Rayuan Pulau Kelapa

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Rayuan Pulau Kelapa (Solace On Coconut Island) is an Indonesian song written by Ismail Marzuki (1914-1958), who wrote a number of popular tunes in the country's early post-independence period. The lyrics praise Indonesia's natural beauty, such as its flora, islands and beaches, and profess undying love for the country.[1]

The song is a nostalgic favourite among Indonesian expatriates, particularly those who left the country for the Netherlands in the 1940s and 1950s, after independence.[2] In the pre-democracy era under President Suharto, the national TVRI television network played the song as its closing tune every evening.[3]

Rayuan Pulau Kelapa is one of several patriotic compositions by Marzuki, who was honoured posthumously in 1968 with the opening of Taman Ismail Marzuki, a cultural centre and park in central Jakarta.[4]

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  1. ^ Composer and lyrics: The Gallery of Indonesian Songs - Rayuan Pulau Kelapa. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Post-independence patriotic song: PDF file at the Soli-Deo.com website. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Media use of the song: WorldOfRadio.com website. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  4. ^ Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural centre and park: JakartaTourism.go.id website. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.

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