Friday, September 16, 2011

Tanah Air

Bumi yang tiada rimba

Seumpama hamba

Dia dicemar manusia

Yang jahil ketawa

I open my eyes

Rub the routine out of them

The same four walls

The same surrounding hills

I sit up

Its tomorrow

And I’m closer to home

Bumi yang tiada udara

Bagai tiada nyawa

Pasti hilang suatu hari

Tanpa disedari

I turn the shower on

The music urges me on

Ill get there soon

Its not that long

Its not that long

Time will fly?

I’m closer to home

Bumi tanpa lautan

Akan kehausan

Pasti lambat laun hilang

Duniaku yang malang

I walk to work

The same old route

People horn in recognition, and wave

It should fill me with familiarity

But each day I’m less familiar

And each day

I’m closer to home

Dewasa ini kita saling merayakan

Kejayaan yang akhirnya membinasakan

Apalah gunanya kematangan fikiran

Bila di jiwa kita masih lagi muda

Dan mentah

Ku lihat hijau

Work

Purpose

I turn the music off

And I tell some one
Today,

I’m closer to home

Bumiku yang kian pudar

Siapa yang melihat

Di kala kita tersedar

Mungkinkah terlewat

I walk home

The song plays again

Another day is over

I’m closer to home

Oh..anok-anok

tokleh meghaso mandi laok

Besaing,maing ghama-ghama

Ale lo ni tuo umurnyo bejuto

Kito usoho

Jauhke dari malapetako

Im on the dance floor

And the band plays the song

And I close my eyes

No more countdowns

No more farewells

Oh..anok-anok

tokleh meghaso mandi laok

Besaing,maing ghama-ghama

Ale lo ni tuo umurnyo bejuto

Kito usoho

Jauhke dari malapetako

I’m home.



(song lyrics from Zainal Abidins' Hijau)