I wanted to post this entry on Saturday, but somehow it went missing momentarily.
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I wasn't realize I was singing the whole Kasih as I ran on the beach this morning until I blasted its chorus,
Kasih dengarlah hatiku berkata,
Aku cinta kepada diri mu sayang,
Kasih percayalah kepada diriku
Hidup matiku hanya untuk mu.......
At the same time I was trying to side stepped hundreds of jelly fish glittering like diamonds on the sand.
I used to have Hetty's keroncong tape a few years back, but I wore it out by rewinding too many times on Kasih until one day, the tape gave up on me. I wasn't be able to get a cd every time I went back to visit my family. There were so many things to do, getting Hetty's Kasih cd became less important. Now, I wish I had made more effort to get it.
I wonder if anybody remember many years ago when Kasih was a hit, an imam made a comment about the lyric. I don't remember exactly the whole content of his comment, but he clearly said that singing the song could derail a person's faith, hidup matiku hanya untuk mu. The next day there were more talks about the lyric and somebody wrote that Hetty Koes Endang should say shahadah as she had repeatedly sang Kasih in various shows.
How did they know she sang Kasih for a man? What if among her missing her lover, heartbreaks and heartaches songs, she poured her heart out to and for her Creator?
What is it about us that makes us think we have the right to pass judgement? to make hateful comments? a snide remarks, make fun of others, exclude individiuals who don't share the same ideas and belief with us?
If only we make more effort to READ instead of TO LISTEN, we could learn more about ourselves, to have more compassion instead of hatred.
We like to tell the world, Islam is this, Islam is that, so what is in heaven name the Muslims blowing up each other?
Norma,
thank you for reading my blog.
Posted by: anasalwa | July 13, 2007 at 07:45 PM
i like the song too
Posted by: norma kassim | July 13, 2007 at 06:18 AM