Worthy Listening : Engka - Ethnic Transmission

dini nuan... kini nuan... bisi enda lama lalu nuan lenyau
aku berunding nama kebuah..
nama ti ngasuh nuan ke nyau...
engka nya engka tu
ngasuh tua bakatu......

*engka.... nuan sigik sayau ke aku...
tapi nuan malu... nadai nemu nyebut..
kati ngatur jaku.. ka madah ke aku..
tauka engka... nuan sigik nadai ati...
nuan enda peduli.nadai madah kini.. ninggal ku kedirik
engka nadai guna... aku ngiga... utai ti sigik.. nadai ba diak
ku ka ninga nama berita... nama ngaga nuan gerai tauka enda
tulis surat... kirum ke meh salam... ngambik ku nemu pagila lusa
engka nuan terperasa... laban laya tua suba.. ..

engka.... nadai ku dipeda nuan... engka ku berumban
mai nuan bepangan.. minta ampun sulu... semua penyalah ku
tauka... engka... nuan kala patah ati...
nuan alit ati... nuan enda berani ....nuan ngai beraie agik


ulih ke nuan ninga...
ati aku ngumbai... padah meh kemaya.. nuan deka pulai...
ulang *

What I think?

Currently listening to this song and loved it so much. Everything was done in such a beautiful way that it's seamless perfection. Loved the melody and the lyrics. I'm not really a fan of Iban songs (except certain singers like Jerry Kamit, Ernesto, Niang Michael Jemat, Wilbert & Hazaliza's Seidup Sejalai ), I don't really listen to Iban songs since almost all are either dangdut or joget-inspired that it's something like bubblegum. It tasted nice at first until it loses the flavour. And don't get me started on the 'ciplak' songs.

To Ethnic Transmission - Sweet work you guys. We need more bands like you to jumpstart a new era for the local music scene.