(dedicated to Ms. Marielle Labeque, a gifted pianist)
Gegaraning wong akrami
Dudu bandha dudu rupa
Amung ati pawitané
Luput pisan kena pisan
Lamun gampang luwih gampang
Lamun angèl, angèl kalangkung
Tan kena tinumbas arta
Money
Jewelry
You can't
Buy love
Heart
Caress
You can
Fill it in your life
Aja turu soré kaki
Ana Déwa nganglang jagad
Nyangking bokor kencanané
Isine donga tetulak
Sandhang kelawan pangan
Yaiku bagéyanipun
Wong welek sabar narima
Aware
Defend
Serenity
Peaceful
Calm
Patience
Collaborative
Communicative
Anjasmara ari mami
Masmirah kulaka warta
Anèng kuta Probolinggo
Prang tanding lan Wurubisma
Kariya slamet wong ayu
Pun kakang pamit palastra
(inspired by Édouard Manet's The Railway)
What a beautiful title. Love the way it rolls off the tongue. Poetic and caressing, yes? Ahmad, as always, a true delight to share in your thoughts and skillful condensing of what is essential to life. Thank you! Carol
Very different and nice KRISTA
A very meaningful poem, a different feel...thanks for sharing!
Hey, there's a song in Malaysia with the exact title and some of the Java lines! Maybe they adopted it from the Java language. Beautiful! Full of love and quality.. you are a versatile and experienced poet. Bop to the top, bro!
even angels sing this love song....it tells and talk about what is life...in the purest soul in our heart...not just only a gift to live in this world....but life of life itself...a precious one a gems in heaven...such an immortal song made in a poem...your great my friend..God bless and thank you for the poem shared
It such a joy to read your native tong, makes me consider to start writing in frisian as wel, even when that takes something more since i only speak it. gie sa troch sizze wy dan. wel worth reading my friend. and like the iris say a thousandfold thanks. The Boomfriend
The greatest things in life are free yet money is important and necessary. Keep writing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
'dudu bandha dudu rupa' sounds beautiful! Does bandha mean bond and rupa mean beauty as they do in Sanskrit?