By: Awan Samudera *)
Jakarta, CIDISS – We used to listen to “saya ini, si gembala sapi” sung beautifully by Tasya, or “ku takut mama ku marah, kalau terlambat sekolah” sung cheerfully by Trio Kwek Kwek. All the songs are very meaningful that is easily understood by young children, because it has educational value that matches the development of the mentality of a small child. Besides, when I was in elementary school, every morning we always sang Bendera Merah Putih, by. Ms. Sud. The songs are filled with the encouragement of nationalism that was supposed to have been instilled early on to the next generation.
Children’s songs should be witty, vivacious, and reflect on the example that should be emulated by children. Childhood is a time to play and learn, not poison the children with songs full of the meaning of love, infidelity, violence, and so forth, that can make children become adults before their time. Trio Kwek Kwek we see that teaches “do not be late to school, do not forget to learn, so do not scolded the teachers and parents”, and we compare it with boy band and girl band songs now that teaches love, heartache when betrayed, that tends not to educate children. Songs in contemporary times will teach children to act not according to age. Where the loss of children’s songs we used to listen to? It is a question that deserves our collective responsibility.
The future generation is the generation that is independent, creative, intelligent, noble character, and has a high spirit of nationalism. Not the generation of reckless, violent, thuggish, and follow the western culture, or the culture of the other, on appeal suave culture in Indonesia.
Many people believe the market a children’s song is gone. But who was instrumental in setting the music market? Listeners simply listeners, which form the music market is people who are creative and parties engaged behind the circulation of a musical. Music market can’t be blamed for the phenomenon, because of them just as music lovers, not as a music maker. Precisely the artists who should be able to get around for songs that they created can give good impact to future generations of this nation.
The impact of the loss of children’s songs that have implied message in the form of education to the next generation, it will not happen in two or three days, instead of the two or three years, but his impact will be felt in years to come, and the impact is not small. Children who are currently contaminated with adult songs, will fall in the world that is not their world, like entering an endless abyss, which makes them not aware of the rights and responsibilities they have to bear in the future.
We as young people, is not the time to be silent, not when it’s received a fading culture happens. We as young people, should be able to make changes to the entry of outside culture that can damage the morale of the nation through the songs that do not deserve to be heard by young children, children who will be the successor of this nation, children will be educated mental and moral for continue the struggle heroes who have to defend Indonesia.
We are heroes, heroes who can give a color change to the next generation, color change that can be a benefit to the people of Indonesia, a nation that has been known for its cultural sublime, a culture that should be emulated by other nations, not the culture of other nations that we are an example, It is we the younger generation, the hero who gave identity to the Indonesian people that we love. [AS]
*) Jakarta Contributor
