Jamrud is a rock band from Indonesia was first formed in 1989 in Cimahi, We… Read Full Bio ↴Jamrud is a rock band from Indonesia was first formed in 1989 in Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia with the name of Jamrock.
Conceptor Jamrud are 'Aziz' Mangasi Siagian (guitar) and 'Ricky' Teddy (bass) and is known as a successful music group carrying the rock as a popular music in Indonesia in the 90's.

Before become to Jamrud, the early formation of Jamrock:
'Aziz' Mangasi Siagian (guitar), 'Ricky' Teddy (bass), Agus (drums) and Oppi (vocals).
This group is several times through personnel changes, Budhy Haryono, former GIGI drummers also ever joined Jamrock.
Formation Jamrock eventually became a popular form known by fans in the 90's that is Azis (guitar), Ricky (bass), 'Anto' Krisyanto (vocals), 'Fitrah' Alamsyah (guitar) and 'Sandy' Handoko (drums).

Jamrock become respected rock band around Bandung. At that time they mostly featuring songs from other famous rock band.
They have increased their name during Krisyanto and Sandy Handoko (drums) joined Jamrock.
Krisyanto himself was the Best Rock Vocalist on Bandung Rock Festival.

Satisfied carry songs from other famous rock band , in 1995, Azis, Ricky, Krisyanto and Sandy began writing their own material and record a song demo.
They offer these demos to record labels Log Zhelebour.
Jamrock then awarded a contract to record and join log-owned record label, namely Logiss Records.
With their entry into the log-owned record label, the name was changed from Jamrock to Jamrud.

Jamrud increasingly successful on music and performances under the care of the record label owned by the Log Zhelebour.
Their debut album Jamrud, Nekad (1996) achieved sales of more than 100 thousand copies in a short time.
Their success continued with their second album, Putri (1997), the number of sales reached 200 thousand pieces.
Large profits from the sales of albums Jamrud continue until they released Terima Kasih (1999).
The album was very popular among young generation of Indonesia at the time, especially through the song "Berakit-rakit" and "Terimakasih", which sold up to touch the number 750 thousand copies, an extraordinary achievement for rock music album sales in Indonesia at that time.

Commercial success was the album Ningrat(2000) which recorded sales of one million copies in Indonesia with its popular single "Surti-Tejo" and "Pelangi di Matamu".

Other next successfully album: Sydney 090102 (2002), BO 18+ Ga' Cabul Lagi (2005) and All Acces in Love (2006).

The success they achieved was not free from an unexpected event.
In 1999 Sandy Handoko and Fitrah Alamsyah died because of drugs overdose.
This is shocking news in Indonesian music industry at that time.
Position Sandy Handoko later replaced by Suherman 'Herman' Husin.

After Jamrud released four studio albums, in 2007 Krisyanto resigned from Jamrud.
Krisyanto then released his first solo album titled Mimpi (2009).

After Krisyanto resigned, Jamrud directly recruit new personnel.
Three new personnel added into their band. They are Donald Amdonal Jaja (vocals), who replaced Krisyanto, Mochamad 'Irwan' (Guitars) and 'Danny' Rachman (drums), who replaced Suherman.
With this new Jamrud formation, they released new album titled New Performance on Citos, Jakarta 2009.
Jamrud plans to release a compilation album before doing the Tour in late 2009.
Jamrud was determined to change their image and music concept with new personnel on the new album, Bumi & Langit which released at March 19, 2011.

Surti-Tejo
Jamrud Lyrics

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Surti remaja anak bapak Kades
Dan si Tejo jejaka baru aja mudik
Berdua saling mencinta sejak lulus SD
Hingga kini beranjak gede

Surti sumringah arjunanya pulang
Tiga tahun berpisah nyari dana di kota
Mereka melepas rindu di pematang sawah

Hingga malam selimuti desa

Jemari Tejo mulai piknik dari wajah, sampai lutut surti
Tanpa sadar sarung merekapun jadi alas
Mirip demo memasak
Tejo mulai berakting di depan Surti
Masang.. alat.. kontrasepsi

Surti menjerit, serentak menutup matanya
Surti menangis kecewa arjuna berubah
Hilang Tejo yang dulu ngampung, dekil lugu, tapi Surti suka
Berganti Tejo yang gaul, yang funky, yang doyan ngucapin

¨emberrrrrr¨

Surti berlari kayak kesurupan
Dan si Tejo ngelamun menahan konaknya
Diacungkan jari tengah ke arah Surti,
Penuh dendam dia bilang
Fuck you...

Surti menangis Surti kecewa
Diacungkan jari tengah ke arah Surti,
Penuh dendam dia bilang
Fuck you...

(Surti Fuck you...)

Overall Meaning

The song "Surti Tejo" by Jamrud tells the story of two childhood friends who fall in love with each other, Surti and Tejo. They have been together since they graduated from elementary school and have continued their relationship despite being apart for three years. Surti was away in the city looking for work, while Tejo stayed in the village. When Surti returned, they reunited and spent time together in the countryside.

However, during their time together, Tejo started acting differently. He was no longer the innocent and naive boy that Surti remembered. Tejo began to make sexual advances towards Surti and even tried to convince her to use contraception. Surti was taken aback by Tejo's behavior and was disappointed in how he had changed. She ran away crying, and Tejo responded with anger and hostility, shouting "Fuck you" at her.

The lyrics of the song are a cautionary tale of how relationships can change over time, and how people can grow apart. It also highlights the importance of respecting boundaries and being mindful of how our actions can affect others.

Line by Line Meaning

Surti remaja anak bapak Kades
Surti is a teenage girl, the daughter of the village head

Dan si Tejo jejaka baru aja mudik
And Tejo is a young man who has just returned from working away

Berdua saling mencinta sejak lulus SD
The two of them have been in love since finishing primary school

Hingga kini beranjak gede
And their love has grown as they have grown up

Surti sumringah arjunanya pulang
Surti is overjoyed that her love has returned after three years of work in the city

Tiga tahun berpisah nyari dana di kota
Tejo has been away for three years working to earn money in the city

Mereka melepas rindu di pematang sawah
The couple spend time together in a rice field and catch up on their feelings

Hingga malam selimuti desa
As the night falls, the village becomes peaceful and quiet

Jemari Tejo mulai piknik dari wajah, sampai lutut surti
Tejo's hands begin to roam from Surti's face down to her knees

Tanpa sadar sarung merekapun jadi alas
They don't even realize that their sarongs have become their bed

Mirip demo memasak
This looks like a cooking demonstration

Tejo mulai berakting di depan Surti
Tejo starts acting in front of Surti

Masang.. alat.. kontrasepsi
He takes out contraception tools

Surti menjerit, serentak menutup matanya
Surti screams and closes her eyes

Surti menangis kecewa arjuna berubah
Surti cries out of disappointment that Tejo has changed

Hilang Tejo yang dulu ngampung, dekil lugu, tapi Surti suka
The old Tejo who was shy and innocent is gone, and although Surti liked him, he has changed

Berganti Tejo yang gaul, yang funky, yang doyan ngucapin
A new Tejo has replaced him, who is cool, funky and addicted to speaking

¨emberrrrrr¨
Exclamation of frustration

Surti berlari kayak kesurupan
Surti runs away as if possessed

Dan si Tejo ngelamun menahan konaknya
Tejo is lost in his own thoughts but is also feeling frustrated

Diacungkan jari tengah ke arah Surti,
He flips the middle finger towards Surti

Penuh dendam dia bilang
He speaks out of resentment

Fuck you...
A rude exclamation of frustration

(Surti Fuck you...)
Surti repeats the exclamation of frustration

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