Sinom
~ fourth song ~
they teach him
the pride of men
in feet that gallop
in a brawl for a ball
in a cascade of sweat
from the hair
it soaks the cheeks
it wets the lips
they tell him
to run, to chase
in their eyes
this should be his pride
a boy who locks himself
in a roomful of books
Sinom
~ tembang keempat ~
mereka mengajarinya
kebanggaan laki-laki
pada perebutan bola
lewat kaki yang berlari
rintik basah di dahi
basah keringat mengucur
mengejar yang tiada
pernah ingin dimiliki
ia hidup bersama buku di kamar
PS: Original pattern for Sinom, 9 lines (8a - 8i - 8a - 8i - 7i - 8u - 7a - 8i - 12a)
~ fourth song ~
they teach him
the pride of men
in feet that gallop
in a brawl for a ball
in a cascade of sweat
from the hair
it soaks the cheeks
it wets the lips
they tell him
to run, to chase
in their eyes
this should be his pride
a boy who locks himself
in a roomful of books
Sinom
~ tembang keempat ~
mereka mengajarinya
kebanggaan laki-laki
pada perebutan bola
lewat kaki yang berlari
rintik basah di dahi
basah keringat mengucur
mengejar yang tiada
pernah ingin dimiliki
ia hidup bersama buku di kamar
PS: Original pattern for Sinom, 9 lines (8a - 8i - 8a - 8i - 7i - 8u - 7a - 8i - 12a)
I like the rythm in it and the idea behind what would a "boy who locks himself
ReplyDeletein a roomful of books" represent in many human minds...