Born in a Japanese concentration camp in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II, Grönloh and her family moved to the Eindhoven area in The Netherlands after the war. Anneke's career soon started to take off. She sang jazz material, American standards, Indonesian folk songs and rock 'n roll with Peter Koelewijn & Zijn Rockets. Koelewijn attended the same Eindhoven high school as Grönloh.
Her début solo single, 'Asmara', failed to chart in The Netherlands, but was a hit in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where Grönloh toured succesfully as early as 1960. Her Dutch big break followed in the summer of 1962 with the Dutch smash hit, 'Brandend Zand' ('Burning Sand'), which hit #1 in the Dutch Top 40. It was the first of four consecutive #1 hit singles for Grönloh in some eleven months' time. 'Paradiso', 'Soerabaja' and 'Cimeroni' also hit the top spot. Versions of these hit singles in other languages charted in no less than 48 countries. In total, Anneke Grönloh has 'claimed sales' of over 30 million records, primarily singles.
Anneke Grönloh never had a Dutch chart hit again after 1964, but she continued to perform succesfully until 2017, in The Netherlands and the Far East. Her anniversary concert in Singapore in 1994, celebrating her career of 35 years, was attended by 30,000 people. Some of her albums are hardly known in The Netherlands, but sold over 100,000 copies in Indonesia and Malaysia, notably 2002's Nina Bobo.
Having suffered severe pulmonary embolism in 2016, Grönloh's health deteriorated. She stopped performing in the summer of 2017, aged 75, and passed away on 14 September 2018 at her home in France, where she spent the final years of her life. She was 76 years old.
Nina Bobo
Anneke Grönloh Lyrics
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kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk.
Marilah bobo ya noni manis,
kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk
Nina bobo oh nina bobo
kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Nina bobo oh nina bobo
kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk
Kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk
The lyrics to the song "Nina Bobo" by Anneke Grönloh is a lullaby that has been passed down from generation to generation in Indonesia. The song is a warning to a sweet little girl named Noni Manis to go to sleep, or else she will be bitten by mosquitoes. The repetition of the lyrics and the soft, soothing melody lull the listener into a peaceful state and encourage them to drift off to sleep.
At first glance, the lyrics may seem simple, but they carry a deeper meaning. The song reflects the cultural importance of sleep and the role of lullabies in helping children drift off to a peaceful slumber. In Indonesia, babies are often sung to sleep with lullabies like Nina Bobo, as it is believed to calm the baby and help them fall asleep quickly.
Overall, Nina Bobo is a timeless lullaby that has remained popular in Indonesia and has been passed down from generation to generation. Its simple lyrics and soothing melody make it a beloved song among Indonesian children.
Line by Line Meaning
Nina bobo oh nina bobo
A lullaby, trying to calm someone down and get them to sleep
Kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk.
If you don't fall asleep, you'll get bitten by mosquitoes
Marilah bobo ya noni manis,
Come on, sweet little girl, go to sleep
Contributed by Alyssa F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@rindu99
Lirik
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
@yang_irfan
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Nina bobo, oh Nina bobo
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Marilah bobo ya noni manis
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
Kalau ay nda' bobo di gigit nyamuk
@josephbrubaker7044
It takes me far, far away to drift away by the sentimental melodic beauty of the song everytime listening to it beginning since at age 6 and am now 66. Beautiful memory and experience ever.
@allenjeyarajasingam785
Simply excellent. RIP Anneke.
@mssamsung7651
Bila aku dengar lagu ni.terasa jiwa melayang ke era 1960an zaman remaja ku..sedih hiba nostalgik bangat buat hati ku.
@roslanlan2843
Yaaaaa.. Wlaupun masih gue masih ank kcil ngak pernah d putar lagu ini ke mana radio baru skrg dlm bebrpa tahun ia muncul d mainkan saat mau mrngakhiri rancang an radio waah gue kok jdi enak dengarin.. Arwah Benjamin s ada jga nyanyi lagu tpi enak kok yg penyanyi asli dgr suaranya nyanyi lagu ini.. Puas mncri baru ketemu semlm pantas terus mainkan berulang kli saat mau tidur😁
@famniezink6480
Beste Nederlandse zangeres ooit ,rust zacht en bedankt voor alle geweldige jaren waarvan wij mochten genieten.
@askananda2965
Johanna Louise Grönloh, otherwise known as Anneke Grönloh is a singer of Dutch-Indonesian descent. He was popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam in the early 1960s
@chexk276
my mom used to sing this to me all the time for bedtime, it’s awesome to hear what the original that was able to put me to sleep so many times :)
@KarielleeLuvvs
omg it's ghost song w
@RC-ns6nv
@@KarielleeLuvvs ikr hahahah
@KarielleeLuvvs
@@RC-ns6nv where do you get it??? bruh