pantun - benih di usik ayer dan cahaya (translated into English)
benih di usik ayer dan cahaya
satu hari dua hari tumbuh berdiri
anak di didik cara hidup bahagia
satu hari nanti pandai berdikari
benih di usik ayer dan cahaya
satu hari dua hari tumbuh berdiri
anak di didik cara hidup bahagia
satu tahun dua tahun pandai berdikari
the seed touched by water and light
one or two days it stands up
the son taught how to live happily
one or two years soon learn to become independent
poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Countrymen Ballad
mengadu nasib di negeri sendiri
tak punya uang jadi masalah
punya uang jadi omongan
jadi kuli atau tukang pulung
yang penting kenyang dan halal
terlilit utang sudah biasa
ketiban malang masih untung juga
sungguh enak di negeri sendiri
tidur nyenyak di mana saja
asal pandai cari situasi
biar kata orang rusuh
yang penting hidup dan bahagia
diinjak orang sudah biasa
ketimpuk batu selamat juga
hari ini kita berjaya
esok serahkan pada-Nya
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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You Alone Are The Beginning
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
You are the indivisiblebr ahman,
Who even the likes of Brahma cannot fathom
And the misled men search elsewhere!
Millions of suns and moons dwell in your moonlike face,
Where the seeking eyes of men never reach
And just like the darkness,
which loses against the effulgent blaze of the sun
'Neti! Neti! ' the Scriptures vainly preach!
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
The Lord of the Earth is the Lord of million million universes
The million million universes are like pores of his skin!
Saguna is a mere guise of Nirguna!
You can shatter the veil of Illusion, once you grasp this Mystery!
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
Yet he is not alone, he is not distinct from his creation,
Which is his all-encompassing energy!
Sri Krishna is without the beginning,
Total bliss is his nature and Radha his ravishing beloved!
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
None knows the secret of the Vedas,
And hardly few know their essence,
Like Suka, Sanak and the divine minstrel Narada
Who meditate on the Absolutebr ahman!
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
The AbsolutePur us hott ama passionately plays as his lovers plead!
And by being his girlfriend, Narsinh relishes the very nectar
The women of Vraj so delightfully revel in!
You alone are the beginning, the middle, and the end!
You alone, you alone, Sri Hari!
poem by Narsinh Mehta
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Hari Ng Musika (edited)
Oh, Hari ng musika
anong kapangyarihan meron ka
at tila nababasa mo
ang laman ng aking dibdib.
Oh, Hari ng musika
anong kapangyarihan meron ka
at iyong musika
ay tila gamot
sa aking kalungkutan.
Oh, Hari ng musika
anong kapangyarihan meron ka
at iyong musika
ay tila isang kamay
na nagtutulak sa akin
sa pangarap.
Oh, Hari ng musika
sa iyo ay aking hiling
na sana
sa iyong musika'y ituro
sa aking mahal ang daan
pabalik sa akin.
poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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Warna Cinta
Kini
Aku terdiam terhenti
Tenggelam di dalam sepi
Dan ku bermimpi
Nanti
Pasti kudapat kembali
Pengganti yang telah pergi
Dan ku mengerti
Meski kubuang semua
Segala rasa di dada
Semakin tertinggal hampa
Yang menekan jiwa
Meski kututup semua
Kenangan tersisa
Semakin ku lupa cara
Bahagia
Suatu hari
Siapapun yang kunanti
Kan membawaku pergi
Hapuskan pedih
Meski tak selamanya mudah
Tapi layak dicoba
Karena ku butuh cinta
Tuk penuhi jiwa
Meski kau bilang ku buta
Dan ku kan terluka
Tapi itu pun warna
Dunia
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Dalam Rindu
Bersamamu
Lalui hari-hari itu
Arungi lautan waktu
Dalam lagu
Dan cintaku
Sepertinya takkan layu
Bila kau tetap di hatiku
Dalam rindu
Kasihku
Kuingin sedikit kau tahu
Betapa berharga dirimu
Dalam hidupku
Tapiku
Tak ingin selalu menunggu
Gelisah dan tak menentu
Dalam ragu
Bersamamu
Meski kadang terasa pilu
Bagai tertusuk sembilu
Jiwaku sendu
Dan cintaku
Kuatkan raga dan jiwaku
Hadapi hari kelabu
Hujan dan salju
Kasihku
Coba kau dengarkan aku
Jangan terus hindariku
Lihat diriku
Karna ku
Tak ingin selalu terpaku
Hanya diam dan mengadu
Dalam kalbu
Akankah
Kau hapus semua gundah
Bagaikan sebuah anugerah
Ataukah itu hanya kata-kata indah
Kasihku
Kuingin sedikit kau tahu
Betapa berharga dirimu
Dalam hidupku
Tapiku
Tak ingin selalu menunggu
Gelisah dan tak menentu
Dalam ragu
Bersamamu
Lalui hari-hari itu
Dan kau tetap di hatiku
Dalam rindu
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Hari Ng Tondo
Kahit sa patalim kumapit
Isang tuka isang kahig
Ang mga kamay na may bahid ng galit
Kasama sa buhay na minana
Isang maling akala na ang taliwas kung minsan ay tama
Ang hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
Hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo-ohhh
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
[Voice: 'May gatas ka pa sa labi, gusto mo nang mag-hari dito sa Tondo? ']
Minsan sa isang lugar sa Maynila
Maraming nangyayari
Ngunit takot ang dilang
Sabihin ang lahat
Animo'y kagat-kagat
Kahit itago'y 'di mo pwedeng pigilin ang alamat na umusbong
Kahit na madami ang ulupong
At halos hindi iba ang laya sa pagkakulong
Sa kamay ng iilan
Umaabusong kikilan
Ang lahat ng pumalag
Walang tanong
Ay kitilan ng buhay
Hukay, luha'y magpapatunay
Na kahit hindi makulay
Kailangang magbigay-pugay
Sa kung sino mang lamang
Mga bitukang halang
At kung wala kang alam
Ay yumuko ka nalang
Hanggang sa may nagpasya
Na sumalungat sa agos
Wasakin ang mga kadena na siyang gumagapos
Sa kwento na mas astig pa sa bagong-tahi na lonta
Sabay-sabay nating awitin ang tabing na tolda
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Kahit sa patalim kumapit
Isang tuka isang kahig
Ang mga kamay na may bahid ng galit
Kasama sa buhay na minana
Isang maling akala na ang taliwas kung minsan ay tama
Ang hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
Hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo-ohhh
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
[Voices: 'Sino ang may sabi sa inyo na pumasok kayo sa teritoryo ko? Amin ang lupang ito.' 'Hindi, kay Asiong! ']
Nilusong ang kanal na sa pangalan niya'y tumawag
Alang-alang sa iba, tsaka na muna ang paawat
Sa maling nagagawa na tila nagiging tama
Ang tunay na may kailangan ang siyang pinatatamasa
Lahat sila'y takot, nakakapaso ang 'yong galit
Mga bakal na may nagbabagang tinggang papalit-palit sa hangin na masangsang
Nakakapanghina ang nana at hindi mo matanggal na para bang sima ng panang
Nakakulawit subalit sa kabila ng lahat
Ay ang halimuyak lamang ng nag-iisang bulaklak
Ang siyang tanging naghahatid sa kanya sa katinuan
At hindi ipagpapalit sa kahit na sinuman
Ngunit nang dumating ang araw na gusto na niyang talikuran
Ay huli na ang lahat
At sa kamay ng kaibigan
Ipinasok ang tingga
Tumulo ang dugo sa lonta
Ngayon, alam niyo na ang kwento ni Asiong Salonga
Kahit sa patalim kumapit
Isang tuka isang kahig
Ang mga kamay na may bahid ng galit
Kasama sa buhay na minana
Isang maling akala na ang taliwas kung minsan ay tama
Ang hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
Hari ng tondo, hari ng tondo-ohhh
Baka mabansagan ka na hari ng tondo
poem by Sirius White
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Hari Ng Komedya (handog kay Dolphy)
Sa buhay
na puno ng pagsubok
mga paghihirap at luha
pagod at pawis
iyong komedya
ay nagbigay ng aliw.
Hari ng komedya
buhay mo rin
alam kong dinaanan din
ng maraming pagsubok
subalit ikaw
ay isang tunay na hari
matatag, at hindi natinag
at komedya mo
ay katulad ng gintong
kinang ay walang kupas.
Komedya
mula sa iyo'y
aming natanggap
at hatid nito'y
ngiti sa aming mga puso
Bilang pasasalamat
sa iyo'y inihahandog
dalangin naming
sa piling ng ama'y mapasaiyo
ang walang hanggang
....kapayapaan.
poem by Marites C. Cayetano
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Terbang
Terbang lepas
Terbang bebas
Bila masih kulihat cahaya
Terpancar di depan sana
Aku kan segera
Bangkit dan membawa
Semua harapan di dada
Bila satu patah kata
Yang kutunggu tlah tiba
Aku kan segera
Meluncur bersama
Mimpi yang luar biasa
Terbang lepas
Terbang bebas
Jauh
Dan melayang
Di langit luas
Jauh
Kan kulihat semua
Dunia yang sangat indah
Kan kuingat dirinya
Dia sangat kucinta
Bila nanti langkahku terhenti
Kau tinggalkan ku sendiri
Aku takkan goyah
Tak pernah menyerah
Karena hidup belum berakhir
Dan ku kan
Terbang lepas
Terbang bebas
Jauh
Dan melayang
Di langit luas
Jauh
Kan kulihat semua
Dunia yang sangat indah
Kan kuingat dirinya
Dia sangat kucinta
Oh, terbang lepas
Terbang bebas
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Mata Hari
The seductive spy was Mata Hari.
Born in 1876, in Netherlands,
Found guilty of spying for Germany
By the French, she was executed
At her forty one, notwithstanding her beauty.
Mata Hari, the exotic dancer,
Was not pure but might have been innocent.
Though a whore, an international woman,
She had been known as in a euphemism.
An insatiable hunger for male attention.
Propelled by her sexual drive to slave men,
She lost her virginity to her Head Master.
Her prey were mostly military giants
In whom she found strong arms and
Whom she found gallant and sweet.
A female fatale that she was,
The one who ordered for her execution
Must have been an impotent.
She had rocked Europe and wrecked heads,
With no one to rock her cradle nor her heart.
12.08.2007
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Harlot, yes. But traitor, never!
quote by Mata Hari
Submitted by Dan Costinaş
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I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.
Sepenggal Rasa
Ketika air mataku tak bisa lagi mengalirkan duka
Ketika semua kata tak bisa lagi menggambarkan makna
Betapa aku ingin merengkuhmu, lekat menghabiskan rinduku
Betapa aku ingin menggadaikan hidupku untuk hembusan nafasmu
Agar tak ada detik waktu tanpa sentuhan tulusmu,
Agar kekal semua tentangmu di benak dan kalbuku
Tentang semua cerita luka yang kau rajut bagai untaian bunga
Tentang semua cinta yang kau bingkai dengan senyum bahagia
Aku menghirup udara dan rasa kehilanganku di detak waktu
Aku menatap hari-hari muram dengan tangis pilu
Maafku untuk semua keengganan yang ingin kusesali sampai mati
Maafku untuk segala kepongahan yang terpatri dalam hati
Terima kasihku untuk semua cintamu yang tak berbatas
Terima kasihku untuk semua jasamu yang tak terbalas
Waktu yang berlari tak mampu mengikis kisah denganmu
Waktu yang berlalu akan mengekalkan hidupmu dihatiku
poem by Niken Kusuma Wardani
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The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.
quote by Mata Hari
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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Mantra Hujan
Hujan, terus hujan sepanjang hari
Hujan yang tak henti
Seperti ingin mendinginkan bumi yang panas
Hingga kembali mengeras
Atau malah ingin menguasai dunia
Dengan melapukkan manusia
Hujan, terus hujan sepanjang hari
Hujan yang tak henti
Seperti ingin meminta hati yang sepi
Turut serta dalam nyanyian sunyi
Atau malah ingin menarik jiwa yang tak peduli
Masuk ke dalam tidur abadi
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Holy Remembrance
Like a spotless night darkled dominion
Ruled a diabolic king dreadfully demons and devils
Amid poison-fed animals wild
Nocturnal predator on nocturnal deeds
Transgressed even the providence
Like an eclipse hiding the sun
Feared the whole cosmos so direful
Atheistic demon Hiranyakasipu
Agnostically against Hari blasphemed Him
Atoned for a sin past dwelt in monsterhood
Hiranya to be gored by Narasimha
Half man-half lion Hari incarnated for restitution
Bemused creation abhorred the evil incarnate
Destiny schemed, sage Narada instilled
Narayana mantra into Hiranyakasipu's babe in the womb
Effulgent babe Prahlada pious in contrast
Grew to utter Narayana ever in refusal to his begetter
Despite the chip-five a bete noire be scourged and sworded
Poisoned and fired for his holy tongue
Bestowed by Brahma deathless, fearless of death
By weapon or human or animal
Land or space, day or night infuriated Hiranya
In ogreish agony commanded Hari be present atonce
In there a pillar; Thence pounced upon violently
Alas! popped out, the pillar two, Narasimha!
Torn apart in His lap Hiranya
To be forgotten to be remembered
For the virtuous Prahlada Hiranya begot
ergo the virtuous finale Narasimha taught
poem by Indira Renganathan
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Laut Di Tengah Keajaiban Musim Dingin
Meski angin bertiup kencang dan air laut mengamuk dashyat
Esok hari adalah suatu hari yang baru
Kau akan mengalirkannya
Meski dipisahkan oleh angin yang bertiup kencang
maupun ombak yang besar
Itulah pelosok pulau tempat orang yang kita cintai menunggu
Kau akan mengalirkannya
Ke hatimu
Nun jauh di balik bayang-bayang pulau
Di tengah laut yang arusnya deras
Burung putih akan membawa kembali arwah kekasih yang telah tiada
Membawa kembali
Suatu hari akan jatuh cinta pada seseorang
Meski ombak di laut ganas diterpa tiupan angin
Mencintai seseorang
Bukalah hatimu sekali lagi
Meski awan di langit jauh dari jangkauan
Kalau hati terbang jauh, cinta pun akan datang menjemput
Perasaan di dalam hati itu
Pasti akan sampai di pangkuanmu
Meski jaraknya jauh sekalipun
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Breakfast
O Hari, 'tis morn, awake, there's water in the jar for you to wash your face no need to hurry there's plenty of time.
I'll bring you whatever you like for your breakfast- dried fruits, butter, honey and bread.
Says Suradasa, Yashoda's heart overflows with joy when her gaze alights on her darling boy.
poem by Sant Surdas
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Many Hoped
Many hoped
but no one found
Hari's heart.
Where do the senses rest?
Where do the Ram-chanters go?
Where do the bright ones go?
Corpses: all gone
to the same place.
Drunk on the juice
of Ram's bliss,
Kabir says,
I've said and I've said,
I'm tired of saying.
Come To My Pavilion
Come to my pavilion, O my King.
I have spread a bedmade of
delicately selected buds and blossoms,
And have arrayed myself in bridal garb
From head to toe.
I have been Thy slave during many births,
Thou art the be-all of my existence.
Mira's Lord is Hari, the Indestructible.
Come, grant me Thy sight at once.
Pantun - Senyuman sehalus Embun (translated into English)
senyuman sehalus embun
melekat di daun memori
tertulis dalam sebaris pun
kilauan mencahayakan hari
translation...
smile delicate as dew
sticks to a leaf of memory
even if written in one line
brightens up the day
poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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