berkat budi baik seorang teman, yang sudi menterjemah hasil karya saya,
“Sepetang di Senayan” yang pernah saya muatkan di blog ini di seketika dahulu.
http://chairulfahmy.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/sepetang-di-senayan/
Pada teman seorang ini, terima kasih atas usahamu…
akan ku kenang sampai mati,
akan ku ingati hingga roh melepasi jasad ini.
Alang Budiman
13 Mei 2008
7 Jamadilawal 1429H
12:52:10 tengah hari
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An evening in Senayan
(post 9 August 1998 )
from a distance, the children
of this tired city
make their way home
after a long day
exhausting
energy, mind and say
rebuilding
a country
made brittle by the drop
of currency and blood
Sir!
this stadium still stands
most upright
no more turning
left nor right
no longer burdened with knowledge
of mankind
without caring
the molestation, the seizure,
what more the prostitution
Sir!
this land is unable
to speak
though long independent
yet able to witness
demonstrations and pickets
by the sons of this earth.
Sir!
between us and your good self
the sole difference
is the rupiah and dollar
not status nor reputation
come, Sir!
we relax
as we enjoy
batagor
bakmi soto
and teh botol
a momentary respite
of the problems in our minds
so our hair is untangled
and frowns removed
drink Sir!
while they last
we Sir
are children of loss
Rabu, 13 Februari 2008
5 Safar 1429H
11:55 pagi
