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.
Mungkin
Iwan Fals Lyrics
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Untuk mendapatkan keadilan
Kalau perlu membeli
Yang hitam a menjadi putih
Yang putih pun begitu
Terhadap yang benar saja sewenang wenang
Apalagi yang salah
Sebenarnya ini cerita lama
Tapi nyatanya sampai kini
Masih sama
Banyak pengacara berjaya karenanya
Pengangguran banyak acara itulah dia
Tekak tekuk hukum sudah menahun
Pengadilan bagai sarang para penyamun
Hukum mudah dipermainkan
Pasal pasalnya mulur mungkrek
Sampai kapan ini berjalan
Kok semakin hari bertambah ruwet
Kalau mau menang harus punya uang
Yang bokek tak masuk hitungan
Ada hakim dilempar sepatu
Itu artinya tak mau dimadu
Yang gila lagi
Orang gila masuk persidangan
Punya pengacara yang juga gila
Hakimnya gila
Jaksanya gila
Jangan jangan semuanya sudah gila
Termasuk dokternya
Termasuk saya
The lyrics to Iwan Fals's "Mungkin" talk about the corruption and injustice that exists within the legal system of Indonesia. The song describes how people need to go to great lengths, such as paying bribes, to obtain justice. Even when someone is innocent, they can still be found guilty because those in power have the ability to manipulate the truth. This issue is not new; it is an ongoing problem that continues to this day.
The corruption is so pervasive that people have become desensitized to it. This is evident in the line "Banyak pengacara berjaya karenanya, pengangguran banyak acara itulah dia," which means "Many lawyers thrive because of this, unemployment that's the result." The corruption has created a system where people have to work harder and harder to earn a living. This has become the norm, and it is unlikely to change anytime soon.
The song ends with a chilling statement, "Jangan-jangan semuanya sudah gila, termasuk dokternya, termasuk saya" which means "Might everyone be crazy, including the doctors and me." This line suggests that the corruption is so deep-rooted that even those who are thought to be trustworthy have become corrupted. The song is a powerful commentary on the state of the legal system in Indonesia.
Line by Line Meaning
Di negeri ini apa saja a terjadi
What happens in this country?
Untuk mendapatkan keadilan
To get justice
Kalau perlu membeli
If necessary, buy it
Yang hitam a menjadi putih
The black becomes white
Yang putih pun begitu
The white also becomes like that
Terhadap yang benar saja sewenang wenang
Arbitrary towards the right
Apalagi yang salah
Even worse for the wrong
Sebenarnya ini cerita lama
Actually, this is an old story
Tapi nyatanya sampai kini
But the fact remains until now
Masih sama
Still the same
Banyak pengacara berjaya karenanya
Many lawyers have succeeded because of this
Pengangguran banyak acara itulah dia
Unemployment is the result of that
Tekak tekuk hukum sudah menahun
The twists and turns of the law have been going on for ages
Pengadilan bagai sarang para penyamun
Courts are like a den of robbers
Hukum mudah dipermainkan
Law is easily manipulated
Pasal pasalnya mulur mungkrek
Its articles are stretched and twisted
Sampai kapan ini berjalan
Until when will this continue?
Kok semakin hari bertambah ruwet
Why is it getting more complicated every day?
Kalau mau menang harus punya uang
If you want to win, you must have money
Yang bokek tak masuk hitungan
The poor do not count
Ada hakim dilempar sepatu
There are judges who are thrown shoes at
Itu artinya tak mau dimadu
That means they don't want to be disobeyed
Yang gila lagi
The most insane thing is
Orang gila masuk persidangan
Crazy people are being brought to court
Punya pengacara yang juga gila
They have lawyers who are also crazy
Hakimnya gila
The judges are crazy
Jaksanya gila
The prosecutors are crazy
Jangan jangan semuanya sudah gila
Maybe everyone is already crazy
Termasuk dokternya
Including the doctors
Termasuk saya
Including myself
Contributed by Aaliyah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gusti Nu Suci
Jangan jangan semua nya sudah gila termasuk saya, mungkin
bobby khan
Seluruh lagu dalam album ini sangat bagus ! Di tunggu buat versi karaoke nya , Salam hangat !
Gregorius Mere
KALAU MAU MENANG HARUS PUNYA UANG, YANG BOKEK TAK MASUK HITUNGAN..........
Fadhil Khoirul
mantap harus di up
Sukaisi Aziz
Mantap
Informatika Guns
Iya begitu dibeli dan di beli 😂
Rohadi Rohad
mtap, ispirasi hdp
Abdul Yusuf
Adil belum sepenuhnya di karenakan menjamurnya para koruptor anak hasil perkawinan silang era masa orba ...
Masih banyak Raksasa yg duduk mengangkang beralaskan bangkai rakyat
bobby khan
"Keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyat indonesia" *** syarat dan ketentuan berlaku
Daud Joesoef
Tahun 2022 benar terjadi ada p..acara yg gila