Terang Bulan (Light of the Moon)

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 13 Mar 2013 11:47 am

This song comes from North Sumatra, in the Muloccan Islands, an area badly hit by Earthquake and Tsunami, Terang Bulan is I believe the National Anthem of that area.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kerrsteel?feature=mhee

I hope you all enjoy.

James Kerr.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 15 Mar 2013 9:07 pm

HELLO JAMES,

I have a CD with multiple instrumentals & singers. A young girl of about 12 years of age is singing
"TERANG BULAN". It sounds as if the recording was made in the 1930s. The English tranlation of the title is "Bright Moon". I believe she is singing in an Indonesian language or dialect.

Roger

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 16 Mar 2013 3:16 am

Hello Roger, thank you for your interest.
If Indonesian isn't your first language then you have to take what someone else tells you, I have seen, "Light of the Moon" "Moonlit" "Bright Moon" etc given as the translation so I just chose one, maybe our fellow player Kay Daz can put a finger on it.

That collection of 17,058 Islands called Indonesia, has a range of music that interests me greatly and in many cases is not that far removed from Hawaiian.

James.

Adrian Wang · Post by **Adrian Wang** » 18 Mar 2013 4:34 am

Beautiful. James

heres another, same song, sung by our forum member Basil Henriques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-d39UbPjcw

click here for a surprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5DaYQ3HNQk

Can somebody help tab for E9 pedal steel?
Its such a beautiful melody.

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 18 Mar 2013 5:02 am

Thank you Adrian, Basil recorded that a long time ago on his Fender Pedal Guitar I believe, he would be the man to help you with Tabs, just send him a Personal Message, he is a member of this Forum.

James.

Adrian Wang · Post by **Adrian Wang** » 18 Mar 2013 5:11 am

Thanks, James,
I think his tuning is different.ie not the standard e9

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 18 Mar 2013 5:14 am

Adrian Wang wrote:Thanks, James,
I think his tuning is different.ie not the standard e9

Basil does play an Emmons in E9th too, give him a message.

James.

Adrian Wang · Post by **Adrian Wang** » 18 Mar 2013 5:29 am

Hi James,
thank you for trying to assist.
will let this be a general posting and not
let anyone go to too much trouble for me.thanks again

Keep up your nice work on your lap steel.