My Favorite Indonesian R&B Singer

Feb 27, 2011 18:08

Glenn Fredly Deviano Latuihamallo was born in Ambon, Maluku on 30 September 1975. He's known as Glen Fredly.

He started his career as the vocalist of Funk Section. In 1995 (a year after he graduated from High School in 1994) Funk Section released an exclusive album. Glenn became a soloist three years later. He released 2 albums under Sony Music Indonesia which received only mediocre success.
Despite the doubt of his management company, Glenn who is known as a Christian released his third solo album titled as "Selamat Pagi, Dunia!" in 2003. There were many successful hits coming out of this album. The biggest hit song that shook the entire country was "Januari". The success of this album made Sony Music Indonesia release a repackaged album in 2004 with karaoke VCD and Unplugged Live Performance as the bonus.

Discography:

1. Glenn (1998)
2. Kembali (2000)
3. Selamat Pagi, Dunia! (2002)
4. OST. Cinta Silver (2005)
5. Aku & Wanita (2006)
6. Terang (2006)
7. Happy Sunday (2007)
8. Private Collection (2008)
9. Lovevolution (2010)

Source: wikipedia
Translated and summarized by me

My 2 cents:
Glenn is my favorite local male singer. He's a talented singer, songwriter and composer altogether. His songs are very easy-listening and soothing. While I'm a sucker for jazzy slow R&B songs, I do understand that his music might be boring to many.

Glenn Fredly - Januari

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Credit: throponxnenon

Lyrics

Januari

Berat bebanku
Meninggalkanmu
Separuh nafas jiwaku.... sirna

Bukan salahmu
Apa dayaku
Mungkin benar cinta sejati tak berpihak.. pada kita

* Kasihku...
  Sampai disini kisah kita
  Jangan tangisi keadaannya
  Bukan karena kita berbeda

Dengarkan...
**Dengarkan lagu... lagu ini
   Melodi rintihan hati ini
   Kisah kita
   Berakhir di januari

Selamat tinggal, kisah sejatiku
Ooh... pergilah

Repeat ( *)

Repeat (**) twice

Berakhir di Januari...

Translation

January

Feeling heavily burdened
to leave you
Half breath of my soul is gone

Not your fault
What can I do
Maybe it's true that true love doesn't belong to us

* My love
  End our story here
  Don't cry for what happens
  It isn't because we are different

Listen
** Listen to this song
    The melody of my groaning heart
    Our story ends in January

Goodbye, my love
Ooh... please go.

Repeat (*), (**) twice

Ends in January...

Glenn Fredly - You Are My Everything

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Credit: tigersaunt

Lyrics

You Are My Everything

Cruising when the sun goes down
Cross the sea
Searching for something inside of me

I would find all the lost pieces
Hardly feel deep in real
I was blinded now I see

Hey hey hey you're the one
Hey hey hey you're the one
Hey hey hey I can't live without you

Take me to your place
Where our heart belongs together
I will follow you
You're the reason that I breath

I'll come running to you
Fill me with your love forever
Promise you one thing
That I would never let you go
'Cause you are my everything

You're the one, you're my inspiration
You're the one, kiss, you're the one
You're the light that would keep me safe and warm
You're the one, kiss, you're the one

Like the sun goes down, coming from above all
To the deepest ocean and highest mountain
Deep and real deep I can see now

Glenn Fredly - Akhir Cerita Cinta

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Credit: GlennFredlyVEVO

Lyrics

Akhir Cerita Cinta

Sandiwarakah selama ini
Setelah sekian lama kita telah bersama

Inikah akhir cerita cinta
Yang selalu aku banggakan
Didepan mereka

* Entah dimana kusembunyikan rasa malu

**Kini harus aku lewati
   Sepi hariku
   Tanpa dirimu lagi
   Biarkan kini ku berdiri
   Melawan waktu
   Untuk melupakanmu
   Walau pedih hati
   Namun aku bertahan

Repeat (*), (**)

Translation

End of Love Story

Was it just make-believe
after all the times we spent together

Is this the end of the love story
of which I always felt proud
in front of them

I don't know where I should hide my shame

Now I have to go through my lonely days without you
Let me stand against my time to forget you
Though my heart is in pain, I'm still holding on

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Translated by me and  translations are dedicated to umbrella_smile. Sorry for the long due promise and I hope you still study Indonesian. :)
First time translating and I understand now how difficult it is to translate from one language to another.

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