Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng

Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng (En: "Just Give Me Fried Rice") is a song which was composed by Wieteke van Dort in 1977.[1] She was born in Surabaya, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies, in 1943 and moved to The Hague, Netherlands, at the age of 14.

Wieteke van Dort (Tante Lien) in 2009

The song was written in Dutch language and was sung with a thick Indies accent by Wieteke. She preserves her memory and love of various Indonesian food into this song,[2] i.e. nasi goreng, sambal, krupuk, lontong, pork sate, terasi, serundeng, milkfish, tahu petis, kue lapis, onde-onde, cassava, bakpau, ketan, and palm sugar.

History

The conflict of Irian in 1957 had made the relationship between Indonesia and Netherlands heaten up. It led the Indonesian government to issue an anti-Dutch sentiment which forced most of Dutch Indies families to move to Netherlands, including Wieteke’s family. At first, Wieteke could not stand the cold climate of Netherland nor its cuisine and then she wrote a song about it to expressed her longing to Indonesia.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Wieteke van Dort - Geef mij maar nasi goreng". Dutch Charts.
  2. Tour. 22 October 2012. accessed 10 April 2013. Nasi Goreng’s Many Faces.
  3. Muhammad Yogi Fajri. 22 June 2012. accessed 10 April 2013. Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng, an Homesick Song.
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