Wanita Cekal

A song by Rod Crosby/Kitty Murray/Roger Murrah/Phillip White.

I have not heard the song myself. But lovely to have the lyrics posted to inspire us women that our men does appreciate us,.... though they do not express it enough, not just for their loved ones but also to their mothers.Therefore, I dedicate this song for all women out there, though the lyrics are a little mainstream....but sweetly a soft encouraging reminder for us not to lose hope, but to hold on to each other and appreciate our collective and global power, courage, determination. resiliency in love, truth, beauty and creativity. And to prioritize our time towards embodying the birth of our glory.

It takes a dreamer to get this far from my hometown
A real believer to look up when things are down
It takes a fool to let a good life fall apart
But, when a man knows something's missing in his heart,
It takes a woman

It takes forever to get beyond the bitter years
And if I ever get that far from here
I can look back, and say that I survived
but for a man to really make it in this life
It takes a woman

You can gain the world or lose your soul
but if you don't have someone to hold,
You can't feel the victory for defeat
Climb higher than you've ever gone
When you reach the top, you're still alone
flying high don't make a man complete
It takes a woman, it takes a woman.

Flying high don't make a man complete
Any fool can let a good life fall apart
But foolish pride can't fill an empty heart
It takes a woman, it takes a woman, it takes a woman

an additional poem I have added here, shared by Haslina Usman daughter of our greatest Malaysian Poet, for Kak Siti Zainun, a relative of our treasured Usman Awang (at http://lynausman.blogspot.com/? )

WANITA CEKAL

Megah berseri dihari baru, tahun baru
membawa berkat penuh kesyukuran
kita menyambut hari untuk wanita cekal
hatinya mulia penuh cinta
hatinya kasih untuk si lara
hatinya rindu untuk kekasih
betapa santun berbudi bahasa
betapa sopan manis bicara

Ayuh langkah wanita cekal
usiamu baru bukan lama
wanita cekal penuh peradaban
menabur ilmu menabur minda
untuk adat yang harus dikenal

Mana dia si budi pekerti?
langkahmu dinanti si anak jati

Semoga kasih tidak mengenal usia
semoga Allah memberkatimu senantiasa

Kami sayang wanita cekal
pinjamkan kami hatimu sebentar
untuk kami menjadi engkau
melihat cinta dibalik embun
melihat fana dihujung dunia

Teruskan perjuanganmu
ajar kami apa yang kau lihat
lukiskan kami sebuah cinta
agar nanti kami beringat
tidak sesat tidak angkuh
tidak lupa diri tidal biadab.

Wanita cekal suara beralun
langkahmu sopan tiada menentang
selamat untukmu moga usia yang panjang
sambutlah kasih untukmu yang cekal

* Terima Kasih Lyna Usman dari Aida Redza.