From Feeling Down to Cheerful

I was feeling down when I looked back about the recent golf tournament of my “elite-student-athlete wanna-be” that it was 7 shots behind from the leader on the round one and he then bounced back at 2nd round and forced into a playoff but then lost at the second hole. Lost twice in the playoff this year!!! Then my Spotify popped up a song out of nowhere – Meraih Bintang (Reach the Star) in Bahasa and listened to the lyrics and feel cheerful and grateful after that as the song said “When we fail, don’t be frustrated. Let’s show sportsmanship.” This song now becomes one of the family car songs before the game start 🙂

When we fail, don’t be frustrated. Let’s show sportsmanship.

I dug more about this song and I did not know it is one of the official themes of Asian Games 2018. I like the way that they made this song turned into 7 other languages – Thai, Mandarin, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Indian, and English. The other versions are not too bad as well. Enjoy the songs!

The Song

Yo yo ayo … lyrics

Setiap saat setiap waktu / Every moment every second
Keringat basahi tubuh / Sweat drenches my body
Ini saat yang kutunggu / This is the moment I’ve been waiting for
Hari ini ku buktikan / Today I’ll prove it

Ku yakin aku kan menang / I’m certain I’ll win
Hari ini kan dikenang / This day will be remembered
Semua doa kupanjatkan / All my prayers will be upheld
Sejarah kupersembahkan I’ll make history

Terus fokus satu titik, hanya itu titik itu / Focus on the target, just one target
Tetap fokus kita kejar lampaui batas / Focus on the chase, go beyond the limit
Terus fokus satu titik, Hanya itu titik itu / Focus on the target, just one target
Tetap fokus kita kejar dan raih bintang Stay focused and reach for the stars

Yo yo ayo… yo ayo yo yo ayo… yo ayo
Yo yo ayo… yo ayo yo yo.. ooo…ooo
Yo yo ayo… yo ayo yo yo ayo… yo ayo
Yo yo ayo..
Kita datang kita raih kita menang / We come, we see, we conquer

Kalau menang berprestasi / When we win, it’s an achievement
Kalau kalah jangan frustasi / When we fail, don’t be frustrated
Kalah menang solidaritas / When we win, show solidarity
Kita galang sportifitas / Let’s show sportsmanship

Terus fokus satu titik, hanya itu titik itu / Focus on the target, just one target
Tetap fokus kita kejar dan raih bintang / Stay focused and reach for the stars

Other Versions

Link Meraih Bintang (Hindi version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek61aUKA1yU