[Intro]
[Soft ocean, distant female harmonies, gentle gamelan]
[Verse]
Where Java wakes beneath the morning,
And sunlight dances on the tide,
There’s a girl who learned the language
Of the ocean by her side.
From Jember’s distant shoreline,
Where the mountains meet the blue,
Every wave still carries something,
Every wind still speaks of you.
[Pre Chorus]
Though the years may take you far,
The sea remembers who you are.
[Chorus]
Oh, EH-liss, daughter of Java,
Born where warm seas touch the sand,
You carry the soul of Indonesia,
Like sunlight resting in your hands.
And wherever the tide may take you,
Wherever beneath the stars you are,
The ocean will always call you home,
Daughter of Java.
[Verse]
There are colours in the sunset
That no photograph could hold,
Coral gardens beneath the water,
Skies of crimson, fire and gold.
Scent of rain upon the warm earth,
Frangipani on the breeze,
Still lives somewhere inside you,
Like a whisper from the sea.
[Pre Chorus]
Across the world, beneath new skies,
Java never leaves your eyes.
[Chorus]
Oh, EH-liss, daughter of Java,
Born where warm seas touch the sand,
You carry the soul of Indonesia,
Like sunlight resting in your hands.
And wherever the tide may take you,
Wherever beneath the stars you are,
The ocean will always call you home,
Daughter of Java.
[Swansea Bridge]
Now Swansea Bay lies before you,
Where the Welsh hills meet the sea,
And the lights along the shoreline
Shine on all you’ve come to be.
From Jember to Swansea,
Two shores beneath one moon,
The tides that carried you from Java
Still sing their ancient tune.
Though half a world lies between them,
No ocean stands alone,
For Swansea holds the life you’ve made,
And Java calls you home.
[Instrumental Build]
[Strings, bamboo flute, gamelan, female harmonies]
[Final Chorus]
Oh, EH-liss, daughter of Java,
Let the ocean know your name,
From Jember to these distant shores,
Your spirit stays the same.
You can cross a thousand waters,
You can follow every wandering star,
But Indonesia lives within you,
My daughter of Java.
[Outro]
Oh, EH-liss…
The sea remembers who you are.
Pulanglah dalam mimpi…
Java selalu di hati…
[Whisper]
Come home in your dreams…
Java is always in your heart.
[Waves and gamelan fade]