Originale | Traduzione inglese da "Indonesian Popular Music: Kroncong, Dangdut,... |
HIDUP DI BUI | LIFE IN JAIL |
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Hidup di bui bagaikan burung | In jail you live like a bird |
Makan di antri nasinya jagung | You line up to eat and your rice is corn |
Tidur di ubin pikiran bingung | You sleep on the floor and your thoughts are confused |
Apa daya badanku terkurung | What can I do, I’m in a cage |
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Terompet pagi tandanya bangun | In the morning they wake you up with a trumpet |
Jangan lupa nyarap nasi jagung | Don’t forget your breakfast of corn |
Ingin merokok mungutin puntung | If you want to smoke you have to pick butts off the floor |
Ambil koran lalu digulung | And roll the tobacco in newspaper |
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Hai kawan dengar laguku in | Hey friend, listen to my song |
Hidup di bui menyiksa diri | Life in jail is misery |
Jangan sampai anda mengalami | Don’t let it happen to you |
Badan hidup terasa mati | Your body’s alive but you feel like you’re dead |
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Apalagi penjara Tangerang | And then there’s the Tangerang jail |
Masuk gemuk keluar tinggal tulang | You go in healthy and you come out skin and bones |
Karena kerjanya cara paksa | Because they force you to work |
Tua muda turun bekerja | Old and young have to work |
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Hai kawan dengarkan lagu ini | Hey friend, listen to my song |
Hidup di bui menyiksa diri | Life in jail is misery |
Jangan sampai kawan mengalami | Don’t let it happen to you |
Badan hidup terasa mati | Your body’s alive but you feel like you’re dead |
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Apalagi penjara Tangerang | And then there’s the Tangerang jail |
Masuk gemuk keluar tinggal tulang | You go in healthy and you come out skin and bones |
Karena kerjanya cara paksa | Because they force you to work |
Tua muda turun bekerja | Old and young have to work |