Hi all, as per title I am looking for a song..

1. A Malay song
2. Sang by local female artist
3. The song have soaring high notes moments
4. Lyrics I recall..lalala la lala cabaran(?)..lalala la lala impikan (mimpikan?)
5. Sounds like 80s or 90s song
6. Very karaoke-worthy song
7. A Love song

I heard it when eating dinner at the local pub or diner. my shazam app can't detect the song because it was too loud.

Anyone can help to identify?

This post has been edited by nebula87: Nov 5 2025, 01:06 PM

from chatgpt

Great — I put together 10 Malay songs (female singers / female-led recordings) whose lyrics contain the word “cabaran” (I included a short lyric excerpt for each and a source). Want the full lyrics, YouTube/Spotify links, or a printable list next?

Nora — “Cabaran” — “Cabaran, Hadapilah dengan kesabaran…”.
KapanLagi.com

Nora — “Hanyalah Satu” — lyric line: “(Bersama kita teguh menempuh cabaran)”.
KapanLagi.com

Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza — “Lebih Indah” — lyric line: “Cabaran dan dugaan membuat hidup lebih indah.”.
nangantap.blogspot.com

Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza — “Pesanan Buat Diri” — lyric/chord excerpt: “Bergandingan tabah redahi cabaran…”.
malaykord.com

Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza — “Lelaki (Warkah Seorang Anak)” — contains: “Walau menghadapi sejuta cabaran…” in the lyrics.
YouTube

Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza — “Pada Cintanya” (OST / single) — lyric snippet: “Cabaran menduga…”.
buzzera.blogspot.com

“Cinta Di Akhir Garisan” — (Ziana Zain / Nora / Ning Baizura / Dessy Fitri — duet/compilation versions) — chorus: “Cabaran penuh liku…”.
liriksemualagu.blogspot.com
+1

Ning Baizura — “Cinta Di Akhir Garisan” (her version) — lyric: “Cabaran penuh liku…”.
KapanLagi.com

“Sejahtera Malaysia” (patriotic recording sung by several female vocalists such as Fauziah Ahmad Daud, Azlina Aziz, Rohana Jalil, Elaine Kang, Desre) — contains lines like “Menghadapi cabaran / Kami sedia kami setia.”.
Google Sites

“Wanita Waja Negara” (Lagu Hari Wanita / Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita) — lyric: “Wanita waja, Hadapi cabaran, Bangkitlah bersama.”.
The Inspirasi

Thank you for your input, but still the song doesn't match.

chatgpt

What does match

There is a recent Malay-language song by the group DOLLA titled Impikan (also in English version “Watch Me Glow”).

It is by a female (actually female group) artist, and has an aspirational theme (“impikan”).

One of your remembered words “impikan (mimpikan?)” matches this.

This post has been edited by lj0000: Nov 5 2025, 11:33 AM