WW first mentioned this musical to me wayyy back, when her bff J had a foreign guest in town and J wanted to give him a taste of the local culture, and so happened this musical was screening its first season at Istana Budaya, c. 2006. J was pleasantly surprised how much she really liked it and told WW who in turn shared with me. Although I've always liked musicals (I think coming from a school which held regular musical productions, it's just an interest that was instilled in us somewhat), I couldn't afford to be indulging in such frivolous hobby because they were a pretty pricey affair and I was practically penniless, but I was really curious and remembered her recommendation.
A couple of years later while working in Cyberjaya, the subject cropped up among my musical loving colleagues (there were a number of them!) and HL ended up passing me the MP3s of the soundtrack, and I fell in love immediately with the musical. By then PGL the musical has completed two very successful seasons, so I wasn't sure if I'd ever catch it... but thank God, a year later in 2009, it happened!
I just can't believe how amazingly timely that they did a third season of the musical. I was one of the first few people who bought tickets (I knew because I bought the tickets in the first week it went on sale, and when I got to the seat selection section during my ticket purchase, it was practically empty).. I decided to go with the front row (knowing that the best seats are actually a bit further back, right in the middle) because I've never done that. Bought tickets for Valentine's day performance, and had S and WW as my dates hehe! The night was everything I'd imagined it to be. I wrote a gushy review about it, somewhere in my old blog. :)
Irl when it comes to love, I would like to think that I'm more practical and sensible and therefore I've never bought into romantic stories (trust me to roll my eyes at the mention of them)(but really, I think it's just a defense mechanism against the disappointment of a fairy tale life knowing that it just such but... that's a post for another time), but I really loved this! But mm, there's something about love that are not meant to be that always stirs something in me. I suppose a small part of me wish that everyone gets the happy endings they want but that's nothing if impossible.
Anyway, it's been a good five years since the third season of the musical. Now I'm crossing all my digits hoping for a fourth! I don't mind if they have an entirely new cast, I really just really want to watch it again and sing along to the songs that I know so well. Ahhh.. *dreaming*
Back to what I said earlier, I was listening to the soundtrack and got to looping this song Keranamu Kekasih -- it was featured in the 2004 movie and performed by Vince Chong, and also in this musical inspired by the movie and sung by Stephen Rahman-Hughes (he was pretty amazing, I distinctively remember being impressed by his vocal prowess). So I was singing it the whole day yesterday, and this morning I'd really wanted to sing along to it music... but I couldn't find its chords online! Boohoo!
I think I must have been desperate and delusional enough that I started poking at the keyboard hoping to find it... and I'm pretty surprised that I actually did!! I would like to take a moment to say how proud I am of myself and give myself a pat on the shoulder for working these chords out on my own.. It's definitely an "Achievement Unlocked" moment for me *grins from ear to ear* So yeah, I've been recording myself singing this the whole day. Blergh, my voice really needs some work!
So after that long grandma story which was more for my sake than yours, I present to you the reason for this post... Gonna get ready and wait for my darlin' J to pick me up to go church. Have a great weekend! Xoxo.
Keranamu Kekasih
Vince Chong
OST Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004)
G D Em D
Kekasih jangan berduka, yakin kita 'kan bersama
G D Bm
Hati ini satu walau jauh di mata
Em G A
Ikatan cinta, luhurnya dijiwa
D A Bm G
Hati pujuklah perasaan, jauhi segala keraguan
D A Bm
Sayang untukmu kukorbankan, demi satu harapan
G D
Kepangkuan mu kasih, keranamu kekasih
G D Em D
Hadirmu bagai cahaya, damai resah dan gelora
G D Bm
Hati kita satu walau lara melanda
Em G A
Asmara cinta tiada hujungnya
D A Bm G
Hati pujuklah perasaan, jauhi segala kesangsian
D A Bm
Cinta walau pun berjauhan, 'kan ku kenang senyuman
G D
Kerinduan ku masih kepada mu kekasih
G D
Dan keyakinan ku masih kepadamu kekasih
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