A collection of poems

Salah satu film indonesia yang cukup fenomenal adalah AADC yang tayang di bioskop sekitar tahun 2001-2002. Pada saat itu, tiba-tiba banyak remaja berduyun-duyun menjadi pujangga dadakan, termasuk saya di dalamnya. Mereka dan saya terinspirasi dari film ini yang berhasil mengeluarkan puisi dari lemari perpustakaan yang tak tersentuh ke atas panggung anak muda yang penuh sorot cahaya.

Ada beberapa puisi dari film AADC yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris. Dan saya pikir cukup menarik untuk ditampilkan di sini:

What's up with Love?

A woman comes in the name of love

A mother leaves because of love

Suffused with an orange poison

your face is like moon sound asleep in your heart

Walled in by darkness and cold

What is the matter of them?

Leaving one's heart to be scorned

And for once I witness heaven's work

Through the eyes of Eve

What's wrong with love?

And I will surely return when the moon is full

To ask again of her love

Not for her, not for everyone

But for myself, because I want you

And that is all

About Someone

I run to the forest then I sing

I run to the beach and shout out loud

It is so quiet

I hate being quiet and alone

I want to be noisy

I want to be at market

I'm bored with being tired

I want to get rid of you, darkness

I feel covered with soot if I'm alone

Just break the glass to make a noise

Let them howl, until there is a tumult

I can see an angel weaving a striped spider's web on the wall of a white palace

Why not just swing the bell, until it winces

Or should I run to the forest, turn to the beach