of underground, nasyid and foreign language

assalamualaikum.

i just finished watching Dae Jang Geum aka Jewel in The Palace last week. i happened to like the ending song of this drama. the song is classic (classic in the korean way. wait, what am i saying? ok let's put it this way. it is somewhat traditional..like the 'canggung' or the 'makyong' but in korean version. something like that).

i dont know the title of the song, but the lyrics are superb. i think i read somewhere that this song is actually a poem. patut la, the lyrics are indeed beautifully composed.

i dont remember exactly all the lyrics, but it sounds something like this:

i dont know when was my love lady had gone

i dont know when was my love lady returned

i fly with the wind but i still cant find you

this shouldnt be happening

my love lady, if you're not coming back

please take me away with you...

there are a lot of good songs out there, whether in japanese, korean, chinese, english, france, russian or whatever.

hence, i dont understand why would some people saying something like, 'alah buat ape dengar lagu orang kafir ni. dengar nasyid lagi bagus.'

i understand that nasyid is good. full of messages and a way to preach to people. but, why does it MUST be nasyid?

is it wrong to hear other songs than nasyid? good song doesnt necessarily means it has to be nasyid, it has to be about theology, it has to be about God and all. a good song is GOOD, doesnt matter in what language or what genre. even an underground piece could be a good song as well. despite of all the 'jerit2' and 'terpekik terlolong'.

what's wrong with other song, which might not contained any word of 'Allah' or 'Rasul', but at the same time, it still has some good values in it?

people always use the same old reasoning, 'dengar lagu bukan nasyid ni lagho. melalaikan. buat kita lupa pada Allah.'

i would smile to myself when i heard that.

good song with good message would educate people with good advice. how would such song make us forget about Allah? why, because it is not from raihan or rabbani? because the instrument is not rebana or kompang but rather piano, drum and guitar?

how should a song being categorized? how should one set a standard to a song?

it is for sure an individual decision and perspective.

wallahualam.

p/s: i rather listen to kopratasa 'permata buat isteriku' rather than 'kasih kekasih' by inteam. it made me feel like throwing up. uwekkss.