Soundwriters - Icy Tandak (Indonesian Diaspora Experimental Soul, 1985)

Uncategorizable deep experimental soul. And the track that inspired the title for our upcoming book. Originally released on the 7" single 'So Many Leaves' on Dureco Benelux Records.

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Lyrics:
Banyak bus yang berangkat dari Bandung
Er vertrekken veel bussen vanuit Bandung
There are many buses leaving from Bandung

Di tengah malam hari
Midden in de nacht
In the middle of the night

Engkau tak dapat memandang kegelapan
Je kunt de duisternis niet zien
You can't see the darkness

Suatu perjalanan
Een reis
A journey

Yang penuh tengah impian
Vol dromen
Full of dreams

Dan kemudian dia bernyanyi
En toen zong hij
And then he sang

Saya… Sudah… Kembali… Disini
Ik ben hier eindelijk terug
I'm finally back here

Perlahan-lahan timbul pajangannya
Langzaam verschijnen er
Slowly they appear

Suara-suara pada waktu pagi hari
Geluiden in de ochtend
Sounds in the morning

Anak-anak naik turun dari bis untuk menjual
Kinderen stappen in en uit de bus om te verkopen
Children get on and off the bus to sell

Saya… Sudah… Kembali… Disini
Ik ben hier eindelijk terug
I'm finally back here

Kembali disini (2x)
Kom hier terug
Return here