Monday, April 13, 2015

Malam Bulan Dipagar Bintang

Malam bulan dipagar bintang
Makin indah jika dipandang
Bagai gadis beri senyuman
Pada bujang idaman

Belai kasih ingin dimanja
Dengan cumbuan mesra
Untuk penglipur lara
Penawar dik asmara

Malam bulan dipagar bintang
Tambah seri cuaca malam
Murni sungguh ciptaan Tuhan
Bulan bintang lampu alam

Andai kata bintang menyepi
Bulan tidak berseri
Malam menjadi sunyi
Tidak berseri lagi



The night moon is fenced by stars
Increasingly beautiful to look at
Like a woman smiling
At the man of her dreams

A coaxing love wants affection
With merry kisses
For the storytellers
And bidders for love

The night moon is fenced by stars
The night weather has added beauty
How pure is God's creation
Constellations lighting the world

If the stars were quiet
And the moon did not shine
The night would become lonely

And no longer radiant.

Ketipang Payung

Ala payung lah payung, ketipang payung,
Payung sutera nk raja muda,
Ala tolong lah tolong, cik abang tolong,
Jangan lah marah pada adinda...

Daun mengkudu bercabanglah cabang,
Tempat temasya semut kerengga,
Tidakkah rindu.. (ooii kepadalah abang)
Menunggu masa hai serumah tangga

Daunlah nipah ditebanglah tebang..
Batanglah padi aku lurutkan
Kalaulah sudah (ooii kepunyaan abang)
Ke laut api aku turutkan



(This song lyric is in the form of a pantun, a form of traditional poetry. The first two lines of the stanzas demonstrate an image followed by the stanza's less abstract message)


Refrain:
An umbrella belongs to the young prince
Please, brother, do not be angry with me

The mengkudu leaves branch out
The site of ants' games
Don't I miss you
Waiting for the time when we will be in one house

The nipah leaves are felled
I rub the paddy shafts
If there exists one for you already

I will go down to the sea of fire

Getaran Jiwa

Getaran jiwa
Melanda hatiku
Tersusun nada
Irama dan lagu

Walau hanya sederhana
Tetapi tak mengapa
Moga dapat membangkitkan
Sedarlah kamu wahai insan

Tak mungkin hilang
Irama dan lagu
Bagaikan kembang
Sentiasa bermadu

Andai dipisah
Lagu dan irama
Lemah tiada berjiwa
Hampa



Vibrations of the soul
Flood my heart
Tones are arranged
Rhythm and music

Although it's only simple
it doesn't matter
If the music wakes us
Listen

Song and rhythm
Will not be lost
It grows
Always sweet

If song and rhythm were split
We'd be weak and soulless

Hollow

Ibu

Ibu, Ibu engkaulah ratu hatiku
Bila ku berduka
Engkau hiburkan selalu
Ibu, ibu, engkaulah ratu hatiku
Tempat ku menyerah kasih
Tiap waktu
Betapa tidak hanya engkaulah
Yang menyinari hidupku
Sepanjang masa engkau berkorban
Tidak putusnya bagai air lalu
Ibu, ibu, engkaulah ratu hatiku
Tempat ku menyerah kasih
Wahai ibu



Mother, you are the queen of my heart
When I am sad, you comfort me always
The place I give my love, constantly

Only you light up my life
As long as you've been sacrificing

Without ceasing for my sake

Terbanglah Burung Terbang

Terbanglah burung terbang
Tinggi tak terkawal
Abanglah sudah sayang
Adik jual mahal

Terbanglah burung terbang
Terbang tinggi tinggi
Abanglah sudah sayang
Adik jauhkan diri

Abang nak jadi kucing
Keruncing meow-meow
Otakku pun dah miring
Hatiku dah dilanda penyakit angau

Terbanglah burung terbang
Terbang ke pangkuanku
Adik dengan abang
Bentuk hidup baru



Fly, bird, fly
To uncontrolled heights
I'm already in love
You're playing hard to get

Fly, bird, fly
Fly really high
I'm already in love
You distance yourself

I want to be a cat
Playfully meowing
My brain is slanted
My heart is infected by you

Fly, bird, fly
Fly to my lap
Me and you

Starting a new life