Versions of "CINTA"

I heard this song the first time from Krisdayanti's 1530 Birthday concert in Jakarta 2005. I was among the unlucky people who couldn't get the ticket, who could only catch it on TV, and we lived in a country where there was never a local concert fully-recorded and released into commercial DVDs ever =(.

This duet was kinda odd at first. Melly Goeslaw and Krisdayanti wore strange costumes that resembled a warrior and a princess of an unknown-era. But the way they rendered the song, man, it was so close, so engaging till the very end.

(This music video can't capture the perfect emotion as on the live version, but you get the picture ..)

Then in 2006, there was Konser 3 Diva - Semua Jadi Satu with Titi DJ, Ruth Sahanaya and Krisdayanti. This was where those outstanding singers singing hit songs belong to each other except their own. And again, the cursing for the unavailable ticket and full DVD continued ..

It's not a difficult task for Titi and Ruth to sing this song. Effortless. And the new arrangement from Andi Rianto escalated it into a beautiful-beyond-words piece.

(This time, I got the live version on YouTube ..)

.. and .. not so long ago in April 2011, I caught Titi and Ruth reprising their duet in one event dedicated to the women of Indonesia. It's a whole new version of "Cinta".

Menatap jalan yg menjauh, tentukan arah yg ku mau
Tempatkan aku pada satu peristiwa yang membuat hati lara
Di dekat engkau aku tenang, sendu matamu penuh tanya
Misteri hidup akankah menghilang dan bahagia di akhir cerita

Reff:
Cinta, tegarkan hatiku, tak mau sesuatu merenggut engkau
Naluriku berkata, tak ingin terulang lagi
Kehilangan cinta, hati bagai raga tak bernyawa
Aku junjung petuahmu, cintai dia yg mencintaiku
Hati yang dulu berlayar, kini telah menepi
Bukankah hidup kita akhirnya harus bahagia

Di dekat engkau aku tenang, sendu matamu penuh tanya
Misteri hidup akankah menghilang dan bahagia di akhir cerita

(Repeat reff)

(Cinta biar saja ada, yang terjadi biar saja terjadi)
Bagaimana pun hidup hanya cerita
Cerita tentang meninggalkan dan yang ditinggalkan
Cinta ..

My favorite version .. is definitely .. 2006's.

.. and the original 2005's. The writer's singing the song .. you can't go wrong with that.