Great Invention

To me, music is one of God's greatest invention.
I love music.
And almost everyone can relate to music in one way or another because it IS indeed, as cliche as it may sound, universal.

Those who know me well enough can tell you that I love Indon Christian Songs (Lagu Rohani).
Something I grew fond of through my experiences in the mission trips that I've participated in.

It's beautiful.

What attracts me to it is the language, I think.
Being a Malaysian, the National language has somehow embedded in me through the years of growing up on this soil, eventhough I must regretfully admitt that I don't use it as often as I should.
Nonetheless, there is a sense of attachment and belonging in this language.

Relatively speaking, the English language is way more complicated than the Malay or Indon language (trust me, I majored in English Language *ahem*).
I always felt that the attractiveness of the Indon/Malay language is its ability to translate seemingly complex "adjective" or "nouns" into something less-complex but yet at the same time, keeping the root of its meaning grounded.
Musically, I feel these songs are way much simpler too.
Comparing to the current trend of heavy distortion, electronical effects, and pumped-up loud bass, I personally feel that most Indon Christian songs differ from such trend.
Going against the norm but the message and the essence of worship is brought across through the lyrics, the emotions of the singer and the music.

Currently, I'm plugged into this particular Indon Christian singer name "Dewi Guna".

I doubt any of you have actually heard of her.
Pretty low profile...
But she's really good.
Here's one of my top playlist songs.
I know you guys can't actually listen to the song (I'll try to put it on my blog if I have the time) but check out the lyrics.
Simple yet powerful.
Love it.

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