794. Basikal Tua (Sudirman)

Sudirman Haji Arshad JMN AMN (1954 - 1992) was a Malaysian singer and a lawyer. He was known as the "Elvis of Malaysia" and also "The Peoples Singer" as his songs were about the dreams and aspirations of ordinary people. Singapore journalists called him 'The Singing Dynamite'. He performed internationally to considerable success, including Australia (Sydney and Melbourne), Japan, Kuwait, and Hawaii, and, in 1989, won the "Voice Of Asia" singing contest in London, defeating Hong Kongs pop king Leslie Cheung Kok Wing.

This song (My Old Bicycle) was one of his big hits. It was recommended to me by YouTube viewer, "saf89sn".

Here are the lyrics, with English translation, kindly provided by kaldurey

Riang hatiku badan bertuah
(my heart full of joy and i feel very fortunate)
Punya teman yang comel dan manja
(to have a cute and adorable girlfriend)
Berjanji akan selalu bersama
(who promised to be together with me)
Menemani ku setiap masa
(for every second)

Aku hidup serba sederhana
(i live as a commoner)
Tiada harta tiada rupa
(no money and no good looks)
Hanya yang ada budi bahasa
(but i have a big heart)
Harta sekadar basikal tua
(my only asset is an old bicycle)

Walau kemana ia meminta
(wherever she wants to go)
Kubawa dengan hati yang bangga
(i carry her proudly with my bicycle)
Senang melihat ia ketawa
(i am please to see her laughter)
Duduk di palang basikal tua
(while she is sitting on my bicycle's top tube)

Biar pun hidup aku begini
(although i live like this)
Berbasikal setiap hari
(cycling all day long)
Namun hatiku riang selalu
(i am still happy)
Tiada hutang datang mengganggu
(because i am free from debts)

Angan-angan ku disuatu masa
(i get a dream sometimes)
Basikal kan ku tukar kereta
(to change my bicycle to a car)
Tapi kekasihku tidak setuju
(but my "lover" may not agree)
Mungkinkah dia rasa cemburu
(it will become jealous)

Orang biasa basikal tua
(i am a commoner with an old bicyle)


You can see a playlist of my songs from Asia, Africa and the Middle East here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3EA30970DB19283E

For lyrics and chords please go to my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• song
• malaysia
• pop
• old
• bicycle
• request
• bahasa
• melayu

[LadyAkiko87]

i'm impress.. good job.

[raymondcrooke]

@LadyAkiko87 Thanks for subscribing.

[Amarinth39]

your vibrato is sublime. and i think your malay is better than many of us malaysians

[raymondcrooke]

@Amarinth39 I doubt it as I don't speak much Malay - only sing it.

[alifhusaini571]

Good job mate.

[raymondcrooke]

@alifhusaini571 Thanks mate.

[zikimeshiki88]

im proud of u man ! keep it up !

[nsk2077]

This is amazing....thank you very much

[malekhargmail]

Nice to hear the song.

[awancyro]

bagus

[11jun1991]

suara awak sangat sedap

[rozamzuri1984]

@mamatperak9776 betul tu.. tp ade ke org malaysia buat camni untuk artis kite..? org luar bleh respect kat artis kita.. tp kita..?

[Mareyline]

@raymondcrooke great voice!! do u really can speak malay? :)