Showing posts with label english. Show all posts
Showing posts with label english. Show all posts
Lately, I‘m jamming
to slow songs to match the pleasant kind of rainy days' mellow mood.
Unknowingly, the slow songs I’m currently listening are romantic melodies.
Rain season is synonymous with romantic--kinda obviously. So here are the songs I’m
enjoying the most these days (in no particular order):
1. Everything - The Black Skirts
“On rainy days, lying down, not a single word. Gazing with our eyes closed, everything becomes ours. Times when you go around looking for me pale-faced. Times when you surprise me with your cheeky stories.”
Have you ever
fell in love with a song since the first notes on the first time listening? The
exact situation happened to me. I couldn’t precisely mention what’s the
biggest reason I fell into this K-indie band’s song. As usual, good music
cannot be exactly described, you just listen (*-*). Which side of this song easily
grabbed my attention? Was it the lyrics (but I didn’t even understand the
lyrics except for the English ones), the melody (the nostalgia aura behind the
melody, was it you my heart stealer?), the soft vocal, or the dreamy vibe (the
relaxed mood whenever I hear this beautiful piece)?
And the “my
everything” part on repeat is romantic :D
“Allah
knows what is in every heart.” (Al Mulk: 13)
Lately, I’m
attached to the phrase “Allah knows” once over again (surely can’t get over it).
Been an avid admirer of this beautiful phrase and the admiration only getting
stronger over time. There are a lot of verses in the holy Al Quran which described it.
Allah knows every secret even the most hidden one. Nothing in the earth and in
the hereafter is hidden from Him. Whatever happens in this earth, even every
fallen leaf, with His knowledge. Only Allah knows the unseen. Verily, nothing
escapes His knowledge no matter how tiny it is.
He is aware of
all that we do. He sees our struggle in each and every situation. He knows our
effort when nobody knows. He already knew what we are longing for yet still listens to our prayer. He never leaves us
even for a blink of an eye, for worse or better. He acknowledges the time we
silently feel so wounded and broken. He knows the hidden tears behind our eyes.
He knows how hard we try to smile while the sorrow takes over our hearts. He knows how much exactly our hearts ache. He knows how tired our mind and soul are. He
understands our confusion as we feel so lost in the middle of a catastrophe. Indeed
He’s The All-Knowing.
But hey, Allah
knows all the burdens we bear. He knows what the hearts conceal. No matter how lonely we think we are, Allah
accompanies us in an incomparably near distance. He’s closer than our jugular
vein. For that, O ya Allah, remind us that You’re always there for us.
The knowledge
that Allah knows our hardship is sufficient to make us calm and composed
conquering the difficulties. The feeling of knowing He knows and keeps a watch over
us is the best medicine for every pain. Allah knows what is best for us
and when it is best for us to have it. Allah knows—and that should be
enough.
Ya Aaliim, You
know how much pains and hardships my bruised heart has gone through. Please guide me, help me go through them,
My Lord.
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image source: pinterest.com
(I want to give the proper credit because I know where did the quote in the picture come from. "Every sparkling tear on every eyelash, Allah knows." is taken from Zain Bikha's Allah Knows.)
(I want to give the proper credit because I know where did the quote in the picture come from. "Every sparkling tear on every eyelash, Allah knows." is taken from Zain Bikha's Allah Knows.)
#FROMALQURAN ALLAH KNOWS
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
December 13, 2016
Album: Seoulite (Half Album)
Studio Album by Leehi
Producers: Epik High’s Tablo, DJ Tukutz,
and Mithra Jin, Leehi
Hey, it’s been a
long time I didn’t write any song or album review. So, I just found myself in
love with this album. It's called Seoulite (Half Album) (I'm not a big fan of the second part of Seoulite. That's why I'm here only for the first half). It’s
Leehi’s second album after her stunning debut album “First Love”. It took three
years for the young diva to come back--to complete this album. Even when we thought her
first album was well-made but surely we are gonna love her even more with her newest
album. Leehi said this album is named Seoulite since people keep saying she’s so
good at singing English songs but she wanted to restate herself as a Seoul girl. Different
from her debut album which was a pop-soul-RnB based, her latest album is a
hip-hop number (indeed her producers were hip-hop warriors). This album is gonna
leave you in awe and of course, wondering just how beautiful Seoul is to have a
singer like her.
SEOULITE (HALF ALBUM): AN ALBUM WHICH MAKE YOU WONDER HOW BEAUTIFUL SEOUL IS
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
May 16, 2016
Beautiful patience = be in a state of happiness and pleasure
while being patient over a situation
Al Quran has the most beautiful verses—we, Muslims, have no doubt about it. Even the best poet can’t write anything close to the holy Al Quran given to the noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Found so many verses that touched my heart, that I decided to share my favorite verses on this #FROMALQURAN column. For the very first, I’ll write a verse I’m really fond of. It comes from surah Al-Ma’arij, about a word mentioned a lot in Al Quran: patience.
#FROMALQURAN THE BEAUTIFUL PATIENCE
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
May 13, 2016
For those who
feel unfamiliar with these words, I give the translation. Taeyangui Huye
means “Descendants of The Sun”, an extremely celebrated South Korea’s TV drama. Now
it sounds familiar right? Because millions of people (maybe you're included. Hihi) enjoyed this drama. I
was into it these days, after a very long time didn’t into any dramas. (Mostly
I don’t enjoy watching drama. The dramas got my attention can be counted with
fingers).
TAEYANGUI HUYE
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
May 06, 2016
He probably busy on Monday / Tuesday seems too soon, don’t you
think? / Wednesday feels kind of awkward / I don’t like Thursday for some reason / Oh this Friday / Oh,
how is this Friday?/ It’s too hard to wait till the weekend / I only look at the clock 1,2,3,4 / My time is slow without you / I keep drawing your smile and hair / I might become a painter / A normal Friday? For me, it’s a fly day (Friday - IU feat Mino)
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
October 09, 2015
“So just shut up and be mine.”
I don’t know why but today I’m in the mood of
listening "Be Mine" by 2NE1. I was doing some exercises and jogging this morning and suddenly
this song jogged on my brain. So when I arrived in my room, this song was the first
one I’m searching for. It has been a long time since the last time I listened to this song. Like the first time I heard the melody, this song always sounds so
nice.
SONG OF THE DAY: BE MINE-2NE1
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
October 04, 2015
If you know the feeling of meeting a song that gives you fluttery feeling every time you listen to it, then you know mine right now. I can’t help smiling whenever I listen to this mood-booster song. I mean, I love how this summer-y song had a very sweet message. Don’t forget the fact that it used simple lyrics to convey the song’s emotion yet still sounds so full. I love the part “Can’t you tell I got news for you?”. When we’re ready to listen to the news, we only get extremely nice words afterward.
I'm surrounded by strong happiness and positive energy, especially in the chorus part. I still can't get over how this song trapped me with a question only to send me to the beautiful words "sun is shining and so are you.". Can’t
you tell I got news for you? It’s very important news.
AND
YOU CAME MY WAY ON A WINTER’S DAY
SHOUTED
LOUDLY COME OUT AND PLAY
CAN’T
YOU TELL I GOT A NEWS FOR YOU
SUN
IS SHINING AND SO ARE YOU
AND
WE’RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT
DRY
YOUR TEARS AND HOLD TIGHT
CAN’T
YOU TELL I GOT A NEWS FOR YOU
SUN
IS SHINING AND SO ARE YOU
SONG OF THE DAY: SUN IS SHINING-AXWELL / \ INGROSSO
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
September 11, 2015
Have you ever listened to a happy song but on contrary feel sad? Although this song has a happy vibe--even the title told us so but it’s actually a really sad song.
I
always and will always love the contradictive things in YG Entertainment’s songs (where 2NE1 is one of the label's artists). I Love You
told us about loving someone who doesn’t care about us at all and ended up hating
him—but still love him so much. Sometimes the person you love the most is the
person you hate the most—I think it’s cool to have this kind of story in a
song. Lonely told us about being lonely even though having someone beside us.
And here’s the latest contradictive 2NE1 presented to the listeners: without you, I’m not happy but I hope you’re
happy. Although the upbeat melody sounds fun and bright, the story is on the other
side. The song even performed in cute choreography, a catchy beat, and a cool drum
sound but actually is about broken-hearted girls.
SONG OF THE DAY: HAPPY-NE1
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
June 26, 2015
Some songs are simply mystical and magical. For me, Sada Borneo is one of them.
My first encounter with Sada
Borneo was when I heard their audition for Asia's Got Talent 2015. The relaxing, soothing,
and very calm melody of theirs gracefully flowed right to my soul. They mixed traditional and modern music well. Their song
was something familiar in my ears--simply like a sound from nature. It’s the sound that brought me to my childhood--to
a place with only peacefulness. Sada Borneo’s music touched
my heart right in the center. It flew me to an imaginary place where happiness is synonymous with that
place.
SADA BORNEO
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
June 03, 2015
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
May 06, 2015
Have you ever feel after you defended yourself many times, at the end of day, you 're so defeated to the point you have to admit that you’re a total loser?
Big Bang dropped their newest
songs called Bae Bae and Loser. Between the two, I’m into Loser more as the
melancholy hip hop track was like speaking to me. Bae Bae is a mid-tempo track with cool snares sound and
Loser is a ballad with a slow tempo song. While Bae Bae sounds playful-cheerful, Loser has a dark
atmosphere and is emotional. I think I can relate to this RnB-with-hip hop-touch song. As soon as I heard this song, I keep singing the
lyrics especially the “loser, loner, a coward who pretends to be tough” part that easily stuck in my mind. Big Bang
really matured now. Their songs aren’t the fancy, flashy, upbeat songs but songs
that tell the reality. The honest and sincere lyrics can touch the listener’s heart and yes Big
Bang did it on me.
SONG OF THE DAY: BIG BANG’S LOSER
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
May 04, 2015
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
April 29, 2015
"Keep going, I'm here. I only look at you, please take my hand. I wanna keep going. I'll never let your hand go--not anywhere. I'll go together with you. I wanna keep going," (Keep Going, Standing Egg)
STANDING EGG
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
March 26, 2015
However much we describe and explain love,
When we fall in love we are ashamed of our words.
Explanation by the tongue makes most things clear,
But love unexplained is clearer.
(Description of Love, Jalaluddin Rumi)
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
March 19, 2015
Yes, Sir, I’m one of a kind….
ONE OF A KIND
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
November 22, 2014
“Just because you’re so-called BigBang’s junior group, people’s expectations are very
high. You have to make songs that reach the expectations people have for YG
and Winner. You need to be more tired and more uncomfortable and more scared. You
can’t achieve success just by being in YG” – YG's advice to Winner
WINNER 2014 S/S
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
August 12, 2014
"They say that time flies
But you keep breakin' its wings"
Taeyang has released his third solo album with the title song "Eyes, Nose, Lips". The ballad R&B song slayed the charts, received the certified all-kill achievement. After winning local's hearts (by won 6 trophies on music shows so far) and of course international recognition (by topped many iTunes charts and joined Billboard 200 chart), YG prepares another surprise: the YG family cover project. Its very first project was Akdong Musician's cover of Eyes, Nose, Lips. A cute interpretation of the heart-wrenching original version. If in the original version, Taeyang showed us a vibe of how painful and empty he is because of the one he loves, Akdong gave us a feeling of first love disaster. The arrangement sticks with Taeyang's but this one is acoustic. Even though it lacks the sorrowful emotion--puts broken pure love feeling instead, Akdong provided us a fresh cover. Soohyun's high pitches are refreshing and Chanhyuk's rap is cool. Simply, the siblings' cover is beautiful.
SONG OF THE DAY: EYES, NOSE, LIPS
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
June 26, 2014
“Taeyang is the type whose
understanding of music and dance are really deep”- Yang Hyun Suk, YG Ent.’s
chairman.
‘The sun’ is rising!
Taeyang means sun. Ever since the
first time I’m into Big Bang, I think I knew why YG gave one of the members a
stage name “Taeyang”. He is Korea’s best dancer and best R&B singer. And
with that name--apart from Big Bang's albums, Taeyang has released 3 solo albums: Hot, Solar, and Rise (LOL,
everything is about the sun). He dropped his latest album last night and I stuck
listen to those songs on repeat. Waited for 4 years since his last solo album
in 2010, the singer of "Only Look at Me" is back with stunning songs.
RISE
Nur Imroatun Sholihat
June 03, 2014