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Thread #86244   Message #3609020
Posted By: GUEST,martin
12-Mar-14 - 04:22 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Rose in Her Hair (Dubin, Warren)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rose in Her Hair (Dubin, Warren)
Well well never thought anybody was interested. Father inlaw played this one with his Ambonese police danceband, all fiddles and hawaiian slackstring guitars. It's a waltz tune, lots of verses but they only sing one with chorus. It starts 'Ostrali satu namanya Dolan ditembak mati di pinggir jalan, kubur dibawah pohon gandaria, sio mama dan ade tra dapa lia. ch. Ostrali satu namanya Dolan kitong Ambon punya pahlawan x2'] [A lone Australian his name was Dolan, he was gunned down by the side of the road, buried beneath the gandaria tree, Oh his poor mum and family couldn't see him.' The muslims don't like it and attacked his memorial the 'Tugu Dolan' during the recent war. Anzac and the Maluku RMS Independence Days fall on the same dste so it's political. A muslim Bugus from Makassar betrayed him and showed the Japs how to get behind his position, so the story goes.