Rayuan Pulau Kelapa

Rayuan Pulau Kelapa ("Solace On Coconut Island") is an Indonesian song written by Ismail Marzuki (1914-1958), who wrote a number of popular tunes in the country's early post-independence period. The lyrics praise Indonesia's natural beauty, such as its flora, islands and beaches, and profess undying love for the country. [ [http://www.geocities.com/soho/1823/national/wajib/rpkelapa.htm Composer and lyrics] : "The Gallery of Indonesian Songs - Rayuan Pulau Kelapa". Retrieved on March 27 2008.]

The song is a nostalgic favourite among Indonesian expatriates, particularly those who left the country for the Netherlands in the 1940s and 1950s, after independence. [ [http://www.soli-deo.com/upcoming.pdf Post-independence patriotic song] : PDF file at the "Soli-Deo.com" website. Retrieved on March 27 2008.] In the pre-democracy era under President Suharto, the national TVRI television network played the song as its closing tune every evening. [ [http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld6100.txt Media use of the song] : "WorldOfRadio.com" website. Retrieved on March 27 2008.]

"Rayuan Pulau Kelapa" is one of several patriotic compositions by Marzuki, who was honoured posthumously in 1968 with the opening of Taman Ismail Marzuki, a cultural centre and park in central Jakarta. [ [http://www.jakarta-tourism.go.id/ina/index.php?pg=locip&ok=1&group=Interest_Places&subgroup=Sites%20Of%20Interest&area=2&class=&hot=&n_id=1815&eg_id= Taman Ismail Marzuki] cultural centre and park: "JakartaTourism.go.id" website. Retrieved on March 27 2008.]

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