Pure Saturday is an Indonesian indie band formed by Muhammad Suar Nasution … Read Full Bio ↴Pure Saturday is an Indonesian indie band formed by Muhammad Suar Nasution (vocals, guitar), Ade Purnama (bass), Aditya "Adhi" Ardinugraha (guitar), Yudistira "Udhi" Ardinugraha (drums) and Arief Hamdani (guitar) in 1994. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1996, the first 5000 copies of which were sold via mail-order through a teen magazine. The album was then available on wide distribution after the band signed with Ceepee Records. The single "Kosong" made them household names, with the accompanying video gaining heavy rotation.

Their second album, Utopia, was released in 1999 through Aquarius Musikindo. Because of personal and business reasons, Pure Saturday was mostly inactive for several years, culminating in Suar's departure in 2004. After unsuccessful auditions to find a suitable replacement vocalist, Satria "Iyo" NB, the band's manager, eventually filled in during rehearsals.

With their new lead singer, Pure Saturday released their third album, Elora, in March 2005 through FastForward Records.

Bandung, Indonesia

Awan
Pure Saturday Lyrics

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Di atas tanah kita melangkah
Andai kita terbang jauh melayang
'Kan kugapai semua tanpa pilihan lagi

Seindah liku-liku jalan yang terlalui
Yang terlewati

Takkan mudah menghindar

Kita melawan waktu
Lewati hari

Biarlah ku tertidur
Biarlah ku tertidur
Biarlah ku tertidur

Di atas awan ku tertidur
(Hanya bersamamu ku 'kan tertidur)
Di atas awan ku tertidur

'Kan kugapai semua saat ini
'Kan kugapai semua, semua

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "Awan" by Indonesian alternative rock band Pure Saturday. The song starts off talking about walking on the ground and dreaming about flying up high. The singer talks about reaching for everything without any hesitation, ignoring all the past hardships and difficult roads that have been travelled. This speaks about human aspiration, desire for greater things and the struggle to achieve them. The lyrics also touch upon the theme of time, acknowledging that it's a force that is not easy to evade and we must overcome it by passing through every day. The singer then talks about going to sleep and imagining himself on top of the clouds, alongside his loved one, further emphasizing the theme of escapism and longing for a better place.

The song 'Awan' was released in 2001 as part of the band's debut album “Astronomy”. The group has a combination of shoegaze and alternative rock sound with soulful and poetic lyrics. Pure Saturday initially formed in Bandung, Indonesia in the early 1990s and rose to fame with this album. The album itself received favorable reviews from critics and appealed to the Indonesian youth, who were looking for an alternative to mainstream pop music.

Line by Line Meaning

Di atas tanah kita melangkah
As we walk on this earth

Andai kita terbang jauh melayang
If we fly far and high

'Kan kugapai semua tanpa pilihan lagi
I will reach everything without any choice

Seindah liku-liku jalan yang terlalui
As beautiful as the paths we've taken

Yang terlewati
That which has passed

Takkan mudah menghindar
It won't be easy to avoid it

Kita melawan waktu
We fight against time

Lewati hari
Pass the days

Biarlah ku tertidur
Let me sleep

Di atas awan ku tertidur
I sleep on top of the clouds

(Hanya bersamamu ku 'kan tertidur)
(Only with you will I sleep)