“Dan molom ini dia membawa payungnya" [in Bahasa Indonesia]
Dia beranjak keslangan hori ini
Dan molom ini dia membawa payungnya
Gugusan kabut terpapar di balik kilauan sarung keboyanya
Saat dia berjalan melintasi duniaku
Jauh dan semaken jauh dia melongkah sendiri
Dimana tanganku tok bisa menggapoi untuk memeluknya
"Tonight the moon carries her umbrella” [English translation]
She rises late in the afternoon
And tonight she carries her umbrella.
Smoky tendrils trail behind her glittering sarung keboyanya*
As she strolls across my universe.
Far, far away she walks, alone,
Where my arms cannot reach to embrace her.
*A dress worn by women in Indonesia.
This poem was re-crafted with the help of Silvana Sandi who translated a phrase in Bahasa Indonesia.
Dead
It was still early really
He dreamed to die already
All is only the pretence of merry
Inside, only misery
If death is what he aim to
Then let him have it though
It will be his first wish ever comes true
Original Version in Bahasa Indonesia
Tanpa Judul (Mati)
Padahal masih pagi,
dia sudah bermimpi untuk mati.
Pura-pura saja dia bahagia,
didalam banyak derita.
Jika mati memang tujuannya,
maka biarlah sekali ini saja dalam hidupnya,
dia mampu raih mimpinya.
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