Killing The Time

If you are waiting for someone,
And that someone never comes,
Would it mean that someone doesn’t care?
Would it mean that someone doesn’t love you anymore?

Perhaps,
That someone is trapped in alternate time…

Night and day,
Hours go astray,
Perhaps there is nothing to say,
Or maybe there is too much to say,
Precious love would graciously stay,
White, red, blue or gray…

Perhaps time could be stopped,
With an arrow flying in a strop,
And the ticking hands shall cease counting,
Until love comes a calling…

But perhaps love is already dead…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011
Just Killing Time by ReflectionOf.Me

Goodbye Goodnite

Goodbye and/or goodnite sometimes means we would never see each other ever again. Of course sometimes it just means ‘so long’…

Goodbye Goodnite

When we were young we used to love
The rain the sun and all above
Now time has come I’ve gotta fly
Please don’t cry just say goodbye

Goodbye goodnite
The morning ‘ll come and I’ll be gone
Goodbye goodnite
The curtain’s down and I’ll be gone

Forever forever
Goodbye goodnite
Goodbye

Goodbye
Goodnite everyone
Goodbye

Words and Song : Ali Sobree
Music and Vocals : Ali Sobree
Kuala Lumpur – April 2011
Video and Music Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011

Get Off Me

Sometimes you just want to be left alone.

I used to have fun singing this song during my college days in Institute Teknologi Mara – ITM (now known as UiTM: University Institute Teknologi Mara) from 1977-1980.

Pergi Jauh Dari Ku

Pergi jauh engkau dari ku
Pergi jauh dariku
Tiada sudi engkau dekat ku
Cintamu hanya palsu

Ku bertanya siapa teman mu
Kau jawab teman biasa yeah yeah
Lain kali bertemu lagi
Kali ini yang itu lagi

Words and Song : The Mercy’s
Music and Vocals : Ali Sobree
Video Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011

A Whisper To Yesterday

Whisper to the enchanting wind and bring back your love ones to your waiting arms.

This song is one of my favorites from an Indonesian super band The Mercy’s. I used to sing this with my Kapok guitar when I started out way back in the 1970s.

Kembalilah

Di keheningan malam
Dalam seksaan sunyi yang mencengkam
Maafkanlah sayang
Hati yang merana semenjak berpisah
Aduhai sayang
Merana berpisah sayang
Jatuhlah berderai si airmata

Oh angin sampaikanlah
Bisikan rindu hatiku padanya
Kembalilah sayang
Si buah hatiku pujaan kalbu
Aduhai sayang
Rindu hatiku sayang
Rindu padamu si buah hati

Words and Song : The Mercy’s
Music and Vocals : Ali Sobree
Video Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011

The Sun Forgets To Shine

The night slithers away,
Stealing dream of glowing moonshine,
Of fireflies and butterflies,
Of heaven and paradise…

Misty morning is cold and gray,
The sky litters with shades of dismay,
Love is slippery when it is wet,
It even disappears when it dries…

This moment as time fizzles and chimes,
The sun forgets to shine,
It forgets to glow and give warmth,
It even forgets to cast a rainbow,
It just forgets,
How to bring life,
To a dead world of memories,
Stuck at the end of the bridge,
That leads to nowhere…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL March 2011

The Art Of Politics

Poli-Tak-Tik

Politik Politik Politik Tak-Tik
Politik Politik Politik Tak-Tik

Di mana mana ada politik
Hidup kita pun penuh teknik
Dunia yang dulu mistik
Kini kejam dan robotik

Ke sana sini pakai kosmetik
Manusia materialistik
Jiwa raga jadi pelastik
Benda senang menjadi kronik

Politik sungguh unik
Politik sungguh artistik
Sedangkan cinta pun ada politik
Asmara… sintetik!!!

Waktu dan masa berdetak-detik
Politik bermacam taktik
Itu ini berdolak-dalik
Tak usah heran tak usah pelik

Words and Song : Ali Sobree
Vocals : Ali Sobree
Music Arrangements : Zalikamari and Ali Sobree
Music and Video Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011

Eternal Memories

Wonderful moments never fade away – they would just recess into an abyss of our subconsciousness. But sometimes, it would resurface again and again to remind us of our yesterday – where our heart used to care and love. We would not be able to relive those moments long gone, but they would always be a part of our mortal life.

26 years ago to this month…

Tanjung Jara Mac 22

Sejuta keresahan menggarap kehidupan
Aku terbuang dari semua kemesraan
Engkau pergi bersama kerinduan
Jantungku teriris api kepiluan
Membara di celah impian

Hikayat lama mengguris kesepian
Suatu waktu penuh dengan keindahan
Kilau matamu mencipta pelangi
Di hatiku masih segar berseri
Seperti mawar di pagi hari

Aku sendiri oh sendiri
Kini engkau tiada lagi di sini
Kelopak cintaku gugur ke bumi
Kau biarkan nafas rindu membara
Kau biarkan cintaku terbenam dalam pusara
Oh mengapa oh mengapa mengapa

Ombak bermanja di persisiran pantai itu
Seperti kita yang duduk di atas karang
Mungkinkah ada di antara waktu
Hari yang cerah hari yang terang
Di dalam hidup yang penuh gersang

Titisan cinta dari kerdipan matamu
Membasahi seluruh jiwa dan ragaku
Aku menunggu di perhentian
Janji-janji yang engkau bisikkan
Antara hati dan perasaan

Words and Song : Ali Sobree
Vocals : Ali Sobree
Music Arrangements : Ramlan Imam, Raymond Lim and Ali Sobree
Music and Video Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL 2011

I Shall Walk Through The Night

The rain has stopped,
And the grass is wet,
Misty air hung with a sweet smell,
Of flowers and fresh leaves…

The night shivered with forgotten love,
Of shattered hearts and broken promises,
Cold wind caresses my weathered face,
Whispering words long ago vanished…

Do you still look up the sky,
And watch the lonely moon?

I am walking through the night,
Searching for your tender voice,
Seeking for your heartbeats,
Are you still there watching the stars?

The birds are sleeping,
But an owl is hooting,
And across the blue spreading sky,
I could hear laughter amongst the clouds…

Is it your laughter?
Is it your mirth and glee?
Perhaps you are joyous with happiness,
Perhaps you have found your garden of love…

I shall walk through the night,
Again and again and again,
Until the night burns and scorches,
Until time runs and hides…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL January 2011

Dearest Mum and Dad

If they are still here,
Love them like never before,
If they have been gone,
Remember them;
As long as you breathe the morning air,
As long as you see the rainbow across the sky…

Never regret any day worth living,
For they are our love worth giving…

If you are who you are,
It is because of their loving hearts,
Do they not worry, even if you don’t care?
Do they not love you, even if you don’t?

Cry not if they are not here,
For they are waiting for us,
In His Garden of Eden,
With love never extinguished…

Dearest Mum and Dad,
I’m honored to be your son,
Even if I’m not the best son you would want,
I shall cease to live in sorrow and sadness,
Knowing that your love shall heal my aching heart,
Forever and beyond…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL January 2011

A Sketch Of Memories

The drizzle splashes on your mind,
Damping your rigorous soul,
Waking some vigorous memories,
Among the fractures of life…

Falling leaves dance in the wind,
Fairy blue birds fly with chirps and tweets,
While flowers bloom on the grassy knoll,
Among the butterflies on the rolling field…

The rainbow spread beyond the yonder,
Filtering the colors of our emotions,
Merging into the open mirror of life,
Floating like a sweeping dream…

Behold the breeze that brings happiness,
Or the storm that churns the memories,
The blue azure sky asunder,
Would sometimes turns gray in sadness…

Row your emotions and sail your memories,
The hanging sky is your destiny,
The horizon is in the distant,
And the sun is turning ember…

Be there before the night fall,
Before the moon hides behind the clouds,
Let us sketch our memories,
Before the stars snatch them away…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL January 2011

Love Is A Formula

If ever you could live again,
Would you love the same people?
Would you take the same path to love;
And would you utter the same words of love?

If tomorrow does not come,
Would you stay here forever?
If yesterday is not dead,
Would you visit the day again?

If ever I could, I would love;
More than yesterday,
More than today,
More than everyday added together…

You can add,
You can subtract,
You can multiply,
And you can divide;
But if ever you want to be a success in love,
Be a mathematician,
For love is a formula…

Copyright – Ali Sobree @ AisKOOL January 2011