Lirik “September” - Earth, Wind & Fire, Lagu tentang Cinta dan Kenangan Bahagia

Jakarta: “September” merupakan salah satu lagu paling ikonis dari Earth, Wind & Fire. Dirilis pada 1978, lagu ini menghadirkan nuansa funk dan disco yang ceria.
 
Lagu ini ditulis oleh Maurice White, Al McKay, dan Allee Willis. Awalnya dibuat untuk album kompilasi The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1, dengan tujuan menghadirkan karya yang terasa sangat bahagia dan mudah membuat pendengarnya ikut bergoyang.
 

Makna Lagu “September” - Earth, Wind & Fire

“September” bercerita tentang seseorang yang mengenang sebuah momen romantis dan penuh kebahagiaan. Kenangan tersebut digambarkan melalui suasana malam yang cerah, tarian, musik, dan cinta yang membuat momen begitu berkesan.
 
Bagian pembuka lagu mengajak pendengar mengingat kembali sebuah malam pada tanggal 21 September. Namun, tanggal tersebut ternyata tidak memiliki makna khusus. Allee Willis menjelaskan bahwa mereka sempat mencoba berbagai tanggal, tetapi tanggal 21 dipilih karena paling enak dinyanyikan.
 
Makna “September” juga tentang mengenang masa lalu dengan perasaan bahagia. Lagu ini seolah mengajak pendengar kembali ke sebuah momen ketika hidup terasa ringan, penuh musik, dan dipenuhi kebersamaan.
   

Lirik Lagu “September” - Earth, Wind & Fire

Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away

Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day

Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da

My thoughts are with you
Holdin' hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love, remember
How we knew love was here to stay

Now December
Found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love, remember
The true love we share today
 
Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

The bell was ringin', oh, oh
Our souls were singin'
Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow

There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), never was a cloudy day
And we'll say
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!