Bengawan Solo River of love, behold Where the palms are swaying low And lovers get so enthralled Bengawan Solo River of love we know Where my heart was set aglow When we loved not long ago Nightingales softly singing The guitar is gently playing Moon and stars brightly shining Shining for you and I In that moment divine You whispered you were mine And you vowed we'd never part Down by the river of love
Bengawan solo is originaly from indonesia, composed by gesang. The tittle it self is in java languge. Java is the bigest tribe in indonesia. Bengawan = river, solo = a city in central java.
Manuel Delgado Im sorry what?? Bengawan solo is made by Gesang, Indonesian Maestro, and bengawan solo it self refers to a name of river in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia
@Manuel Delgado you can search bengawan solo on google and it will pop up with an information that tell you about bengawan solo river that is located in Indonesia
This song is very famous outside indonesia especially in Japan, Malaysia, and other asia country. The music style is very unique and modern for its era (keroncong). It's combination from Javanese and Portuguese music. In WW2, Japan's army spread this music to other their colony. Either in public area or pow camp, that's why this song is well-known outside Indonesia. If you want more simple explanation, this song is very beautiful