Iwan Fals, born Virgiawan Listanto on 3 September 1961 in Jakarta, is a cha… Read Full Bio ↴Iwan Fals, born Virgiawan Listanto on 3 September 1961 in Jakarta, is a charismatic Indonesian singer/songwriter and remembered as Indonesia's the most dangerous singer on the '80s and '90s.

He was popular for his gritty-witty ballads accentuated on life of Indonesia's marginalized groups or political satire on the troubled Indonesian social/political scene under Soeharto. His socially aware hit-songs including: "Oemar Bakri" tells about teacher, "Lonteku" is a love story between a criminal and a prostitute, and "Wakil Rakyat" is about members of parliament.

After Reformasi movement on 1997 which leads to democratisation he was a kind of losing the edge for political satire, but his mature musical experience keeps him on Indonesian pop chart with inward-looking songs and songs about personal relationships.

Ikrar
Iwan Fals Lyrics

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Meniti hari meniti waktu
Membelah langit belah samudra
Ikhlaslah sayang kukirim kembang
Tunggu aku . . . . tunggu aku
Rinduku dalam semakin dalam
Perjalanan pasti kan sampai
Penantianmu semangat hidupku
Kau cintaku kau intanku

Do'akanlah sayang
Harapkanlah manis
Suami segera kembali
Suami . . . . . . suami yang baik
Kutitipkan semua yang kutinggalkan
Kau jagalah semua yang mesti kau jaga

Permataku . . . . . . aku percaya padamu 2x
-Rahman Tardjana-

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Iwan Fals's song Ikrar narrates the story of a woman who patiently waits for her husband to return. The song opens up with the lines "Meniti hari meniti waktu, Membelah langit belah samudra" which mean that she has been waiting for her husband for a long time and she is willing to cross any barriers to be with him. She sends him a message of love and affection by saying "Ikhlaslah sayang kukirim kembang, Tunggu aku . . . . tunggu aku" which translates to "I send you flowers as a sign of my sincerest love. Please wait for me, my love, just a little while longer."

Even though her wait seems endless, she is determined to see it through until the end, "Rinduku dalam semakin dalam, Perjalanan pasti kan sampai, Penantianmu semangat hidupku, Kau cintaku kau intanku". She believes that she will someday be reunited with the love of her life and that her patience and dedication will be worth it in the end. Her words of hope and faith are evident in lines, "Do'akanlah sayang, Harapkanlah manis, Suami segera kembali, Suami . . . . . . suami yang baik".

The song Ikrar showcases strong emotions of love, patience, and faith in a relationship. The lyrics also depict the struggles and hardships faced by many families where one member has to travel for work or stay away from home for long periods.

Line by Line Meaning

Meniti hari meniti waktu
Passing days, passing time

Membelah langit belah samudra
Splitting the sky, splitting the sea

Ikhlaslah sayang kukirim kembang
Send flowers with a sincere heart, my dear

Tunggu aku...... tunggu aku
Wait for me... wait for me

Rinduku dalam semakin dalam
My longing is getting deeper

Perjalanan pasti kan sampai
The journey will surely arrive

Penantianmu semangat hidupku
Your waiting, my life's spirit

Kau cintaku kau intanku
You are my love, you are my soulmate

Do'akanlah sayang
Pray, darling

Harapkanlah manis
Expect sweetness

Suami segera kembali
Husband, come back soon