Yohana Ekky's Songs

~ An ordinary girl with extraodinary talent and characteristic ~

Haha, tag line di atas bukan maksudku sombong, tapi kasi semangat buat kamu-kamu yang baca juga lho. You are precious even though you think you're nothing..

I was born on May 27, 1992 in Semarang, Indonesia, precisely di antara kaki gunung dan lembah. (Nah lo, mudeng nggak tuh?) Pokoknya hawanya sejuk nan asek. Walau udah 14 tahun tinggal disana, tiap pagi masih aja kedinginan. Yah, itu kan human nature. Haha..

Punya satu papa, satu mama, satu adik perempuan. Papa maen semua alat musik,haha becanda, maksudnya hampir semua. Mama, maen gitar plus nyanyi. Adikku nyanyi and maen gitar. Dia pernah mecahin rekor MURI juga lho. Nge-band 21 jam nonstop waktu dia kelas 2 SMA. Hebat yah? Then, aku sendiri juga maen gitar, nyanyi plus ciptain lagu. Begitulah keluargaku yang adalah keluarga musisi. Tapi bukan cuman musisi jalanan lho. Haha.. kebanyakan kami nyanyi di pelayanan gereja.

Oke deh. Let me start my introduction.

I've been singing and creating songs since I was in Junior High. Actually, Mom and Dad bilangnya aku udah ngarang lagu sendiri since I was a really little girl. Pretty little girl sih menurutku. Haha

Aku karang lagu tentang bulan dan apapun lah,all things around me gitu deh. Bahkan mungkin malah nggak bisa dikatain lagu. All just flat, no harmony within. But I like that. LOL =D

Awal buat lagu, yang bener-bener nge-bentuk lagu lho, haha, yaitu waktu aku di SMP, setelah meninggalkan sahabat-sahabatku (huhu... menangsi haru... T_T). Eh, tiba-tiba my lips sang a song, dan nggak tau lagu siapa. Eh, ternyata akhirnya jadi laguku.
Dan sejak saat itulah, aku buat lagu. Almost every month, aku ciptain satu lagu.
Belum semua ke-posting disini sih, tapi as soon as possible, i will.

Yang kehitung itu sekarang ada 30 lagu. hehe.. yang nggak kehitung, maksudku lagu-lagu yang aku ciptain buat temen-temenku, keluarga, saudaraku, (karena aku kasih tuh lagu ke mereka)mungkin ada sekitar 10.

Last but not least, sampe sekarang, I'm still praying that I will record all my songs dan buat album dong pastinya..

And all songs that I created are dedicated to my Lord Jesus Christ.

Well, aku tertarik untuk tulis artikel ini. Cause I know, kalo kamu yang pada buka blog-ku ini, ternyata suka musik dan karang lagu, pasti tertarik juga sama artikel ini.

Nah, aku kutip sih ini artikel. Nggak sepenuhnya dari aku. But, let's create songs that will bless our nation!

Check this out! ^^

Tips membuat lagu yang baik :

1. Be Creative..!! Jangan dulu dipusingin sama kemungkinan "bisa jadi laguku sama dengan lagu lain.." Just do it.. After it done, baru deh direview.

2. Coba dengerin musik sebanyak-banyaknya. And then, kamu bakalan punya banyak referensi untuk modal membuat lagu sendiri.

3. Biarin lagu itu menceritakan isi hatimu yang ingin kamu ceritain ke orang / ke diri sendiri..(musik tuh harus punya nyawa, cieee ^^).

4. Cari tau sampe dimana tingkat musikalitas kamu… Mencoba buat lagu.. then mengategorikannya ke dalam musik-musik yang berada di sekitar kamu! Apakah kamu berada di jalur mainstream atau indie.

5. Jangan miskin tema! Kamu bisa ambil referensi dari band atau artis lain.

6. Jangan selalu ngikutin band-band yang udah gede. Komersil bukan berarti kamu harus ikut-ikutan band lain. Tapi untuk mulai dari band referensi juga nggak apa-apa.

7. Jangan selalu ngikutin lagu-lagu yang lagi nge-hits. Hellow? A great musician is someone that makes a different song! Don't be afraid to be different, as long as your song is not contain *kata-kata jorok* dan patahin semangat!

8. Kalo kamu tergabung dalam band, kombinasi personil harus ada yang ditonjolkan. Misalnya kalo gitaris kamu jago, kamu tonjolin sedikit kemampuan gitaris kamu. Tapi kalo kamu single player and kamu bisa satu instrument musik, nggak ada salahnya kamu tonjolin deh tuh kemampuan kamu.

9. Kalo udah punya musik yang unik, lirik jangan sampai lemah. Ini penting!

10. Jangan berpikir tipikal. Contoh, kamu pikirin lagu yang disukai anak-anak kuliah itu yang seperti apa yah? Yang disukai ibu-ibu rumah tangga kayak apa yah?

11. Jangan membuat lagu yang terlalu idealis, yang cuma kamu doang yang ngerti, nggak mikirin orang lain.

12. Jangan sekali-kali mengartikan lagu bagus itu sebagai lagu yang dipenuhi berbagai instrumen. Cuma dengan gitar pun lagu bisa terdengar bagus. Ingat, bagus bukan berarti rame. Bukan juga berarti juga kaya bunyi.

13. Jangan takut mendengar kritikan orang pada lagu kamu. Kritikan itu justru bisa dijadikan modal untuk membuat lagu kamu menjadi bagus.


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Indeed when we consider the facts seems impossible
All is only an imagination or a dream
But because we live in The Lord Jesus
Though all cases are highly impossible
It could turn into something very possible to occur

Chorus:
Just a little faith
Just a little faith needed
And everything will be real
The entire dream even a hope that appears at a glance
Will occur without waiting for a long time
Just a little faith

Bridge:
We got an extraordinary God
He can do anything
He is the God who can't bear to bless His people
Just use your little faith

Each year everyone step to the upper stage
Rough paths were passed with struggle
In other way, smooth paths were passed with smiles
Nothing made you stuck
You just walked forward
And smiled to people

Chorus:
Clever, humorous, affable
Reflects who you are
In this song I just want to say
May the blessings and loves of God be with you
And Happy Birthday!

I’m walking on a long road
But it’s too dark and foggy here
I can’t even see the way I’m on
The my mind spin and a question come out
What if in front of me is a deep valley?
What if I fall and couldn’t go back?

*
Then I feel in my heart force me to go on
So I close my eyes to cast aways the fear
The wind is starting to blow my hair backward
As I take my first step on this road

Chorus:
I believe! Oh I believe!
There’s a great future beyond me
I believe! Oh I believe!
That all my dreams has already come true

**
Then a warm hand hold tight my hand
And a wise voice whisper into my ear
“Don’t ever be afraid, you are not alone
Because I will always be with You”

There are times when we’ll be pushed
Times when we can’t do anything
Times when we can’t count on my selves
Times when problems may come upon our lives
*
But do not ever run from the problems
Face and live it to God

Chorus:
Standing in miracle!
Standing in miracle!
Strengthen your belief to God
And He will take over all of your transgressions
So keep trusting God
And standing in miracle!
Bridge:
For the Lord has said
When problems come to our lives
Keep rejoicing to overcome it

People may say that I’m different
I’m not the same with the common people
They said even though I look the same
From hair, face, limbs, and another things
But still I have a difference that is
A really special condition

Whatever, what they will say to me
I don’t want to care how they think of me
What I know I was also made by God
And He made me to be a precious one
And I too believe that I will
Make a miracle!

Chorus:
So let’s rise and shine my friends!
We can do it, yes we can do it
Just believe this simple proverbs from Zero to Hero
No more hiding let’s be confident
God gives us strength to do more
Now stand up and show the world
That here we are

What the meaning of friendship
Friend can makes us smile even we’re in the saddest time
What the meaning of friendship
Friend can be there every time to hear all of our problems
What the meaning of friendship
Friend can rise us up when we’re upset
But there’s a thing friend can’t do
Friend can’t stop loving and caring of us

Bridge:
Carve their goodness on the stone
So no wind could sweep it away
Write their mistakes on the sand
And let the wind sweep it away

Sing a new song to The Lord
Everyone on this earth
Sing praises to The Lord
Sing and praise His name

Chorus:
The Lord is great and deserve our greatest praise
He is the Only God worthy of our worship
Give honor and praise to The Lord
Whose power and beauty fill His Holy Temple

Jesus, i was nothing at the first
Jesus, i was nobody before i met You
Now I am something since You found me
And I am somebody in You

Chorus:
Whenever I’m down
You always make me smile
Whenever I need someone to talk
I know You’ll talk to me
Whenever I’m upset
I know You care
Cause every time I need You
I know You’ll always be there

The Lord is my light and my salvation
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life
Of whom shall I be afraid?
*
Though an army may encamp against me
My heart shall not fear
Though war may rise against me
In this I will be confident

Chorus:
One thing I’ve desired of the Lord that will I seek
That I may dwell in the House of The Lord
All the days of my life
To behold the beauty of the Lord
And to inquire in His temple

Jesus, I love You
I’ll always need You
Wherever whenever I am
Oh I can’t live without You
I’ll die outside You
Cause You are the breath of my life

Chorus 1:
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
I’ll always love You, love You and love You
Be The King of my life
Make me like You want
Because I am Yours
Na na na na na na na hmm
Na na na na na na na....

Jesus, I love You
You teach me to live
And You always hold my hands
You’ll never let me down
Cau’se I know You love me
So let me sing this song to You

Chorus 2:
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
I’ll always love You, love You and love You
Besides You no one else
You’re always in my heart
You are my everything

Sungguh bahagia
Tak terkatakan
Ku temukan Pribadi itu
Dia sungguh manis
Dia sangat lembut
Betapa luar biasanya Dia

*
Ku t’lah jatuh cinta padaNya
Dia tunjukkan kasihNya padaku
Sejak pandangan pertama

Chorus:
Yesus, oh it namaNya
Ku takkan menyesal mengenalMu
Kau jauh lebih berharga
Dari s’galanya

Ku ingin slalu mengasihiMu
Ku mau bri yang terbaik bagiMu
Biar hatiku s’lalu melekat padaMu
Oh, Kasihku

Aku berenang dalam sungai kasih Yesus
Sungguh terasa sangat menyejukkan
Tapi kulihat sekelilingku pnuh dahaga
Kan kubawa m’reka masuk dalam sungai kasihNya

Chorus:
Biar m’reka rasakan kembali
Kasih bapa yang sungguh indah
Kasih yang sungguh tiada taranya

Dia angkatku jadi anakNya
Jadikanku biji mataNya
Biar m’reka lihat besarnya kasihMu
Biar m’reka kembali

I live in the middle of a nation
A nation that has done so much wickedness
But there are many shakes happening
That bring transformation to my nation
*
Today is the harvest time
Harvest of souls around the world

Chorus:
I want it! I want it!
Be the one of the harvester
Let me become useful for this nation
I will lift Jesus higher, higher and higher
So that we can go together
Bow before Jesus and worship Him!

I looked around me there are many dark ways
But why people go there?
I cried : “Hey! You go to the wrong way!”
But there was nobody heard my voice
I wept when they stepped through
Cause there’s only weeping and gnashing of teeth

Chorus:
O Lord use me, use me
I want they know the True Way
Way to Salvation
And it is in You

Teach me Lord, oh teach me Lord
To always do according to Your will
And to bring them back to Your hands
Jesus, use me

With You