Lirik lagu Fiona Fung - Proud of You

Love in your eyes
Sitting silent by my side
Going on Holding hand
Walking through the nights
Hold me up Hold me tight
Lift me up to touch the sky
Teaching me to love with heart
Helping me open my mind
I can fly
I\'m proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
Till the end of the time
Believe me I can fly
I\'m proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
The heaven in the sky
Stars in the sky
Wishing once upon a time
Give me love Make me smile
Till the end of life
Hold me up Hold me tight
Lift me up to touch the sky
Teaching me to love with heart
Helping me open my mind
I can fly
I\'m proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
Till the end of the time
Believe me I can fly
I\'m proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
The heaven in the sky
Can\'t you believe that you light up my way
No matter how that ease my path
I\'ll never lose my faith
See me fly
I\'m proud to fly up high
Show you the best of mine
Till the end of the time
Believe me I can fly
I\'m singing in the sky
Show you the best of mine
The heaven in the sky
Nothing can stop me
Spread my wings so wide

Lirik lagu Avenged Sevenfold - Dear God

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can’t help but wish that I was there
Back where I’d love to be, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
to hold her when I’m not around,
when I’m much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I’d stayed
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
I’m missing you again oh no
Once again

There’s nothing here for me on this barren road
There’s no one here while the city sleeps
and all the shops are closed
Can’t help but think of the times I’ve had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
to hold her when I’m not around,
when I’m much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I’d stayed
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
I’m missing you again oh no
Once again

Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
when hope begins to fade…

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find

Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
to hold her when I’m not around,
when I’m much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I’d stayed
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
I’m missing you again oh no
Once again

Band Luar Negri yang Terkenal Tahun 2010 Beraliran Punk Rock

Banyak band luar negri yang terkenal dan umumnya dipersonalisasi oleh anak-anak muda. Kali ini saya akan memaparkan beberapa band luar negeri yang terkenal beraliran punk rock.

1. Greenday
Green Day adalah sebuah kelompok musik bergenre punk rock yang berasal dari California, Amerika Serikat dan terdiri atas Billie Joe Armstrong (penyanyi utama, gitaris), Mike Dirnt (basis, penyanyi pendukung), dan Tré Cool (pemain drum, penyanyi pendukung). Green Day telah diakui di dunia musik karena keberhasilan mereka dalam mengembalikan dan membuat genre punk rock kembali terkenal, bersama-sama dengan grup musik tahun 1990-an seperti The Offspring dan Rancid.

Musik mereka telah memengaruhi banyak kelompok musik beraliran punk lain, seperti Blink 182 dan Good Charlotte.

Grup musik ini telah menjual lebih dari 50 juta album di Amerika Serikat dan lebih dari 100 juta album di seluruh dunia. Green Day telah memenangkan berbagai penghargaan, seperti MTV Video Music Awards dan Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, juga berbagai penghargaan lainnya, serta telah memenangkan 3 Grammy Awards (Best Alternative ALbum untuk Dookie, Best Rock Album untuk American Idiot dan Record of the Year untuk Boulevard of Broken Dreams).

2. My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance adalah grup musik asal New Jersey, yang dibentuk pada bulan September tahun 2001 oleh Gerard Way dan Matt Pelissier. Saat ini, band ini diawaki oleh Gerard Way (vokal), Mikey Way (bass), Ray Toro (lead guitar), Frank Iero (gitar), dan Mike Pedicone (drum) yang menggantikan Bob Bryar yang merupakan drummer sebelumnya yang keluar pada Maret 2010. Nama band ini terinspirasi oleh buku karangan Irvine Welsh yaitu Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.

My Chemical Romance adalah grup band yang menurut media bergenre pop punk,[1] post-hardcore,[1] "punk revival",[1] rock alternatif. Namun grup ini mendeskripsikan musik mereka sebagai musik "rock" atau "pop yang kasar",[2] dan menolak diklasifikasikan sebagai emo.[3] Grup ini telah merilis empat album yaitu I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love pada tahun 2002, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge pada tahun 2004, The Black Parade pada tahun 2006 dan Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys yang dirilis pada tanggal 22 November 2010.

Band ini mendapat inspirasi dari Queen, Black Flag, Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Morissey, At the Gates, Pink Floyd, The Smashing Pumpkins, Descendents, Pantera, The Cure, dan The Smiths. Selain terinspirasi, mereka juga menginspirasi sekelompok anak muda asal Indonesia yang akrab disebut kelompok SGW.

3. Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind.

Jimmy Eat World has released seven studio albums, the last six featuring the current lineup. The band originally formed with a punk rock sound, first releasing a demo tape in 1993, followed by their first EP in 1994, titled One, Two, Three, Four. Their debut self-titled album (1994) was released with current guitarist Linton singing most of the lead vocals on the album. Jimmy Eat World released both their second and third albums through Capitol Records, with Static Prevails (1996) featuring their first single "Rockstar". The critically acclaimed Clarity (1999) contained the single "Lucky Denver Mint", which was featured in the film Never Been Kissed and went on to garner a cult following.

The four piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the top 20 of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and "The Middle" peaked at number one. Jimmy Eat World followed up with Futures (2004), featuring another Modern Rock Tracks number one, "Pain". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album, Chase This Light (2007), became the band's highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. Invented, the follow up to Chase This Light, was released on September 28, 2010 on Interscope Records.

4. All Time Low
All Time Low is an American Pop Rock band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and back vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson. The band's name is taken from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory.[7][8]

Formed while still in high school, All Time Low started out covering pop punk bands such as Blink-182. They signed their first record deal with Emerald Moon Records in 2004 and released their first EP, titled The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End later that year. Their first studio album, The Party Scene, was released July 2005. Before graduating high school in 2006, they signed a record deal with Hopeless Records and re-recorded songs from their debut album and included two new songs for their EP Put Up or Shut Up. The EP entered both the Independent Albums and Top Heatseekers charts.

In 2007, All Time Low released So Wrong, It's Right, which entered the Billboard 200 at number 62. The band was eventually selected as Alternative Press Magazine's Band of the Year for 2008. Their third album Nothing Personal was released in July 2009, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200.

5. Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The band's current line-up is Stephan Jenkins (vocals, guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums, percussion). Guitarist Kryz Reid and bassist Abe Millet have replaced the departed Tony Fredianelli and Arion Salazar respectively.

After the success of their eponymous debut album in 1997, the band released one more album, 1999's Blue, before guitarist Kevin Cadogan was released under controversial circumstances.[2] In 2003, the band released Out of the Vein. In 2008, the band released the digital EP Red Star. After a six-year hiatus from releasing a full-length album, Ursa Major was released on August 17, 2009. A fifth album currently set for a 2011 release is being worked on as well.

The band is best known for the singles "Semi-Charmed Life", "How's It Going to Be", "Graduate", "Jumper" and "Never Let You Go".

Diatas adalah band luar negeri yang beraliran punk rock yang terkenal tahun 2010. selengkapnya band-band lain silahkan cari sendiriiii. hehehe

Semangat Pengabdian Relawan Bangun Pemberdayaan

Tidak jarang kita mendengar, bahwa majunya suatu bangsa itu karena pemudanya dan hancurnya suatu bangsa itu juga karena pemuda. Melalui tangan pemuda juga kelak estafet kepemimpinan negeri ini akan diturunkan. Karena sebagai aset bangsa, pemuda berperan sebagai instrumen perubahan dalam memberdayakan masyarakat serta menjadi kontributor perubahan, perbaikan dan penguasaan.
RZI sadar betul akan peran pemuda terutama dalam hubungannya sebagai pengabdi yang tanpa pamrih membantu masyarakat. Di saat terjadi bencana alam misalnya maka jiwa kerelawanan pemuda menjadi faktor terpenting. Karena itu melalui satu dari 4 rumpun program utama yaitu YouthCare (kepemudaan), RZI mewadahi berbagai program pemberdayaan skill bagi pemuda atau umum disebut relawan RZI. Melalui pembinaan dan jejaring 1241 relawan RZI yang tersebar di seluruh tanah air, diharapkan akan tercipta peran aktif masyarakat untuk membangun kebersamaan. Melalui semangat pengabdian yang tinggi, hingga saat ini relawan RZI telah membantu berbagai program pemberdayaan di 208 wilayah binaan terpadu (ICD) serta evakuasi bencana di sejumlah wilayah di Indonesia. Berbekal satu tekad kuat “Tetap Semangat Bahagiakan Umat”, relawan RZI selalu siap terjun dimanapun dan kapanpun.
PENGEMBANGAN DAN PELATIHAN RELAWAN
Saat ini divisi YouthCare RZI memayungi beberapa program utama seperti Kampus Relawan yang dijadikan sebagai wahana pelatihan wawasan serta ketrampilan bagi para relawan yang didirikan di setiap kantor cabang guna meningkatan kapasitas serta mengekspresikan potensi relawan. Selain itu para relawan RZI juga mendapatkan pelatihan Pemberdayaan dan Pendampingan Masyarakat, dimana relawan bekerjasama dengan Mustahik Relation Officer (MRO) mengambil peran sebagai tenaga pendamping fasilitator, dinamisator dan pemberdayaan di masyarakat, khususnya wilayah ICD.
RZI juga memiliki Youth Development Centre (YDC) sebagai balai latihan ketrampilan kerja bagi kalangan pemuda. Di YDC inilah para relawan dibina untuk menjadi mandiri dan mampu berwirausaha, sehingga mampu menciptakan lapangan kerja baru. Selain itu relawan RZI juga mendapat pelatihan Emergency Rescue Team (ERT) sebuah pelatihan tanggap bencana agar relawan siap diterjunkan kapanpun untuk memberikan pertolongan ketika bencana tiba. Tahun ini RZI juga akan mengembangkan 64 buah ICD Centre, mengokohkan 320 relawan pendamping di 23 Kampus Relawan dan menguatkan pelatihan keberdayaan di 64 titik kegiatan Youth Development Centre ( YDC). Kampus Relawan juga akan dijadikan leading sector bagi seluruh skema pelatihan untuk MRO, relawan dan mustahik dalam bentuk pelatihan keberdayaan yang diharapkan dapat menjadi elemen pendukung dan pendorong bagi pencapaian target metamorfosis 1.300 mustahik sejahtera.
REVITALISASI DAN REFOCUSING YDC
Dalam meningkatkan kapasitas relawan, pengembangan potensi dilakukan di seluruh cabang RZI dengan pola kerjasama bersama lembaga pelatihan dan Balai Latihan Kerja (BLK), sehingga di setiap kota mulai tumbuh relawan-relawan dan pemuda ICD produktif. YDC bertanggung jawab terhadap penguatan skill dan kompetensi usaha pemuda baik relawan dan pemuda ICD yang menjadi peserta pemberdayaan di YDC. Melalui program ini diharapkan pemberdayaan produktif dapat menjalin kemitraan dengan stakeholder dunia usaha sehingga proses penguatan YDC dapat inline dengan penguatan dan penetrasi market dan jaringan.
Tahun ini ditargetkan akan dibuka 6 Gerai Usaha Mandiri di kota Bandung, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan dan Batam yang akan dijadikan display dan menampung hasil produksi di YDC dan peserta Program Metamorfosis 1.300 Mustahik Sejahtera yang telah dibina sejak tahun 2008 lalu.

Kata-kata Bijak

Tinggalkanlah kesenangan yang menghalangi pencapaian kecemerlangan hidup yang diidamkan. Dan berhati-hatilah, karena beberapa kesenangan adalah cara gembira menuju kegagalan..
Tanpa cintanya, aku tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa, dengan cintanya, tidak ada yang tidak dapat aku lakukan.
Without His love I can do nothing, with His love there is nothing I cannot do.
Carilah seorang pria yang memanggil mu cantik, bukan hot / sexy
Yang menelepon kembali ketika kamu menutup telpon
Yang mau tiduran di bawah bintang dan mendengar detak jantungmu
Atau mau tetap terbangun untuk melihatmu tidur
Tunggulah seorang laki-laki yang mencium dahimu
Yang mau memamerkan dirimu pada dunia ketika kamu sedang keringetan
Yang menggenggam tanganmu di depan teman-temannya
Yang menganggap kamu tetap cantik tanpa riasan
Seseorang yang selalu mengingatkan kamu, betapa besar kepeduliannya padamu
dan betapa beruntungnya dia memilikimu
Seseorang yang berkata pada temannya: dialah orangnya…
Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep… wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you’ re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU… The one who turns to his friends and says, thats her…
Hanya seorang yang pemarah yang bisa betul-betul bersabar. Seseorang yang tidak bisa merasa marah tidak bisa disebut penyabar, karena dia hanya tidak bisa marah. Sedangkan seorang lagi yang sebetulnya merasa marah, tetapi mengelola kemarahannya untuk berlaku baik dan adil adalah seorang yang berhasil menjadikan dirinya bersabar. Dan bila Anda mengatakan bahwa untuk bersabar itu sulit, Anda sangat tepat, karena kesabaran kita diukur dari kekuatan kita untuk tetap mendahulukan yang benar dalam perasaan yang membuat kita seolah-olah berhak untuk berlaku melampaui batas.
Pertemanan itu seperti jika anda mengencingi diri anda sendiri. Semua orang bisa melihatnya, tapi hanya anda yang merasakan kehangatannya.
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Bermimpilah seperti jika anda akan hidup selamanya, jalani hidup seperti jika anda akan mati hari ini.
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
Ibu saya bilang, hidup itu seperti sekotak coklat, kita tidak pernah tau apa yang akan kita dapat / hadapi.
My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.
Selama hidup saya, saya tidak pernah mendapatkan pelajaran apapun dari orang-orang yang setuju dengan saya.
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.
Saya belajar selama saya hidup. Batu nisan akan menjadi ijazah saya.
I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
Selama hidup saya, saya tidak pernah mendapatkan pelajaran apapun dari orang-orang yang setuju dengan saya.
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.
Kegagalan2 di masa lalu saya merupakan pelajaran yang sangat berharga yang akhirnya berbuah kesuksesan.
Saya belajar banyak dari kegagalan saya, saya bisa menjadi ‘lebih pintar’ karena saya pernah gagal.
Saya pernah gagal, tapi saya masih di sini…
Saya tidak membiarkan kegagalan merampas impian saya untuk dapat bekerja dari rumah saja.
Belajar dari orang lain tidak perlu menunggu tulisan, step by step atau omongannya. Belajar dari orang lain bisa dengan mengamati, mengerti cara berpikir dan cara bekerjanya.
Mencintai adalah seperti bermain piano. Pada awalnya kita belajar untuk bermain sesuai aturan, setelah itu, lupakan aturan, dan bermain sesuai kata hati.
Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.
Bekerjalah seperti jika anda tidak membutuhkan uangnya.
Mencintailah seperti ketika anda tidak pernah disakiti.
Menarilah seperti ketika tidak ada orang yang menonton.
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody is watching.
Langkah pertama dan yang paling penting menuju kesuksesan adalah merasakan bahwa kita bisa sukses.
The First and the most important step towards success is the feeling that we can succeed

Sangkuriang

Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the condition.
They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday, he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.
Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.
And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.
After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriang’s genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).***

Malin Kundang

Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”
In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You too have to take a good care of yourself. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.
It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.
After several years waiting without any news, Malin Kundang’s mother was suddenly surprised by the arrival of a big ship in the pier where she usually stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally pulled over, Malin Kundang’s mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down a ladder along with a beautiful woman. She could not be wrong. Her blurry eyes still easily recognized him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.
Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see her beloved son. “Malin, you’re back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s mother and without hesitation, she came running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so much.” But, Malin Kundang didn’t show any respond. He was ashamed to admit his own mother in front of his beautiful wife. “You’re not my Mother. I don’t know you. My mother would never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin Kundang as he release his mother embrace.
Malin Kundang’s mother take a step back, “Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m your mother!” she said sadly. Malin Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard, take this old women out of here,” Malin Kundang ordered his bodyguard. “Give her some money so she won’t disturb me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried as she was dragged by the bodyguard, ”Malin... my son. Why do you treat your own mother like this?”
Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered the ship crews to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother sat alone in the pier. Her heart was so hurt, she cried and cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please let him have a save journey. But if he is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she prayed to the God.
In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so hard and a thunderstorm came. Malin Kundang’s huge ship was wrecked. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his whole body turned into stone. He was punished for not admitting his own mother.***

Cinderelas

Raden Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen and concubine. Unlike the queen, the concubine had bad personalities. She was envious and jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen leave the palace. The concubine then asked the royal healer to help her in her plan. One day, the concubine pretended to be ill. Raden Putra called the royal healer to give the concubine treatments. “What is her disease?” Raden Putra asked the royal healer. “I’m very sorry, My Majesty. She is sick because the queen put poison in her meal,” the royal healer lied.
Raden Putra was shock and angry to hear the explanation. He called the queen and asked her if the story was true. Of course the queen denied, but Raden Putra won’t listen. “Please Your Majesty, have mercy. I really didn’t do anything,” cried the queen in her tears. Raden Putra’s anger ended in a decision. The queen should be banished to the woods and terminated. He did not know that the queen was already pregnant. Raden Putra commanded one of his general to do the punishment. The queen was banished to the woods, but the wise general didn’t have the heart to kill her. He built a simple house in the woods for her. On his way back to the palace, he smeared his sword with rabbit blood, so Raden Putra would believe that he had killed the queen.
After the general left, the queen lived by herself in the woods. Several months later, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The baby was named Cindelaras. He grew up as a nice, healthy, and handsome boy. One day, while Cindelaras helped her mother to collect some fire woods, an eagle dropped an egg. Cindelaras brought the egg to be brooded by a chicken behind their house. The egg hatched into a chick and then it slowly became a strong rooster. The rooster is no ordinary rooster. The rooster could sing. Every morning, the rooster woke Cindelaras up with its beautiful song, “My master is Cindelaras. His house is in the woods. He’s the son of Raden Putra.” The rooster often sang that song.
Cindelaras always woke up early in the morning and listen happily to his rooster’s song. He didn’t realize the meaning of the song until one day, he started to think. “Who is Raden Putra?” he asked his mother. The queen then told him the whole story. She also told him why they were banned from the kingdom and lived in the woods. Cindelaras was very surprised. He decided to go to the palace to meet the king, his father. Cindelaras asked her mother’s permission to go to the kingdom and to tell the king what really happened. He also brought his rooster that grew bigger and stronger each day.
On his way, Cindelaras stopped at a village. There, he met some people who were involved in cockfighting. They challenge him to see how strong his rooster was. “If your rooster wins, you’ll get a reward,” said the man who challenged him. Cindelaras accepted the challenge. In a few minutes, his rooster defeated the opponent’s rooster. He was challenged again by other man, and one more time, his rooster won. He won again and again.
The news about Cindelaras’ rooster quickly spread to the whole Jenggala kingdom and made Raden Putra curious. So, he invited Cindelaras to the palace. “What is your name, boy?” Raden Putra asked as Cindelaras arrived in the palace. “My name is Cindelaras, Your Majesty,” Cindelaras answered. He felt both thrilled and happy to see Raden Putra.
Raden Putra challenged Cindelaras with one condition. If Raden Putra’s rooster won, Cindelaras’ head would be cut off. But if Cindelaras’ rooster won, Raden Putra would share half of his wealth. Cindelaras accepted the condition. The competition was held in the front yard of the palace. The two roosters fought bravely. But in just a few minutes, Cindelaras’ rooster won the fight! Raden Putra shook his head and stared at Cindelaras from his seat, “That rooster is no ordinary rooster, and the boy is not an ordinaty boy either. Who is he exactly?” he thought. Raden Putra was about to asked when suddenly Cindelaras’ rooster sang the song, “My master is Cindelaras. His house is in the woods. He’s the son of Raden Putra.”
Raden Putra was surprised. “Is it true?” he asked. “Yes, My Majesty. My name is Cindelaras and my mother was the queen,” said Cindelaras. Raden putra called the general who had banished the queen. The general then confessed that he never killed the queen. Later, the royal healer also admitted his mistake. Raden Putra was so shocked. He immediately went to the woods to pick up the queen. Ever since, Cindelaras and his parents lived happily together. As for the concubine, she was sent to the jail as punishment.***