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Funk Empire Lyrics

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Mayuh macam ulah nuan
Maia tua bepangan
Mimit nadai aku nyangka
Nuan mai beserara...

Suba nuan bejanji
Deka idup sekunsi
Diatu semua tinggal janji

Pengerindu tua, udah nadai agi...

Sayau pengerindu tua
Enda datai ba penyangkai
Nuan dulu pegi, enda pulai agi
Kempang ati nuan, ngaga aku bakatu

Nadai guna agi ku
Ingat ke nuan sulu
Nuan udah bisi Ambai ti baru
Dini ku ulih, mai nuan pulai baru

Nadai nuan ditisiku...
Nadai nuan di ati ku...
Enda aku ibuh...

Sayau pengerindu tua
Enda datai ba penyangkai
Nuan dulu pegi, enda pulai agi
Kempang ati nuan, ngaga aku bakatu

Nadai guna agi ku
Ingat ke nuan sulu
Nuan udah bisi Ambai ti baru
Dini ku ulih, mai nuan pulai baru

Sayau pengerindu tua
Enda datai ba penyangkai
Nuan dulu pegi, enda pulai agi
Kempang ati nuan, ngaga aku bakatu

Nadai guna agi ku
Ingat ke nuan sulu
Nuan udah bisi Ambai ti baru
Dini ku ulih, mai nuan pulai baru

Nadai nuan ditisiku...

Nadai nuan di ati ku...
Enda aku ibuh...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "Music" by Funk Empire are in the Sarawak language and express feelings of love and longing for a lost love. The singer is addressing their former lover, who has left and made promises to return but has not yet fulfilled them. The lyrics express deep emotions, lamenting the absence of the beloved and recalling memories of past experiences together. The title of the song reflects one of the reasons why music is used as an artistic form to express emotions, as it has the power to evoke feelings and ignite memories.

The use of the phrase "sayau pengerindu tua" throughout the song adds an additional level of cultural significance. In Iban culture, the "Sayau" is a traditional love song, often sung at gatherings or during courtship. The phrase has come to be associated with romantic love, and its use in the song helps communicate the depth of the singer's feelings.

Overall, "Music" is a beautiful and emotional song that uses the power of music to express the pain of longing and the beauty of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Mayuh macam ulah nuan
There are many things you do

Maia tua bepangan
Maybe you're busy with work

Mimit nadai aku nyangka
I never expected

Nuan mai beserara...
That you're having fun...

Suba nuan bejanji
Since you made a promise

Deka idup sekunsi
Your life has been different

Diatu semua tinggal janji
All that's left is the promise

Pengerindu tua, udah nadai agi...
Old love, there's no more hope...

Sayau pengerindu tua
Beloved old love

Enda datai ba penyangkai
Don't come to apologize

Nuan dulu pegi, enda pulai agi
You've left before and won't come back again

Kempang ati nuan, ngaga aku bakatu
You've hurt me deeply

Nadai guna agi ku
It's useless for me

Ingat ke nuan sulu
To remember you long ago

Nuan udah bisi Ambai ti baru
You have a new lover now

Dini ku ulih, mai nuan pulai baru
Here I am waiting for you to come back

Nadai nuan ditisiku...
You're not with me...

Nadai nuan di ati ku...
You're not in my heart...

Enda aku ibuh...
I don't care...

Writer(s): Gaye Marvin P, Sermon Erick S

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@spacetrack844

5y↑3

I'm a ManChild
And everybody knows I'm a ManChild
I'm a ManChild
And everybody knows I'm a Manchild

I'm a ManChild baby
I have a lot of toys to play
I'm a Manchild baby
And everybody knows I'm a ManChild

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Samba baby would you bring me toys to play?
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All comments from YouTube:

@blessedd444

8y↑276

Came because of Focus, stayed because i adore this kind of jazz.

@gugusambo1195

8y↑2

Nice hey,.... very nice

@samirkahn9833

6y↑5

not jazz.

@moonboy2022

4y↑4

@@samirkahn9833 i agree not jazz

@fopah2033

3y↑4

It can be considered a mix of funk and jazz. The improvisational parts give weight to the jazz label.

@thaddeusvaliantlilbodhi1223

3y↑1

Me too♥!!

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@roxannaorozco8929

5y↑53

Thank you "Focus" for introducing me to this hidden gem of a song, I'm lost in this nostalgia this song seems to bring out in me

@webcom99

7y↑29

Same sequence: Focus, Shazam, YouTube and ... can't stop listening to "I'm a manchild"!

@toniconley7494

8y↑31

I'm watching the movie Focus and heard this captivating song Manchild. After doing a search with soundhound to find the Artist, I paused the movie and came to YouTube. This is so smooth and sexy. Got to hear the entire album after the movie.

@safesealsecurity3943

That's exactly what I did and it didn't disappoint

@pizzaman8409

4y↑9

Late night cruise'n music, with the city lights everywhere you look!
But keep your eyes on the road lol!

This song will make you happier!!!

@jazzsoulfan

9y↑76

Just saw the movie "Focus" on this weekend & these sounds went into my head, without leaving it any more. That's fantastic chill-soul-funk & it make me remember Kool & the Gang's "Summer Madness" at once & that's funny because Will Smith sampled it in "Summertime" - It seems he loves this style & I wish to get to know, whether he got more of this stuff!

@MrHARRYGEORGIADIS

exactly my thoughts!

@BebianaQuerido

16w

How can a stranger think exactly like me 😂 I swear

@marilynruth1

7y↑33

Anyone can hear it over and over...it just never gets old. Fresh all the time! It's a Wow song!

@robertopedrosamartin494

2y↑1

absoloutly!!❤️👌

@grayz929

2y↑4

Have been listening this song for 8years now. Just watched focus for the 10th time N jump right over here.!!! AMAZING

@englishlady5918

8y↑133

whats wrong with me? cant stop playing this song totally addicted!!

@pierrekasongo85

8y↑6

Nothing wrong, it's a nice chill tune. I'm addicted to this song too

@DanielKRausch

7y↑1

Yvonne me2

@deshaunmuhammad52

7y↑2

Yvonne Don't feel bad it has that effect on me as well

@mxofmfk8406

So classic

@anneena6550

5y↑1

#metoo

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@saci1footmanual469

2y↑1

I had a beatiful sunday drinking with my friends and then when i came home just slept on the couch and woke up listening to this. Good memories, great track. Tks

@earlthomasknox6927

8y↑52

i feel like im living the high life when i listen to this

@ericblacc5992

7y↑1

who you telling it's like it jus lifts u to another world

@beratmeydanc357

4y↑2

feel it again then bro

@gehuu4540

4y↑1

me too

@MiguelSousaMTB

Same

@abdeelhernandez4560

Feels like I smoked a joint feeling spaced out with my shades wallking down LA sunny day beautiful girl smile back at me and I feel like a million bucks

@ogbasedmish9036

4y↑8

Just hearing this on the movie Focus and I'm in love

@user-lg8in8kn3x

5y↑4

Saw focus, didn't take notice of this song. Randomly came across this song 2 years later, enjoyed the song thinking that I've never heard it before..

@claudioarismendi3213

6y↑12

I´m crazy for this music. I can not distinguish whether it´s a dream or a kind of reality of another resonance

@jprayudhi

9y↑91

#Focus brought me here!

@onigun05

9y↑31

Man this is chill. Never lose focus.

@ronniejordan657

3y↑11

Totally nailed this tune! 1 of my fav chillin tracks!!!!!

@christostiger5425

3y↑3

Best tune I've heard in 2020 by miles... on about the 732nd rewind already :)

@infam0usP

9y↑55

"Focus" Intro song 😎

@JobAntonis

8y↑29

This whole Movie had such an awesome vibe, loved it!

@bettyberova4131

10w

Here from Focus as well. I can’t believe it took me all these years & watches to discover this gem 💗

@YooooAdrian

6y↑3

Watched Focus and feel in love with this song. If radio wasn't saturated with bullshit nowadays it wouldn't take a movie or tv show for us to find good music.

@kirkharris9055

7y↑4

This never gets old...Makes me wanna grow my afro back....(I wish)...

@WickedWebWoman22

8y↑5

Classic tune! Music I grew up to brought back to old & fresh ears! Brings back lots of memories of good times.

@foxrpmgata08

3y↑11

uno de mis canciones preferidas,me transporta a mundo increibles….cuando hago snow siempre me la pongo🖤🖤🖤

@eillwill3144

9y↑31

The intro to the movie focus, nice mellow song.

@eillwill3144

+Ronin Inkhaurt what are you talking about

@eillwill3144

What are you talking about

@ryanhattingh7667

3y↑1

Play on words , I love it .. nickys nickname was mellow

@caluquette1197

8y↑29

Yeah this is a smooth jam, I also heard it in the opening scene of : Focus with Will Smith. I love it when a movie sound track has those perfect songs that convey the perfect emotions. I think if you have the correct music it helps to keep the movie alive along with what was going on when you heard the song in the movie.

@moneycat878d5

8y↑2

yeah, the songs will smith used were perfect

@abdishakurali3826

Focus has some good background music i can remeber at least 3

@ranlive1

8y↑13

Saw Focus. Went to Itunes. Came here. Coool song, reminds me of Sade.

@MrVewziko

3y↑1

simply my soul on a promising morning of hope ... that lyrics and music translates ... simply sublime .... very grateful! empaire!

@annetteharrison5904

3y↑1

Movie "Focus"; Shazam, and now here on YouTube. Love this melody.

@lynn4548

6y↑2

This song brought me back home NYC...

@BebianaQuerido

16w

When I put this song it brings my identity and reminds me of who I am. I can’t explain it. It just makes me wanna travel and feel everything and experience life

@Silversearon

6y↑4

Literally my favourite song forever

@MrCBRRRThomasLee

6y↑5

This song is very smooth 😎

@skypearl1999

5y↑5

Listening to this on my JBL Charge 3 so awesome <3

@tailandiahawaii2409

8w↑1

RELAX IN THE WORLD !!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Ampsinthejump

4y↑2

Makes me feel alive....so smooth.

@primosuperfan1393

9y↑9

This is some kind of well done music. Very relaxing song.

@verdadebiblicaparahoje

6y↑8

Perfeito. Clássico!

@primitivolopezgonzalez9766

5y↑4

Estes ritmo funk me gusta mucho. Excelente disfrutar esta melodía frente a algún atardecer... o solo gustar del paisaje o vista que una prefiera. ¡De diez!

@Dkfhebdbebdbebdb

6y↑1

My best memories was laying near the pool near the ocean just listening to this song with the waves in the background. I wish i could go back it was so much easier then- too bad port A (it’s in texas) will never be the same after the hurricanes.

@mcfunk9062

6y↑3

Great and Amazing song old school in Paris

@MrHarleytomoana

9y↑10

heard this about 2 months ago and never heard it being played anywhere else..then i watch focus and...

@deshaunmuhammad52

7y↑6

This is an amazing song

@DavidMontane

7y↑30

Cool funk piece, remembers Jamiroquai's style in some way.

@javiergarciagimenez8466

5y↑1

more black than jamiroquai

@vonmicofloyd7568

9y↑9

Focus got me!

@macblocth

9y↑1

yep me too Shazam brought me here awesome song and great movie focus

@kemoluciano7475

😙💨💨💨💨💨 something to smoke too... classic track

@DanielKRausch

7y↑2

Uptown Baby. Outstanding

@mr.vanity5895

2y↑2

What an amazing Track 🕺🏼 💕🕺🏼

@NabilSkafandri

Focus brought me here... It must be a gem fom Will smith music library ...

@jenga1090

9y↑9

Focus brought me here!

@abdishakurali3826

Focus brought me here. This music so damn good

@tommyjackson7679

5y↑1

I love this song first time i heard it on the intro on the movie Focus

@user-qv1pk5xv5y

37w↑1

It's a great song

@ignacioyanz3572

4y↑1

focus a very good movie, I still see it. Margot robbie I love you 😋😘🤗🤗😋😋☺

@xXxAnnaxCrystalxXx

6y↑1

im in love with this song <33333333333

@dfusonia1432

8y↑3

Yeaaaaaaaaaah !!!what a groove

@ericblacc5992

8y↑1

how can u focus wit a jazz piece like this but this is my focus song long live great jazz

@thefuzzgroove

9y↑13

j'ai cru a un titre de roy ayers à la première écoute , c'est très classe

@marccharles9686

11w

Focus bought me here opening scene was hard

@TheRealSandorClegane

8y↑7

I feel like....... a stick of butter.... on a.. big ol pile of flapjacks................... yEeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~

@kendrinawaskoro3031

7y↑2

this song calm as hell! focus brought me here :D thx shazam xD

@miguelbenivedes1941

3y↑1

this song is so awesome and chill

@robjones4777

Focus bought me here!!

@sandunherath7928

Focus .....theme song...
Retro feelings ...

@OHanzo

8y↑5

Since everyone is giving credit to focus I figured I'll give credit where due. Garth Trinidad on KCRW brought me here

@wadud7

11y↑4

I can see 1 person needs ears to here this fantastically smooth cool song. 5*s

@Gqobo19

8y↑3

Yeah! Focus brought me here

@nunocorreia3474

4y↑1

Great Vibe! Love it

@mauricehill3095

8y↑1

Real Nice Smooth Cut like this

@Enginor

4y↑1

perfect intro for a movie

@lilianebeeckman2901

Whistle whistle .... blows my mind.... 😰

@jodanissea9533

7y↑1

Love this

@brunomoreiraum

Lakai- The Flare bring me here..sooo nice

@evelynapgall6655

6y↑4

Lo q mas se entiende es " and everybody knows avalancha" jajajajaja

@ericblacc5992

7y↑1

Focus did bring me here along time ago tho

@zainulabdin4466

5y↑4

I saw Snoop Dogg in the middle, I clicked it.

P.S. I know he ain't snoop.

@acontecerdigital9411

3y↑2

I want to know more from this artist

@juanroman2036

1y↑1

Funky 🔥

@henrydientes1392

Just listen this song high

@SLABONECHD

9y↑3

chill

@valerieaustin5432

8y↑17

No need for singing, the tune is groooooovy

@b-rad8132

6y↑1

Valerie austin u r soo right

@SEHHYIT

12y

Wow the oldies... Ok lets open up the old photo albums lets just start posting up old photos here...

@aniutkaatencio9727

4y↑1

Esta canción me relaja

@mariaisabelcastanedapineda3192

7y↑1

wooo bery fantastic

@cratediggersaustralia3399

3y↑1

Touchdown. Enjoy the film but the soundtrack got me here

@elsa47590

2y↑1

Amo 💜

@evelynapgall6655

Love it! ! So that relaxing

@FreeKentHovind

5y↑2

Kinda relaxing..... ^_^

@bazebluu58

7y↑3

I came here for the movie and this beautiful song.....sorry you're not feeling both

@omareljabry7684

Lynn Jones Focus?

@stevedryden803

8y↑1

I came here because i was curious and stayed because i loved the music

@leonejoseck4289

Shazammed this straight outta focus

@user-cc3vg9nv6d

2y↑1

so good

@marilynruth1

7y↑1

Wow...song!

@deepdiver9355

Deep hazy laid back

@mr.x3906

The chill out area

@juanroman2036

Beginning of focus

@spacetrack844

5y↑3

@mohamedaminebenzaoui5733

Same here, focus

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