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From: tzf@maya.biosci.arizona.edu (Theron Friedman)
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Subject: song words: Suriram (or Suliram)
Status: OR

In article <1992Jun16.141214.6695@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
|> In article <1992Jun15.125632.18724@kth.se> mead@cyklop.nada.kth.se (Clare Macdonald) writes:
|> >My dad was a Weaver's fan, so I've been listening to this song all my life, 
|> >but now it is beginning to bother me that I can't sing along.  Could 
|> >someone please tell me what language 'Suliram' is in, and/or send me the
|> >words?
|> >
|> >Please reply by email.
|> >Thanks a lot!
|> 
|> 
|> If this is the song that goes:
|> 
|> 	Suriram,ram,ram, Suriram
|> 	Suriram yang manis
|> 	Aduhai Suriram sayang
|> 	Semakin lama semakin manis
|> 
|>         (Suriram....
|>          Suriram the sweet 
|> 	 Oh Suriram, my darling
|> 	 You get sweeter as time goes by...  9-)
|>         )
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> The language is malay and it comes from Indonesia. Its used
|> as a singalong chorus. In between someone will sing made up
|> (sometimes extemporaneous) poetry.
|> 
|> I heard Pete Seeger do another one:
|> 
|> 	Sarinande, Putri Sarinande
|> 	Kenapa air mata melintah? 
|> 	Aduhai mama, aduhai mama
|> 	Cinta hatiku jauh di mata..
|> 
|> 	(Sarinande, my daughter (Indonesian, or Princess - Malayan) Sarinande
|> 	 Why do your tears flow so?
|> 	 "Oh mother mine, oh sweet mother mine
|>          My love is gone and far from my sight..."
|>         ) 
|> 
|> (Some people will probably object to the above but thats 
|> more or less how I remember it and Indonesian malay is strange
|> to me..)
|> 
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