Padi

Released: May 9, 2005

Songwriter: Rindra Risyanto Noor Surendro Prasetyo Andi Fadly Arifuddin Ari Tri Sosianto

Aku sayapnya tambatan hatinya
Yang mengilhami tiap langkah hidupnya
Begitu adanya dalam goresan pena
Ia suratkan berkala untukku
Tak sekalipun kujumpai dia

Tak pernah berhenti mencintaiku
Seluruh jiwa raga meskipun samar
Siapakah gerangan dirinya

Aku nafasnya mungkin pula nadinya
Kan menjaga denyut jiwanya
Berartinya aku dimata hatinya
Tlah meniupkan cinta sejatinya
Sungguh enggan ia merelakan aku

Tak pernah berhenti mencintaiku
Seluruh jiwa raga hati meskipun samar
Siapakah gerangan dirinya

Formed at Airlangga University in Indonesia, Padi (then known as Soda) performed their first show in 1996. The name change occurred a year later – it was meant to symbolize the band’s humility, as the word means rice, which is a symbol of modesty – and by 1999, the band had a deal and an album in stores. The deal, which was signed after a rep from Sony caught a performance at a pub, led to a successful appearance on a various-artists compilation.

The debut, Lain Dunia, was followed by Sesuatu Yang Tertunda in 2001. Selling nearly 500,000 copies, the band solidified its standing with the mega-hit single “Kasih Tak Sampai.” Their next album, Save My Soul, would be even bigger, hitting the half-a-million sales mark its first week after release. Padi released their fourth, self-titled, album in 2005.

There have also been a handful of compilation appearances for the group, including a 2002 World Cup album contribution, “Work of Heaven.”

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