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Anwar first read "Aku" at the Jakarta Cultural Centre in July 1943. [1] It was then printed in Pemandangan under the title "Semangat" ("Spirit"); according to Indonesian literary documentarian HB Jassin, this was to avoid censorship and to better promote the nascent independence movement. [2] "Aku" has gone on to become Anwar's most celebrated ...
Betapa hatiku takkan pilu Telah gugur pahlawanku Betapa hatiku takkan sedih Hamba ditinggal sendiri Siapakah kini plipur lara Nan setia dan perwira Siapakah kini pahlawan hati Pembela bangsa sejati Reff : Telah gugur pahlawanku Tunai sudah janji bakti Gugur satu tumbuh seribu Tanah air jaya sakti Gugur bungaku di taman bakti [4] Di haribaan pertiwi
The hymn is sung in Indonesian as Yesus Kawan yang Sejati and in Toba Batak as Ise do Alealenta and is popular in Batak churches, as well as in Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. Even though Indonesia has a statistically larger Muslim community, the hymn is quite widely known. Prior his death in 1958, the melody of the music was adopted by ...