Keroncong Irian Jaya is an autobiograpical song of Stevie Mambor, the
drummer, who as a wanderer away from home is longing for his birth place, Irian Jaya.
All these forms of nature glorification is aimed to break down the negative image that comes to peoples mind about Papua and its people. It is not a cannibal
island where its people are uncivilized. It is a land of milk and honey with its friendly people. Ever since the two German missionaries, Ottow and Geissler
landed on the land in 1885, many Papuans have been baptized and converted into Christians and being educated. That is why to some extend The Black Brothers
existed to tell that the people of Papua have come into the light and therefore they are supposed to live triumphantly.
2.3. The Black Brothers Lyrical Forms
Lyrically The Black Brothers is far away less rhythmical than Bob Marley. Despite the lyrics consist of a lot of metaphoric expressions yet the lyrics do not
have significant rhyme patterns. It is also very rare to hear sound play like alliteration and assonance. Most of The Black Brothers songs are more like a
short story than a poem. They are narrative story using a combination of simple language and metaphoric language. The diction in the lyrics is not meant for
rhythmical sound. As a example is Keroncong Gunung Cyclop Song of Mt. Cyclop where they sing Betapa agungnyabetapa megahnyatinggi kau
menjulangbagaikan seorang raja dikelilingi ribuan bukitmudi kakimu terentang danau indah bagai permaisuri
How glorious is youhow great is youstand firm
and stronglike a King surrounded by thousand hillsunderneath you feet lies a lake like a princess. The singer carefully chose those words in the lyric to
describe the exotic natural scene of the mountain by using poetic element of personification. However if the lines are spoken or sung they do not sound
rhythmical since they do not rhyme and do not have alliteration and assonance. This is the typical lyric in most of The Black Brothers songs.
The theme of a song designates its tone. The Black Brothers songs are mainly about romance and Irian JayaPapua. The typical love story in their song is
about the searching for love, breaking up and being left alone. However when singing about their land, Irian JayaPapua, they are full of enthusiasm and
optimism. Then when addressing a criticism they are cynical and ironic. While singing for leisure and pleasure they are joyful and happy.
3. The Sense of Affinity between Bob Marley and The Black Brothers
The existence of Bob Marley and The Black Brothers are the representation of their respective social group who happened to be marginalized.
This notion can be seen and sensed through the naming of their bands, Bob Marley and The Wailers and The Black Brothers. Here, it can be seen that they are
the wailers who wail and lament for the unfairness and hardships of their life yet the experience abounds and unites them in the ties of brotherhood to fight through
music and song. Song is a medium to communicate message and its lyric is a form of
rhetoric which posses an argumentative ideals. However, different from ordinary conventional way, it has an aesthetic appeal that plays a significant persuasive role
