Minah Gadis Dusun

Let's digress a bit from the hot in the collar political climate which had been sweeping the country since the Parliament was dissolved last 20 April 2013... Let the politicians from the political divide do their job...A s for me, come 5 May 2013 I will vote and my "undi" is "rahsia" but it will surely for a better future of Malaysia ... I want to reproduce a lyrics from an old 60s song entitled "Minah Gadis Dusun". It's an Indonesian song originally sang by Titiek Puspa. To those who were in the 50s and above might be familiar with the name of the singer and the song. Titiek Puspa is also known for a popular duet song of "Dunia Belum Kiamat" with her husband, Mokhsien. "Minah Gadis Dusun" was re recorded again and sang by another Indonesian singer, Safia Putri Melati and of course the sound arrangement was better than the original 60s song ... The lyrics were about a girl named "Minah" who went to the big city from her "kampung/dusun" but could not stay long in the city as she has to be back to the "dusun" to be with her soul mate ... or may be the city life is not suitable to her ... However, she did indicate her willingness to go back to the city perhaps some other day .... The lyrics go like these: "Inginkah kawan tahu siapa daku, Minah gadis dari dusun di gunung, Jauh daku berjalan menuruninya Hanya ingin menjenguk indahnya kota Amboi indah dan megah kotamu kawan. Rasa daku mimpi di dalam syurga, Jejaka dan gadisnya tampan dan cantik, Gedung tugu dan mobil oh amboi amboi. Tapi maaf kawan Daku tak tinggal lama, Kekasih hatiku rindu menanti. Tunggu saja kiriman hasil panenku, Daku orang dusun pandai bertani. Hanya pesan ku kawan Jaga negeri mu. Sampai berjumpa nanti Salam manisku" And moving forward about 20 years later, an Indonesian band "Dloyd" came up with a catchy song "Aminah & Lydia" . It's a contrast of "Minah Gadis Dusun"... "Aminah & Lyfdia" actually a song about a young "gadis desa" who is known as "Aminah" who went to the city and glamorously changed her name to "Lydia"!!!! Sounds familiar, I guess ... Any other "Aminah" whom you might know?