The Legend
Getaran jiwa
Melanda hatiku
Tersusun nada
Irama dan lagu
Walau hanya sederhana
Tetapi tak mengapa
Moga dapat membangkitkan
Sedarlah kamu wahai insan.Tak mungkin hilang
Irama dan lagu
Bagaikan kembang
Sentiasa bermadu
Andai dipisah
Lagu dan irama
Lemah tiada berjiwa
Hampa
No amount of prevailing good feelings can ever supersede the thoughts that hold a nostalgic person captive. The legendary P.Ramlee was honoured only after death. Had he been alive, he would still be making movies to keep his audience happy with his versatile acting. Would there be any honour to that, you might ask? Only by those who appreciated his talent & contribution perhaps. He never lived to know how much his works meant to the people. Just as there are individuals who were denied of any chance to be made known just because some preferred ones were more established or deemed to be more significant. Having the right looks, passion, aptitude, talent, condition or track record doesnt guarantee recognition nor awards either. The decision often lies with the producer.
Producers usually prefer old & tried hands as predictability ensures better control. A perceived success. What then, if you get passed over by the producer??? Do you stop composing songs, making movies, directing & acting in them & touching lives??? If its a part of you that makes you who you are, you will soon learn that the measure of success is not in the awards that you receive but from whom you receive the award. Its about the journey of getting there. Not the destination. If you have given your all & dont get what you work so hard for, then work with another producer. The process itself will strengthen you & prepare you for that break in your life.
In Tan Sri P. Ramlees 44 years of life, he spent 28 years doing what he loved & was only honoured 17 years after he had passed away. You would have to look at his past in the reruns, to understand what he represented but you will never know his potential as he was never given a future. And you will get bored of reruns after awhile.
Perhaps we should leave the passed to the past when he ended the last episode.
Incidentally, I went to a mamak stall that had portraits of P.Ramlee the night before I made a lucky dip & got this lapel pin given by The Philatelic Society at the post office.
I loved his movies even though some of my Malay friends don’t really like them as the image of Malays in them was not flattering (NOT my views). They were among the first movies I watched in B/W. But, that’s not what you are talking about, is it? Cheers:)
Getaran jiwa means the stirring of my soul…..what can stir the soul, Say Leng??? 🙂
Yah..Princess loved watching P.Ramlee with my grandma…and the song “Lagenda” sung by Sheila Majid really suits the sentiments about P.Ramlee himself…:0)
I never knew he was only honoured way after his death. Bujang Lapuk & Do-Re-Mi were my favourites. Even as the baddie in Ali Baba Bujang Lapuk, can’t help but like that character …. I hold the quality of his movies above todays local productions.