of grief.
Bongawan solo song is like bink sake song in one piece
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great music ever
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Bangawan Solo is also a very popular pastry favourites in Singapore and SEA...
very interesting, thanks for the vid
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EXCELLENT PRESENTATION !!!
Oh my god! I thought I heard this song before, but when you put the movies it was from I didn't expect them all to be...
Nice documentary video proud and respect for you keep it up
Thank you for this video. I have always loved this song and now I know more about it.
0:40 that’s Cambodia’s version of
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Oh my goodness Every song has a historical tale behind it, which is as fascinating as as the song itself It sounds so beautiful ( a very hackneyed cliche) even though incomprehensible Thanx Anu
So proud knowing this song internationally popular.
My granma's house is actually near bengawan solo in Bojonegoro, East Java. When i was around 4-5 y.o, everytime the water are calm enough(not that high/rising in the rainy season), i used to swim there with my granpa and cousin. This song brings those memories and hit me like a truck 😊 what a nice song~
this is the kind of video that propels a channel. this was great to watch congratulations in advance for your sure upcoming sucess.
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This feels broadly specific, the video essay of a specific song Bengawan Solo and it's broadly known in many cultures.
I'm indonesian and this is teh first time i heard that bengawan solo have other versions
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Haven't heard of this until now. Interesting.
What a story...very true...Gbu.
Lemme ask something, why does old Indonesian feels more... epic. Like all the wars and the songs they made are more epic than nowadays things here
I actually heard about this in the lyrics of Cintamu Sepahit, and now I'm hearing the song's full on history and multiple versions.
It simply is simple and easily lovable
Thank you. I am from Solo region
Thanks a lot for da explanation 👍
the effort in da making of this video is.. . unbelieavableble.... wew.... great work thumbsup
good take, wow just wow,, keep up the good work
Solo or Surakarta, my lovely city, a cheaped city in Indonesia 😂, my historical city, we have kraton / palace Surakarta Hadiningrat sunanate and we have a ancient river Bengawan Solo 🎉
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Thank you for explaining ❤
Fantastic and informative video. Thanks much! Liked, subscribed.
Excellent essay
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im one of those lucky Indonesian that know this song is THIS famous, thanks to my Dad he introduced me this song when i was a little kid!😅
Keroncong music are the best Indonsian classic! (as well as Campursari) "Bengawan Solo" I heard this song so many times, and still likes it
as an Indonesian i rate this video very nice/10. I appreciate the cultural accuracy, and the correct pronunciations.
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I’m Canadian, and this is the first time I’ve heard this song
Great video essay, subscribed
Didnt realized this is the soundtrack for "in the mood for love"
music knows no boundary
I remember in 80's, some Japanese collectively put some money and sent to Gesang, the composer of this song. That's before any law suit against the corporation who use this song. It's at least a good gesture by Japanese people who valued the artwork in the era when art work was not valued highly in Indonesia.
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I had heard the tune before, but didn't know it enjoyed a popularity almost equal to Awara Hoon 😮
I sang this song during my school day. It was taught in our school.
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It's one of my favorite song ever.
Since I was a kid, among all folk Indonesian hearing this song hits me differently and has become one of my fav songs to sing. Soothes me. Who could’ve known this song has such a huge impact! Also has a similar atmosphere with Sepasang Mata Bola.
Great song. The isle of pulau Bali is another good Indonesian song in different language version.
Wah bagus yah, jadi tahu sejaranya 😊
thanks for this video, very infomative
I have heard the japanese and dutch version, but didnt know that thai and phillipines version exist. Thank you for the information.
Ini cerita lagu tapi ini malah belajarkan sejarah betapa susahnya kami merdeka membangun ikatan pulau pulau kami
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Bengawan Solo is quite close to my city
damn, I dunno that this song was this recognizable
i just knew it that song is everywere
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Yes, Bengawan Solo and Selendang Sutera are reminiscing of colonial era and proving the fighting of our elders made Indonesia be independent free from colonial. Thank you for brought this history to internet Broadly Specific Team ❤
🔥🔥🔥 SOLO MENTIONED!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOOD SALARY!!! 🔥🔥🔥 As a Solo person I'm both happy and sad because how suck living in this beautiful city
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came for bengawan solo, got a history lesson instead
Great video, thank you for providing a glimpse into such great art and history!
great content! thankyou for sharing
great video, thank you
Bengawan Solo is not only song were popularised in the 60's....Rasa Sayang is one of them too.
as a foreigner im surprised ive never heard about this song about indonesia
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Thank you for teaching me a valuable musical/human lesson. The Japanese expression, 物の哀れ, says it all.
Oh so that's where the eponymous kueh shop franchise in Singapore gets its name from. TIL.
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THIS SONG IS A VIBE
I grew up near bengawan solo river, and never know this song was so popular inother coubtry
Weh iya kah se popular itu kayak caca marica dong biasanya di nyanyi in anak2 korea di opera
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Great video essay! I've heard this song in many versions but have no idea the history.
as an Indonesian I'm surprised this literally my first fime hearing this song
luar biasa untuk alm. Pak Gesang
Fun fact: The word "Gesang" (the forname of the singer) means singing in german.
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Wow, as an Indonesian, I never knew this song is popular abroad. Nice to see a piece of Indonesia becoming international.
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The tune has it magic charm My mom used to sing it while cooking or having happy mood And the tune easily to remembered and keep spinning on my brain unconciously Not only that another music that still spinning well on my brain : Rayuan pulau kelapa Madu dan racun Kopi dangdut Any many more The tune of music has it mystic charm
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Even in my country, Cambodia.
Wow, the song Bengawan Solo was exploded. Now, i know why old people generation liked that song.
Was taught this at a Grammar School in Birmingham, England back in the early 60's - can't remember the teacher but all the pupils and teachers were UK Caucasian, so it's strange.
As An Indonesian I Am Happy Some1 Mentions Us
Rudi van Dalm sing Bengawan Solo a style of music that is unique , alive and vibrant . when his golden voice begins to flow his audience begins to sense that it is in the presence of a man who has mastered his music. Deep in the heart is released the love , the warmth and colour as the sound of his voice sweeps acoss the audience , RUDI VAN DALM.
Wao❤❤❤ I am Indonesian but this is the first time I heard about the history of Bengawan Solo song and its different version in some countries. I am so proud of it. Thanks to expose it to the world 🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Kami cinta Indonesia ❤
Wow ternyata banyak versinya ya lagu Indonesia lawas ini, aku baru tau
From now onwards I will tell everyone who knows this song about it's originality.
Terima kasih.. ❤❤
A deeply-researched video. Never thought that Bengawan Solo's popularity is pretty much linked to power and colonialism.
I'm Indonesian, and it's suprised that Bengawan Solo even reach into Europe, such version is Swedish and Dutch Version can be found in internet. Make me proud of me cultures!
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I love this song because of wong kar wai
Its kinda same with the Filipino song Anak which is quite famous in Asia for some reason
Well you really makes very good documentary video about our song.. even i as an Indonesian and a surakarta citizen doesnt know this much about bengawan solo song history.. keep it up you earn my subscription
I learn this song when I was a middle school student... This is the first time to hear more variety of this song... this is of course a very old Indonesia song
This video makes me unable to focus: You put such beautiful krontjongs, I only wanted to hear them LOL. Great video, btw!
Hello, all my ASEAN brothers and sisters. I hope you are happy, and stay motivated.
Portuguese introduced kroncong there
Beautiful song
This is interesting for me to learn as an Indonesian,, I've never heard of this song at all, but it's nice to know it managed to get abroad.. it's really nice :]
Like random internet user said about some country, Indonesians also have two mothers Their respective mother, and their motherland.
As an indonesian in the part of north sulawesi (sulawesi utara (kalau salah)) well i would say that this is the first time that i had heard this song
im indonesian, and i never heard of this song before 😭its really ironic that I'm learning about this now from non-indonesians
I wonder where am I have been. Maybe I came out from a rock. I almost never heard that song even with the local language (Indonesian or Javanese?) and very surprised of the fact it has plenty of different languages version. Kudos for the maestro!
Bengawan solo? the kueh lapis is a little pricey but it's banging
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I was wondering how wealthy Gesang would be if there were royalties rules of Bengawan Solo
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I am from the Philippines and it's my first time in 40 years
Is facinating to bring back once thriving music during post-war , it reminds me Malaysia Independent song 'Negaraku' is also inspired or original from 'Mamula Moon' - Feix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders.
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bojo loro juga ada yang mandarin version .....! pernah dengar ...
Gesang Martohartono was the GOAT He's one of the (if not THE) most prominent figure in Kroncong genre There's this one modern song titled "Kroncong Protol" that combined hip hop, pop, and kroncong style. it's like crossing the past with the present during the creation of that song the singers consulted with Gesang himself
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Well that was fascinating
gw baru tau ternyata banyak juga lagu versinya
Dulu waktu SMP masuk team Marching band saya bagian Bells dan kita diarahkan bawa lagu ini dalam parade😊 jadi rindu suasana hri itu❤
Man, Bengawan Solo makes the best ondeh ondeh here.
My favorit kroncong music is jembatan merah, there's something in the melody that i cant explain
One music is in Indonesian, but it is spread across various languages. Good! 👍
as an Indonesian i rate this video very nice/10
10:50 "A Java that could have been theirs if they had not lost the war." Romusha "Not again 💀"
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Great video ❤❤
Di singapore jg ada toko roti namanya bengawan solo
Fascinating - I've seen all the movies you mention but I missed never connected that it was the same song. I'm more familiar with Kopi Dangdut.
wow that thai version is nice
A lesson to learn every day. History shall prevail. As Indonesian I thank you for making this ❤
Great video :)
when i was in school, my class mates sung this few lines to the tune of bengawan solo: " bangali one so long chinese one make lup cheong malay one sudah dipotong indian one small and strong" and i still don't understand it till today.
I love this song so much ever since I was still in middle school. So many of my friends didn't understand why I love this old song so much (cz we're younger generation). But for me this song is just so captivating with its beautiful melody and lyrics. I hope this song will be more popular to the younger generation so we can keep the legacy going forever.
This song should be the theme song for Asia-Africa Conference 100th anniversary
why tf nippon always give me goosebumps
i literally only know the Bengawan Solo cake shop 😭😭
is always associated bangawan solo as the cake store that sold kue lapis
the fact that this song brought so many people together and represents the diversity of Indonesian people, yet racism is still strong amongst our people is just sad and ironic
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wth, i didn't know about this at all, as indonesian... wow
Singaporean here.. never ever heard of a chinese version of Bengawan Solo...
Ketika denger berasa di tahun tahun 1900
Every indonesian in comment section start his comment with “as indonesia” 😂
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Wow, I learned a lot from the history part of the video and realized some similarities of the spread of language and censorship during the Japanese colonization time. It reminded me of what i learned at school in the Philippines: during the Japanese colonization, the Japanese somehow banned the use of English, the language spoken by the Americans, but allowed the use and teaching of Filipino. It's a little hypocritical for Japan during the time to push a Pan-Asian identity, while restricting some cultures of other Asian countries, like how they banned the use of Korean in Korea. But overall, i learned a lot from this video. Thanks^^
tanah air is homeland, soil and water is the literal translation
This is my first time listening to this song
Never heard this song before but I do still wonder why I hear it everywhere
Denger lagu ini keinget film horror :V
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hahaha my whole life i thought bengawan solo was just a chain of bakeries, thanks for sharing its actual origins
Japanese militaristic colonialism influence in Asian cultural bloom is not only Bengawan Solo. Perhaps you should do "Gending Sriwijaya", an Indonesian dance musical opera commissioned by the Japanese military district regency government of Palembang. While Minami Jujisei and Japan's own Bengawan Solo adaptation represents their Pocahontas moment - the watershed moment is obviously Malari - the riot following the visit of Japanese PM Kakuei Tanaka to Indonesia in 1970s. However, just like Dutch symphatisers (and perhaps Western Europe most famous humanist, Multatuli or Edouard Douwes-Dekker - his great grand nephew Ernest Doues-Dekker become Indonesian national hero - and changed his name to local Sundanese Danoedirdja Setiaboedi - Setiabudi being a very famous district in Jakarta these days), Japan sees no lacking of Indonesian collaborators as well, starting from their Rear Admiral Tadashi Maeda - who facilitated a safe house for the creation of Indonesia's declaration of Independence - his Jakarta residence now is a museum. Then there are soldiers who fought in Indonesian side like Tomegorou Yoshizumi and Ichiki Tatsuo, they died in combat - in their Japanese shrine, a message from Indonesian President Soekarno is engraved.
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Anither version by dutch singer Annette Gronloh in the 60/70s..
RIP Gesang 💓
hey good video and research indeed. i want to clarify the actual explanation about the word "tanah air". in your video, shows that tanah air is translated as soil and water, and that is basically what it's means. but we indonesian usually interpret those word by "nation". this means indonesia as an archipelago which also mean soil and water.
As a Turkish person, I had never heard of this song, but it's very aesthetically pleasing. Unfortunately when people talk about Asia, only the Eastern and Southern Part is meant and people forget about the rest of Asia.
mantap coy
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I grew up in Solo and didn't even know this
I think I heard this in a Thai owned shop once
Very Very Good Video
This entire video: not my era
it sound really like French music
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The Bengawan Solo Multiverse
Did not know Bengawan Solo was a song, I know it as a bakery in my country. 😆
Its like saying every language copied the english language because they all have alphabets.
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Dont know why I Watched the full video and why it was recommended
Ya ada juga beberapa lagu nasional ciptaan Ismail Marzuki yang terinspirasi dari lagu tentara jepang. Asia art for Asian
Solo belongs to me ❤
I hope the next famous song will Stasiun Balapan
You should look into "Orkes Rame Dendang", a very interesting extension of keroncong. Hawaian-beach meets keroncong.
I've known this song my entire life(Malaysian) but never knew there's so many version and they're all just as good 😂
First time hearing the tune
never heard any of these
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I live just next to bengawan solo River, it is really a special place for me, sadly it has polluted with trash and even with local government trying to stop the pollution, people still throws trash into the river especially up streams where my local government (surakarta) is not in charge of.
Besides Bengawan Solo cake and confectionery chain, Singapore's Dick Lee (a Baba Peranakan) also covered the song in his 1989 Album "The Mad Chinaman". Featured here is the Warner Music remastered version in 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOBvvMU2UeE
as a javanese person, it feels so beautiful and strange to hear bengawan solo outside of an indonesian context. i really didnt realize how popular it was outside of indonesia, especially with a lot of us having the naive assumption that our cultures are almost isolated or separated from the rest of the world, with us having our own side of the internet, us being the 4th largest country by population, yet the average person not knowing a lick about anything in our culture. however, that really goes to show the beauty and expansiveness of every culture.
Oh, now I knew that this genre called keroncong It is a really enjoyable genre for me to listen to
Geez so thats why, As an indonesian i havent heard of this in a little while lel :b
Damn i always thought the Cambodian version is just follow of the English one
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This is a well produced documentary like daym
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I love Japan and Indonesia but I'm so happy Japan lost this colony as are the Indonesian people who suffered under Japanese occupation.
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Thank you
Although I'm Indonesian, I never knew the profound and significant impact of the song, Bengawan Solo. Thank you for explaining it so well in the video.
As indonesian 2000's kid, i dont know it have other version 😮
Things are better spelled with original spelling, like for example;, the original is "Hawa" but foreign tongue spell it as Eve, but if you retranslate it, would be "Ewe" and that word is a no no in Indonesia.
i see in the mood for love, i click
wow Indonesia is great
This is actually the first time I hear this song as a Vietnamese. Nonetheless, thank you for another good song to my playlist~
Indonesia mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
sebagai orang jawa, bangga sama lagu ini
Thanks for the video which introduces the background of this iconic song. This reminds me of another popular song "Rasa Sayang".
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Maybe because of its nostalgic feeling?
ADA INDONESIA COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Great content to push your viewers 🤌 Edit : Don't forget genjer genjer
never heard this song before
As an indonesian, i have no idea this song exist
i only know bengawan solo as a cake shop/bakery
ive never heard this in my life
this reminds me of remember me from coco this is the first time ive heard this song altho im from india
Didn't know we've gone worldwide this early
Never heard this song before
As a singaporean, I thought the title was talking about the bakery Bengawan Solo at first 💀
legend banget nih lagu, lol
As an Indonesian, I'm surprised this didn't come up in the history books - or perhaps it used to back when Soekarno was still the president? The idea of the Pan Asian seems good though, seeing how the western nations exploit their colonies (even to this day). I wonder how Indonesia would've been right now had Japan won against the allied forces then?
Sangat menarik perhatian saya. Ternyata bengawan solo memiliki sejarah yang memukau dan bernilai historis dan menjadi salah satu bagian dari sejarah masa lalu berbagai kalangan masyarakat di Asia Tenggara dan Timur
🥰❤️🇲🇨
Dont know why I Watched the full video and why it was recommended
I never thought our country's song so popular at that time
I once wondered why my grandfather only memorized this song when I asked him to sing a song
"tanah air" doesn't stand for soil and water, it stand for the place where were born (Indonesia)
Dahulu tau versi Jepang dan Belanda karena ada cuplikan saat masa kolonial dan penjajahan di TVRI saat SD 😂
By watching this video, I've just known 2 things: 1. Bengawan Solo is popular abroad and has many versions in many languages 2. Bengawan Solo Bakery also exist in Singapore 😂
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I just like that we can say that at a period of time, this was technically, a “Javanese-Japanese” song
i didnt even notice the fact that in the mood for love there is another version from bengawan solo song,no wonder it feels like kinda some familliarity going on at a first glance
Make video about genjer genjer too please Its a song from east java, Banyuwangi
How does youtube know I'm studying Indonesian, woah
I thought this video would be about the cricket song
ngl, i only knew bengawan solo as the bakery
Why... Have I never heard of this song before?
viral at that time
@2:18 「周生唔喺度，佢返咗工。有冇咩說話要交帶呀?」 In English means "Mr. Chow has off to work. Do you have any messages? "
I knew there was an english version but didn't know there's a thailand version
But remember, it was the Dutch who standardised Malay adding Dutch words instead of imposing Dutch (like the British often did with English). The Dutch never spoke Dutch to the locals. This standardised Bahasa Indonesian led to Indonesian independence as it united the archipelago, providing a standardised national language, distinct from Malay.
Bengawan jawirr
wow why did this just answer everything😦
Is there a source of true love that shares the benefits of goodness with humanity on this earth?
Why is this channel only have 700 Subscribers? This is such a good content 👌
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Never heard it before
As an Indonesian I didn't even know this song exists
Gesang, riwayatmu kini.
In Thailand, this song has Thai lyric, too. https://youtu.be/8mmKLN4BNrs?feature=shared
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Can someone tell me this, like is this song/sound possibly in Philippines too? Tbh I never heard this song nor this kind of tune before in Phil movies and media (tho this is kinda familiar with old foreign songs) and the video is kinda saying it's widespread so it honestly got me curious (I mean even Japan have a version) Tho I'm not surprised with Indo,Mal,and Singa since those 3 are near and to some degree understand each other so I guess there music can appeal to each other but what I find interesting is Thai and Japan (now to think of it is this also in Vietnam too and other mainland SEA?) Edit: Got supeeeeeeer curious and I answered my own question so I searched about this and it did have one in my country and more I guess I might heard it in another form or something but it's interesting to be honest since this is a song tht got famous after WW2 though...I tried searching Tagalog ver nothing shows up Edit: hold up I search far and wide and I think I saw some I'ma share when I think it's the right one Edit: nvm didn't found it
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Brought tears to my eyes to see the TRUE flag of Hong Kong.....contrary to the contempt for past European colonialism in Asia...if it weren't for the Brits in HK....my family would all be dead. 😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Interesting coincidence. "Gesang" means chant in German.
thank you for making this
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I’ve never heard of this
Meanwhile here I am thinking this song got popular because of the bakery in Singapore
I missed the memories about my mom when i hear this song
Aside from agus meme this is another song that played a lot aboard huh😂
say hello to my brother suzan...this is for you. happy millad
Bengawan Solo is Indonesia's Arirang from Korea
Have to admit, it came from Java. Still good to hear until now.
Lah aku pertama kali denger
may you try discuss about Terang Boelan or Negaraku (Malaysia) and other version available
And then there is this country who claimed indonesian culture
Why does the narrator sounds like shes on the verge of tearing up??? 😭😭
Never heard any of the songs. But the beat itself is very 50s(?) like and it sounds familiar? Idk lol
Really well made video m8!
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keren dah, kalo ada intern mau dong kerja yutub seperti ini gmn rasanya
Baru tahu ...
Genre: romance, action, war
Clicked because they title say ‘You’ but it means ‘Some people’ 😂😂😂
Japanese version: Banguawano Soro 😂
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in the mood for love was sooo anti climactic
Why do I feel I'll defenity gonna hear one of these if I'm watching an episode of Better Call Saul. That's just how the great taste of music that show has
Bahas tentang LAGU TERANG BOELAN
Lah baru tau wak🙂
ADA INDONESIA COY
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere a subsidiary of Osaka Seafood Concern.
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Hi, I’m Siwa. Filmmaker. And would love to collaborate.
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nice content, where did you get the old video of Indonesia?
tanah air can also be "home land"
Genjer genjer too
INDONESIA MENTIONED
This is so beautiful video enhancing the beauty of the song, thank you from Indonesia.
listening to this song , all of my racism flowed out of my brain and i genuinely enjoyed this.
I thought it was the name of the bread making food chain
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I haven't even heard this song before lol
I’ve never heard this song in my life. I’m surprised so many people have heard it. Clearly I’m living under a rock
there Will be a Day when this Song will made it's Way Into Western Cinema!
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IDNOSEISA MENTIONED RAAAAH
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Indeed "tahan" mean "soil" and "air" mean "water", but if u put it together it becomes "homeland" Sorry for bad English. #cmiiw
Imagine if Malaysia claims this song as theirs AGAIN, how will they argue Solo is in Malaysia? Whoops
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Tanah air means "homeland'
So sad my Indonesian teacher didnt thought me this at School. Shame
Ada indonesia coy 🇮🇩🇮🇩
I have literally never heard this song or any of it's translation before. Was this a thing before the 2000's? It would make sense if I haven't heard it yet since I was born in the year 2000. (Edit: How long the booming popularity lasted, I mean.)
Please do more videos like this!
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bang , telor dengan kuning kembar dua tuh banyak di luar negeri bang mereka bisa nyebut nya double yolk
i watched in the mood for love, definitely one of my fav cinema of all time, but i cant believe i didnt recognize bengawan solo being featured, im indonesian lol felt dum now.
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Do you have the link to the Tagalog version? Am only familiar with the Rebecca Pan version of Bengawan Solo.
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Love the video! Vox-esque! More pls P.s. Btw love to see what Broadly Specific have to over next! Nice job Bondan
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Baru tau gw dari channel ini kalo lagu Bengawan solo pernah di klaim milik negara jepang..untung kembali kepangkuan ibu Pertiwi lagu ini
When sped up, it sounds like chicken dance
I didn't knew it was a song until now, whole time i thought it was a bakery selling kueh
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As a leaner of Bahasa Indonesia, I’d like to point out, it is pronounced as “pe ngan wan”, instead of “pen gan wan”😅
old money aura
Great video, keep it up 💪
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よくわかりました。
Needs more views. Thanks for the good work and actually gives me chill and goosebumps.🙏
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"ben awaann... nglocoo..."
I've never heard of this song but I suck
Who came here after watching the movie Grave Torture (2024) by Joko Anwar?
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I'm Indonesia and i'm Proud of it!
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My father almost threw himself in that river haha..
Awesome video, this melody was adapted into a love song by the impossibles titled ว้าเหว่ in Thai. At 10:00 tho, that is not the photo of Toshi Matsuda who did cover the song but instead Yoshiko Yamaguchi (Li Xianglan)
Im friend (& ex.lover) to Euis Darliah ^^
The river itself has become nothing but a literal sewage
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990th comment, need 10 more
Tahan air is not meant as literal soil and water. Tanah air means 'homeland'. 'Tanah' does means soil and 'air' does means water. But as a whole it means the homeland that we live.
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Javanese united southeast Asia.
Hey check it out, it's the Lick!
This is an interesting story. I was hoping that the river Bengawan Solo also be shown.
In the mood for love is a Hongkong movie
The Chinesee one Sounds like French
How is the Indonesian flag of 'red & white' come about? From the Dutch flag of 'red, white & blue' and In 1945, Independent of Indonesia minus 'the blue' strip of the Dutch flag becomes the Indonesia's flag of 'red & white' today in "Hiduplah Indonesia Raya!"
It literally sounds like "no more Bolero" song by the Dutch guy. I won't be surprised if he took the melody from this song
Malaysia claimed it as theirs😁
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Ahm... Never heard of it... But it sounds like The album about the Experience of Fading memories Can't remember what it is (no pun intended) Edit: Looked for it, it sounded like "The Caretaker by vvmtest"
i can't believe they still have the sentiment of Java being a lost colonial jewel... and that pocahontas-esq play?! no.
Begwan in hindi is bagwan in English God
The day before TikTok exist
我应该是从墨镜的电影里听到的
One is also in Stray Dogs Kurosawa's movie
what? no way in bengawan solo in everywhere
Iirc i first noticed the worldwide famous of Bengawan Solo from Chinese Film IP Man
And now the song should serve as a mirror for the Indonesians. It's time to let West Timor go.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
A country which used to have a great culture...
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"Gesang" means "singing/chant" in german. Funny coincidence.
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as a Singaporean, Bengawan Solo is the famous nyonya cake shop that first opened in Marine Terrace. I lived in the block next to the shop. 😅
Noticing how it's used by the Japanese to invoke the colonial nostalgia in films really struck a nationalistic chord in me, although generations away from the oppression of the Japanese occupation in Malaysia.
Don’t know about y’all, but I have Never heard this song in my life
As a Chinese person the Japanese imperialism is a disgusting and unforgivable/unforgivable event. I don’t know to much about these events in other countries. But I just know too much needless suffering happened.
Javanese woman in bali lol hahaha...
"Unity in Diversity" is our Indonesian motto. Living harmoniously in peace with hundreds of languages and cultures. Indonesia was not, is not and will never be Islamic country. World map is inaccurate since Mercator projection 1569. In reality Indonesia is huge as Russia including our ocean and even much richer. Even much bigger before West and Middle East came took our former Australia, Singapore, Malaysia+Brunei, South Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam even Madagascar Africa. Actually countries in Europe are just regencies and provinces in Indonesia. Learn the fact who are the men on Malaysian Ringgit notes, Singaporean Dollar notes also Brunei Dollar notes. The founder of Mindanao and Manila of The Philippines. Indeed of our Minangkabau Sumatra Kingdoms. Even the writer and composer of Singaporean National Anthem came from Our Bukittinggi West Sumatra Indonesia. And grave of my beloved belated maternal Grandma Lady of Bukittinggi, is in Batam East Sumatra Indonesia's small islands next to Singapore. Singaporeans favourite escape destination. Egypt isn't the oldest, even Egypt is very poor, very dry, far off the center of the Equator line. Most highest humidity on Earth: Indonesia, meaning many much older artifacts has decayed much faster than just few thousands years Egypt. And Judaism/Christianity/Islam are just the same dumb. Even most of people know nothing about much older ancient modern civilization here in Indonesia before mega eruption of Toba supervolcano of Sumatra 75,000 years ago. Including 25,000 years old Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia. Hindu isn't from India either. Original Hindu is Indonesia not in India. Hindu in India and in Bali are totally different Indus, Indo, Hindia, Hindu = Indus Islands = Indo Nesos = Indonesia. The same with Astrology came from Indonesia not by the Greeks, Egyptians nor Aramaic/Arabs/Jews. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are just frauds branches of modified Hinduism in India. Real Hindu came from Indonesia not India. Hindu, Hindia, Indus, Indo, etc = Indo Nesos, Indus islands, Indonesia over 17000 islands, exactly on the center of the equator line, the center of all civilization, all Indo around the world came from here especially because of eruption of Toba supervolcano Sumatra 75000 years ago bigger than Yellowstone USA, resulted today world's largest volcanic lake Toba Sumatra. Yet, world map is wrong since Mercator projection 1569, real Indonesia is Huge as Russia and even much richer than the rest of the world. Dutch VOC was richer than any today existing world's richest companies combined (research yourself). Coffee is native in Indonesia not brought by the Dutch. Too many lies they wrote about Indonesia even at formal school books! The fact is whole Europe has been built with Indonesia's wealth for centuries by mentally and intellectually they hasn't changed a bit. But inner the same mediaeval.
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Keroncong came from potugese.
Here before Malaysia claiming it’s actually a Malaysian song.
Im an Indonesian, but i've never heard of this song
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tanah air = motherland
Copa cabana
What is the Filipino cover of Bengawan Solo? I can't find a source on this. Thanks!
Becareful Malaysia will claim this song
bengaaawan so lo riwayat muin
美丽的梭罗河
Hearing the history and the your story telling about bengawan solo make me in tears. how can some song can be that deep.
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Asked my gramps, never heard of it. We're Malays
the thai version is kinda vibe
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pls make a skin or smth that makes them happy
Despite hundreds of years of colonization by the Dutch, the Dutch influence to Indonesia seems all but disappeared.
What is the Tagalog title of this song? I'm trying to find the Philippine version of this so I can listen and understand the song better but I couldn't find it.
ada Andy Lau di film Jepang tadi
Now if someone cover a song: COPYRIGHT😡 COPYRIGHT😡 COPYRIGHT😡 GIVE ME MY MONEY😡
I have never heard that song before.
7:43 I think the correct translation for "Tanah air" is "Waterland". Same as Fatherland or Motherland.
Let's goo colonial vibes
Versi aslinya lebih bagus ternyata
"Air Sungai Bengawan Solo Menghitam dan Bau Alkohol, Diduga Tercemar Limbah Ciu & Tekstil" (republika Dec 2023). Currently, all that remains of Bengawan Solo is the song , the river is badly polluted.
What a sublime take! If only Indonesians get taught critically and openly like this, most are just forced to memorised propaganda.
is this one of those time i should shout "INDONESIAN MENTIONED"??
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Im Indonesia but i never heard this song😂
Bengali one so long
"Why you hear this Indonesian song everywhere" F*ck I don't even know this song as an Indonesian (not to be offensive)
it read Be-Nga-Wan actualy. not Ben-Ga-Wan
Sorry, but what kind of content your channel will have in the future? Just curious and also excited.
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A history like that of Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone?
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Khmai is sound like kmai not kaimai
I used to listen to my late dad sing this song but the "alternate version" however never knew the origin came from this! Hope I don't get banned Here i go Banggali want so longg~ Melayu want Potonggg India want so black and Strong! and Chinese want like Sotongg~
Video: This song is everywhere... Me: Strange, I don't think I've heard it before- Video: ...in East and Southeast Asian countries. Me (American): Oh. Well, that explains that.
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Im Indonesian and 16 ive never heard of this song
Thai ver more ethnique
'tanah air' is hometown bro
as an indonesian this is the first time i have ever heard this song in my life
Ive never heard of this song 💀💀
1 player RPG?
All world suffer by European for the search of India(Bharat)
Indonesia actually have a big presence overseas, but for some reason the Indonesian themselves are unaware of it Bengawan Solo is such example, there are many more, when I asked people about it some of them replied with "If it's changed or adopted foreign culture it's not Indonesian anymore" which explain why Anggun C Sasmi, Agnes Monica, and Rich Brian are not as popular in Indonesia even though they have a career overseas, "because they become foreigners" Indonesians should stop this xenophobe behavior, it's not 1940s anymore, do we still want people overseas to only know Indonesia exist because of Bali and nothing else?
Fun fact: Star wars character named Hans solo, born from solo😅. jk
"Tanah air" actually means homeland, not soil and water. Thank you for sharing the information about this song, I love it but I haven't known before that this song is actually very popular abroad especially in its time. It's very sad that most people in my own country may not be aware of this facts.
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they keep ripping our songs off, tian mi mi now this
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sadly gesang was not wealthy ever.
Full org indo 😅
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Bengawan Solo in Tagalog? by whom? can't find it
as an indonesian ive never heard of this song btw bengawan solo is the longest river in java and i live next to it
Monkali Solo?
Saking bengawan nganti segara, Palestina bakal mardika!
I’m absolutely fascinated by Indonesia 🇮🇩, all the cultures, ethnic groups, languages and cuisines. Love from 🇰🇭
is there a Filipino version of this?
The only good things coming out from Solo is indeed the song Bengawan Solo, the other 'thing' is bring destruction to the whole nation. lmao.
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13:20 history is repeated. nowdays, many singer didnt write their own song, they covering somones song.
i think the reason bengawan solo spreads very widely is that, the lyric is very non-idealistic nor does it represent invidualism. the lyric is just very generic. there fore it can fit to anyone.
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August 15, 1945//////
Fyi, Solo is Presiden Jokowi birthplace❤
Of course the portuguese had to introduce depressive music to other countries - even on the other side of the planet 😂 We’re depressive alright. “Fado” (our type of beautiful, depressive and thoughtful music) is our drug.
Which version is it that starts from around 7 minute mark?
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Awas malaydesh klaim,seperti lagu terang bulan.
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What about Malaysia???? Its very popular there
as Indonesian, this is the first time i am hearing this song
The Bengawan Solo River is not as beautiful as it used to be, there is a lot of batik factory waste. Many fish are dead.
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This is what makes me sad about Indonesia. Our country is most beautiful when it's diverse, but now more and more people are trying to monogamize our culture. Our most popular religion is Islam and now everything we do has to be in the best interests of the MUI. Even though our true cultural heritage is that of Buddhism and Hinduism. Our diverse ecosystems and wildlife is being destroyed in the name of profit. There is visible history of racial discrimination in Indonesia despite the fact it promotes our diversity. Our government is inept and corrupt, nothing is done for the people as we fight amongst each other than tackle the important issues. Our culture and nature is our most important treasure and we just don't care for it like we're supposed to.
JAPANIZATION/////
As Indonesian, this is actually the first time I know that Bengawan solo is from Indonesia😂
I am Indian and curious that Does BHAGAWAN stands for God or Godly person in Bhasa Indonesia? In sanskrit it means one who wears Saffron Clothing and mostely refered to God.
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The comments section has been invaded by Malay supremacists
and then there is West Papua and South Maluku , 2 non Indonesian nations occupied by Indonesia . they will never allow another Timor type independence referendum , Papua only gets the so called act of free choice or as known by Papuans = the act of no free choice.
This song not really popular at new generation. But i dont know this song until 1 year ago
Do a video about, "terang bulan" an Indonesian song that became the Malaysian national anthem 🙆🏻‍♀️
Can you say NGA correctly😂
Unrelated but, is this girl voice an AI voice?? It just seem off, her voice is weirdly shaky, and there's brief cut mid sentence couple time, and some unusual voice crack that normal human wouldn't get... I'm just skeptic now that everything is AI now 😂😂
"Indonesia" word appears. Views, likes, subscriber, good comments, indo ultranationalist netizens: 📈📈📈📈 Put indonesia in the title, and see the difference! This video has ~16k views; 2 other video only have 600s & 90s views.
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Kenapa bendera Hong Kong masi bendera Ingris? (Why is the flag of Hong Kong still the British flag?)
Bro knows market
Kesini gara2 abis nonton film siksa kubur, wkwk
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Can you tell me 0:29 song and from where?
Bengawan solo udah kotor
You sound like ur in pain
i swear to my momma's life i've never heard this song before, i didn't know really. thanks for letting me know man, kinda ashamed that as an indonesian i didn't know lol.
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Bahasa Indonesia is literally a variety of Malay, one of the hundreds of languages spoken in the Indonesian archipelago. Indonesian is to Malay as what Filipino is to Tagalog. It's taking a particular language and making it the state lingua-franca of the nation state as a whole.
Uhhhhhhhhh W H A T ?????? HOW DID MY INDONESIAN ASS NOT KNOW THIS ?????
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Thank you for this interesting video surveying the "history" of one of my favourite songs of Asia. But after mentioning some of the evils of colonialism, the oppression, you inexplicably used the colonial flag for Hong Kong that's over 20 years out of date. I hope there's no hidden agenda, as you would be spoiling an otherwise good video about a good song. I hope you will rectify the mistake asap. The proper flag of Hong Kong is this 🇭🇰.
Not me thinking Bengawan Solo is just a pastry shop.
hear me out, let's make rickoll 2.0 using bengawan solo.
as an Indonesian, I feel weird because I've never heard of this song...
Why is Malaysia as the closest country connected to Indonesia not even mentioned in the documentary????
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The oldest human species (homo erectus soloensis / the java man) found in the bengawan solo
INDONESIA MENTIONED RAHHHHHHH
Uhm I’ve never heard of this song. Freddie Aguilar’s Anak is widely more popular across Asia I think
Let's be honest... We Indonesian are bunch of ungratefuls who cant appreciate our own culture.... This my first time hearing about this.... I avoided learning about history my whole life.... Damn... Today is 31st October 2023... I cried in the morning listening to this riveting facts about my own country struggle for independence... And how a song that highly praised yet forgotten song.... I often ride the province train from Jakarta to Yogyakara, Solo, Surabaya... And Solo station played this song everytime a train arrived... And I always thought about it as like "yeah it's a famous old song".... Now I have a new respect of this song... Fuck... Im tearing up like a baby now
SUSTER SHINTA🗣️🗣️🗣️
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Tanah air = soil and water not wrong but the meaning of tanah air is mother land
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Hati2 di klaim malaydesh
Indonesian be triggered
I'm not one to rain on your parade but this is the first time I heard this song and I'm living in the Philippines.
To anyone who come across this comment, just skipped to @9:34. You’re welcome. You don’t need the filler at the start
In Malaysia there's a rather vulgar joke involving this song. I am not going to repeat it here 😂
We can't translate TANAH AIR word by word, its a phrase means HOMELAND. In this video, you translate it as TANAH=SOIL and AIR=WATER. I do appreciate you describe the history of this song clearly
Not to denigrate this awesome song but it's clearly borrowed from "mon manège à moi" by French singer Edith Piaf
Is it not a Chinese song
kinda out of topic but, why the narrator sometimes sound like they were about to cry
As a Malaysian who can understand and speak Indonesian what's the huge difference between malay and indonesian? it's basically the same language
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Malingsia 🇲🇾 means this song from Malaysia
7:00 since when was Soekarno a doctor? He was an Ingenieur. After graduating with the degree, he practiced as a professional architect and civil engineer for a few years, before his politics led to prison and internal exile, eventually ending with him becoming President. Perhaps you're confusing him with that other guy in Malaysia. 15:50 all except Malaysia, where they just simply sing the original version.
It's malaysia songs
This does not sound Indonesian. It sounds like Filipino music in 50's. This is little bit foreign.
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Sorry..that not alls the borneon island ruled by Natherland or Dutch. Only part of the borneo island ruling by Dutch that is called Kalimantan that belongs to Indonesia know are days. For ur info.
why did you not use the hong kong flag?
is the naration used an AI?
YOU HAVE SUMMONED THE HORDES OF INDONESIAN PEOPLE
Where is Malaysia 😂😂😂 The Nation who always shadowing Indonesian Culture 😂
this video feels like ai generated video, or at least the voice who narrates the video sounds like ai generated..
view counts when you mention Indonesia: 📈📊
ada indonesia coyyy
my friends always make fun of this song title and so do I ... bengali one so long ~ As for the song, never liked it never will, I dislike oldies.
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False. From Singapore (neighboring country of Indonesia), I've never heard this song, or anyone even mention the name ever in my life.
actuly bengawam was located in malaysia, sabah borneo not in indonesia
thay is Malay Language lol
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