Aku

I’m not sure why, but this poem by Chairil Anwar seems to have a “spot” in my memory .. maybe because my elementary school teacher told me to memorize it. :P

But I guess I kinda like the poem as well .. somehow I feel it gives us strength and power. So, here it is (with the English translation):

Aku

Kalau sampai waktuku
‘Ku mau tak seorang ‘kan merayu
Tidak juga kau

Tak perlu sedu sedan itu
Aku ini binatang jalang
Dari kumpulannya terbuang
Biar peluru menembus kulitku
Aku tetap meradang menerjang

Luka dan bisa kubawa berlari
Berlari
Hingga hilang pedih perih

Dan aku akan lebih tidak perduli
Aku mau hidup seribu tahun lagi
 

Aku

If my time should come
I’d like no one to entice me
Not even you

No need for those sobs and cries
I am but a wild animal
Cut from its kind
Though bullets should pierce my skin
I shall still strike and march forth

Wounds and poison shall I take aflee
Aflee
‘Til the pain and pang should disappear

And I should care even less
I want to live for another thousand years
 

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