"Hallo Bandoeng, ja moeder hier ben ik."
"Dag liefste jongen," zegt zij met een snik.
"Halo? Halo?"
"Hoe gaat het oude vrouw?"
Dan zegt ze alleen,
"Ik verlang zo erg naar jou.."
That is one of the lyrics are sung in the 'Hallo Bandoeng' song. Popularized by Wieteke Van Dort. You should hear it before, cause everyone who hear this song, will feel sad. This song was published in 1929, sung by Willy Derby, and then sung by Wieteke the Dutch singer who was born in Surabaya, east java.
This song is the story about the Oude Moederje (Old Woman) who live in Netherland, she called her son who lived in Bandoeng, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) with Phone-Wireless. So excited with the technological advances. Finally the poor old woman done her last breath when she heard her grandchild who have a citizen as Dutch-Indonesia called her, "Opoe lief, Tabeh! Tabeh!" (My Lovely Grandma, Tabeh! Tabeh!)
‘t Oude moedertje zat bevend
“Jongenlief”, vraagt ze, “hoe gaat het Met je kleine bruine
vrouw?”
