Hive Open Mic Week 160 - Setara (Original Song) by IndonesiaBersatu

Hello brothers and sisters, We are IndonesiaBersatu, a Punk Rock band from the city of Medan, Indonesia. Today we still play both acoustically without two band members. So, the weekly event #openmic has now entered its 160th week with the theme Fraternity. This theme was chosen by our highlight artist @guitarmcy. This is an interesting theme, so we present an original song entitled Setara in English is Equivalent. This song was written by our vocalist Opan Gobank in 2008 and was released in 2010 on the album Jeritan Suara Rakyat. On the album, this song is sung by Reza and Siti, they were vocalists in our band before Reza moved to Jakarta.

This song sends a message to everyone that we are all brothers. Even though we differ in race, religion, and nationality, we are all brothers and sisters as human beings, regardless of the background from which we come. In the Samawi religion (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) it is believed that all human beings come from the same lineage, namely Adam. In Buddhism, humans must always develop thoughts, speech and behaviour that are based on full of love and compassion for others. Even every faith teaches us about brotherhood and equality.

However, humans create bad and strange systems, considering their race or nation as superior and the best of others, so they often oppress and hurt people who are different from them. This song that we sing is the antithesis of ideas that consider themselves or their people to be greater and stronger than others. This song is a powerful message of unity and brotherhood.

Don't make differences an excuse to hurt and injure people. The difference is a gift to be grateful for. differences should be understood as a source of strength to knit and glue brotherhood in life together. Different people should be seen not as opponents, but as brothers who support each other in establishing true brotherhood. We are all brothers because every true being wants to get happiness. So we should support one another in virtue because we are all brothers and sisters. Let's realize the goal of a more meaningful and quality life together with the principle of all brothers and sisters. May all sentient beings be happy.

Below are the lyrics of the song and its translation.

Indonesian Lyric

Kita semua bersaudara
Tanpa ada perbedaan
Tanpa ada kekuasaan

Kita semua satu darah
Bukti nyata perjuangan
Anak bangsa bersatulah

Jadikan kita semua bersaudara
Berjuang demi hak tani dan keadilan
Merah putih lambang kebenaran
Kita kibarkan ditengah kehancuran

English Translated Lyric

We are all brothers
Without any difference
Without any power

We are all one blood
Real proof of struggle
Children of the nation, unite

Make us all brothers
Fight for peasant rights and justice
Red and white symbol of truth
We raise in the midst of destruction

Thank you for watching and listening to the original song that we brought. I hope you all like the music and the message contained in this song. The place where we recorded this video is at a coffee shop owned by our friend, which is located on Jl. Light, Medan. This video was recorded using a mirrorless camera and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition software. That's all we can say today, I hope you stay healthy and keep your spirits up. Regards.