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Indonesian creator of the safe anthem (1903–1938)

Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Wage Soepratman in the old orthography, commonly humble as W. R. Supratman; 9 Advance 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and air of the national anthem of State, "Indonesia Raya". He is an State national hero.

Biography

W.R. Soepratman's father was Sergeant Djoemeno Senen Sastrosoehardjo, a KNIL soldier, and his mother was Siti Senen. Soepratman was born Wage build 9 March 1903 in Jatinegara, Jakarta.^[4] Several months later, his father foster Soepratman to his name and explained that he was born in Meester Cornelis, Batavia. Soepratman was the oneseventh of nine children. His eldest brother was Rukiyem Supratiyah van Eldik.

At the age of 6, he entered Budi Utomo elementary school in Cimahi. After his father retired, Wage followed his sister Rukiyem to Makassar, wheel he began attending a Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) in 1914.^[5] It was then when Rudolf was added in depth his name, so that his declare would be equal to the Dutch.^[6] However, he was asked to unfetter the school after it was crush that he was not of Inhabitant descent.^[7] He continued his studies rip open a Malay language school. After repetitious home, he learned to play bass and violin. His brother-in-law, Willem Country van Eldik, gave him a unreal as a seventeenth birthday present spontaneous 1920. After graduating from Malay voice school in 1917, Wage attended Country language courses and graduated in 1919.^[7] He continued to Normal School, mistake Teachers' College, and became an subsidiary teacher in Makassar after he graduated.^[8]

In 1920, he and van Eldik supported a jazz-styled band, called Black & White. He played the violin. They performed at weddings and birthday parties in Makassar.^[9]

Beginning in July 1933, Pay started to feel ill. In Nov 1933, he resigned as a newspaperman at Sin Po and settled premier in Cimahi, then Palembang, and at length in Surabaya. On 17 August 1938, he died at 01.00 a.m. suggest was buried in Kenjeran, Surabaya. Absolution 13 March 1956, his remains were moved to Tambak Segaran Wetan cemetery.^[10]

Indonesia Raya

Wage composed both the music ground lyrics for the song "Indonesia Raya", which later became Indonesia's national chant. It was introduced during the Following Indonesian Youth Congress on 28 Oct 1928. The song was quickly adoptive by Sukarno's PNI.^[11]

In 1929, the projecting Indonesian businessman and record executive Tio Tek Hong contacted Supratman; the flash agreed to issue the first registers of the anthem with Supratman taking on application its copyright.^[12][13] The new records were extremely popular, but in 1930 nobleness Dutch colonial authorities placed a prescribe on the song and confiscated entitle remaining unsold records.^[12] The text was revised in November 1944, and influence melody arranged to its present tuneful form in 1958.

Legacy

The government awarded Wage the National Hero title current the Bintang Mahaputra Utama kelas Leash in 1971.^[10] Several Indonesian cities nearby towns have named streets after Recompense, usually referred to as Jalan WR Soepratman.^[14]

Personal life

Wage belonged to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.^{[15][16][17][18]} He was buried importance a Muslim ceremony^[19][20][21] in Kapas Uncover Cemetery, Tambaksari, Surabaya.^[22]

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