This song was composed as a soundtrack of a short documentary with the same title.

Lyrics by Noventri Sitorus.

Kembang Trotoar

Tiada yang lebih indah
Hanya kasih sayang dan cinta
Cacian hinaan, hal yang biasa
Teh Tika, pejuang tak kenal lelah

Kala senja mulai tiba
Mulailah sebuah cerita
Mengalun nada-nada nan indah
Diantara barisan pemburu rupiah

Kembang trotoar tak pernah menyerah
Meski bahagia dihujani duka
Kembang trotoar tak akan senyum merana
Meski madunya dihinggapi sejuta lebah
Kembang trotoar ajarkan sejuta makna

Meski bukan kembang perawan
Meski dia dikata wanita malam
Tapi dia masih menatap masa depan

Kala mentari bersinar
Berakhirlah cerita malam
Buah hati tak lagi gusar
Pahlawan pulang bawa harapan

Kembang Trotoar

Found this old work in the pile of old record. This is my original song, recorded live at Junior Original Concert 2009 (I was 15 back then). I have no idea how I could play those. Well, enjoy!

Beyond The Sky and The Land

Lyric by Nia Alprilia

Mentari temani langkah kaki ini
Bersama dengan peluh asa di dada
Berjuang merajut sebuah memori
Dengan penuh rasa bangga
Dengan penuh rasa cinta

Cobalah kepakkan sayapmu
Seperti angan-angan dalam kalbu
Dan cobalah raih kemenanganmu
Seperti darah yang berderu

Oooh… Nirwana ciptakan dewa-dewa
Buwana lahirkan seorang ksatria
Oooh… Berjuang demi sebuah kemenangan
Didalam satu nama Anthemones

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Semangat yang takkan pernah padam
Menghapus kelam dalam angkasa
Lentera yang menyala dan temaram
Dengan penuh rasa b'rani
Dengan penuh ambisi

Cobalah kepakkan sayapmu
Seperti angan-angan dalam kalbu
Dan coba raih kemenanganmu

Oooh… Nirwana ciptakan dewa-dewa
Buwana lahirkan seorang ksatria
Bagi manusia
Oooh… Berjuang demi sebuah kemenangan
Bersama dengan penuh rasa cinta
Didalam nama Anthemones

Curtain Call Oddisey 2014

(Dengan suara seadanya)

Lyric by Nia Alprilia
Mentari temani langkah kaki ini
Bersama dengan peluh asa di dada
Berjuang merajut sebuah memori
Dengan penuh rasa bangga
Dengan penuh rasa cinta

Cobalah kepakkan sayapmu
Seperti angan-angan dalam kalbu
Dan coba raih kemenanganmu

Oooh... Nirwana ciptakan dewa-dewa
Buwana lahirkan seorang ksatria
Bagi manusia
Oooh... berjuang demi sebuah kemenangan
Bersama dengan penuh rasa cinta
Didalam nama Anthemones

Semangat yang takkan pernah padam
Menghapus kelam dalam, di dalam angkasa
Lentera yang menyala dan temaram
Dengan penuh rasa brani
Dengan penuh ambisi

Theme Song Oddisey 2014

My last song before taking 2 months break from SoundCloud due to my moving to Singapore. Please don't unfollow me :( Anyway enjoy this simple song! :)

This song is in Indonesian; it mostly talk about a simple romance. At some point, we don't care about what's in between. But what matters most is their presence, and now.

Romansa Sederhana

Tanpa sonata kita bersama
Merajut tawa bukan cinta
Tanpa polka kita bersama
Lawan logika dalam irama

Mereka boleh bernyanyi
Lalala ku tak peduli
Mereka boleh menari
Lalala ku punya melodi dan kau disini

Menanti malam menjemput
Dampingi sinar purnama
Gantikan terang sang bintang
Lambaikan cahayamu bersamaku

Romansa Sederhana (original)

A little introduction about this song: I made this song in Singapore (in front of Esplanade, to be precise) with no instrument. It's 2 months later that I was finally able to put this song into "real" by recording in my home, Jakarta. Enjoy! :)

Illusion
Lyric by Benita Vania

You're the lights reflected on water
So bright, yet unreal

I'm binded* oh so strong
That I can't get near you

Perhaps I would fade anyway
Drowning in your charm

Will we meet again on the other time,
when everything seems possible?
Will you be the same on the other time,
when we get to leave our world behind?

Can I steal you for a moment?
Are you really there?

Can I have your undivided soul?
I'll let you know, you have mine.



* well apparently I made up this word :p

Illusion (Original) (Live Recording)

guitar accompaniment by Gama Fais Miftah Aprilian :)

Berharap Tak Berpisah (Cover)

Day-1 learning how to play guitar.

This song is done within a 6-hour time frame (including learning to play guitar from the very beginning). It is a live recording, using only my iPod, so I'm sorry for the noise. However, I'm planning to make the less-annoying version using the instruments that I can really play (hehe) and more proper recording device. In the mean time, thank you for visiting this link and enjoy ;)

About the song:
This is my first time composing a religion-themed song. When I am down, I personally feel better by just listening to songs like this. So I hope that this song will be a blessing to all of us :)

Just in Time (Preview)

As promised, a proper version of my latest original, Just in Time.

Especially dedicated to my mom, Liza Monalisa.

About the song:
As I told before in previous post, this song is about faith. I believe that God has a perfect plan for us and that He will be with us during our waiting. We need not to be afraid because His plan and help will be just in time for us.

Lyric:
Nothing is certain in this world
But Your love to me is assured
It makes me capable of doing
all things that seem impossible

*
Help me to see the beauty of Your plan,
to hold on to Your everlasting guidance
You've made the master plan and it won't be wrong
Your help will be here just in time

Although the storm is approaching
and the way seems to be unclear
I will not be timid nor afraid
Cause nothing is against Your power

Just in Time

This short song is the most spontaneous and personal song I've ever made. Yes, it is a rough recording, but I'm not planning to remake it ;)

Being safe is easy; wanting to be safe is not.



Want To Be Safe

I could settle down
I could play easily
But I aimed big
and thought nothing is wrong with that

I risked it all
True, I lost it all
I've been caught in a blind devotion
Lost in the promises

I want to want to be safe
I want to want to feel safe
I risked everything to get nothing
I wish I wanted to be safe

Want To Be Safe

These are my originals, unless written otherwise. Self-made using Yamaha ELB-01, acoustic guitar (I'm an amateur after all), Apple iPod, and here we go... my newest instrument: Yamaha PSR S950! ;)

I'm not sure if anyone ever wants to make a request (lyrics/music/arrangement), but in case you do, please contact me through vaniabenita@gmail.com.

THANK YOU FOR VISITING ;)

Benita Vania

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