Lagu-lagunya yang banyak di gemari oleh masyarakat di era 1970an. Kepiawaiannya bernyanyi turun kepada ke tiga anaknya Inu, Mhala, dan Tantra yang membentuk group bandnya bernama Numata.
Di Tahun 1960an Tetty Kadi merekam dengan Phillip Comp dengan lagu "Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan" karangan sepupunya A.Riyanto. Rekaman pertamanya beredar 1966 dengan iringan band Zaenal Combo menyanyikan 8 lagu karya sepupunya Pulau Seribu, Bunga Mawar, Ayah dan Ibu, Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang, Teringat Selalu, Si Kura-Kura, dan Alam Desa.
Rekaman kedua pada tahun 1967 dua lagu paling popular "Pulau seribu" dan "Teringat Selalu" dikeluarkan dari perusahaan rekaman Remaco di edarkan di Malaysia dan Singapura di bawah label Bintang dan Melody. Di samping itu, Tetty Kadi juga terkenal dengan lagu "Mimpi Sedih".
Kenangan Manis
Tetty Kadi Lyrics
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Hati rindu padamu
Setelah kita berpisah
Lama telah lalu
Baru kini aku melihat
Kesucian cintamu
Namun kini t'lah berlalu
Menyesal kini hatiku kehilangan kasihmu
Betapa besar cintamu padaku
Aku lukai hatimu kucampakkan cintamu
Betapa besar dosaku kepadamu
Padamu
Apakah mungkin kuharapan maafmu
Apakah mungkin ku kembali padamu
Menyesal kini hatiku kehilangan kasihmu
Betapa besar cintamu padaku
Aku lukai hatimu kucampakkan cintamu
Betapa besar dosaku kepadamu
Padamu
Aku sedang dilanda duka
Hatiku menderita
Dalam saat yang pergi ini
Ke celah cintamu
Cintamu...
The lyrics to Tetty Kadi's song Kenangan Manis depict a tale of love, loss, regret, and hope. The first two stanzas express the singer's yearning for a lost lover, and how they are finally recognizing the purity of their love. However, it is too late as they have already parted ways, and everything has passed. The singer then reflects on their actions and how they now regret losing their lover's affection. They realize the enormity of their lover's love for them, and the depth of their own mistakes in hurting their lover and throwing their love away.
The third stanza is where the singer starts to express hope for a possible reconciliation. They wonder if forgiveness is possible and if they could go back to their lover. The final lines express the singer's pain and anguish and how their heart is suffering. However, there is a glimmer of hope as they open up to the possibility of reuniting with their lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Baru kini ku merasakan
Only now do I feel
Hati rindu padamu
My heart is longing for you
Setelah kita berpisah
After we've parted
Lama telah lalu
It's been a long time
Baru kini aku melihat
Only now do I see
Kesucian cintamu
The purity of your love
Namun kini t'lah berlalu
But now it has passed
Semua t'lah berlalu
Everything has passed
Menyesal kini hatiku kehilangan kasihmu
Regretfully, my heart has lost your love
Betapa besar cintamu padaku
How great your love was for me
Aku lukai hatimu kucampakkan cintamu
I hurt your heart and threw away your love
Betapa besar dosaku kepadamu
How great my sin was against you
Padamu
To you
Apakah mungkin kuharapan maafmu
Is it possible for me to hope for your forgiveness
Apakah mungkin ku kembali padamu
Is it possible for me to return to you
Aku sedang dilanda duka
I am currently overwhelmed with grief
Hatiku menderita
My heart is suffering
Dalam saat yang pergi ini
In this fleeting moment
Ke celah cintamu
Towards the gap of your love
Cintamu...
Your love...
Writer(s): A. Riyanto
Contributed by Max O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@desiefilisia9901
Aku menemukan kembali lagu ini😢 trimksih menayangkan..se x lg...maturnuhun...
@r.kuatpramono2558
Suaranya lembut dg irama musik yg syahdu,,terbayang jika lagi ini kita dengarkan di sarangan,ato di puncak2 wisata gunung yg sunyi..tambah berdesir rasa dlm kalbu
@mulyantomulyono301
Kembali masa silam saat remaja