Lyrics and translation Puan Sri Saloma - Mengapa Dirindu

Mengapa Dirindu

Anak punai, anak merbah
Terbang turun buat sarang
Anak sungai pun berubah
Ini pula hati orang
Mengapa dikenang?

Asal kapas jadi benang
Dari benang dibuat baju
Barang lepas jangan kenang
Sudah jadi orang baru
Mengapa dirindu?

Kasih yang dulu tinggal dalam mimpi
Kasih yang baru simpan di hati
Kasih yang dulu tinggal dalam mimpi
Kasih yang baru simpan di hati

Selat teduh, lautan tenang
Banyak labuh perahu Aceh
Jangan kesal, jangan kenang
Kalau hati rasa pedih
Mengapa bersedih?

Kalau pinang masih muda
Rasanya kelat sudahlah pasti
Kalau hilang kasih lama
Cari lain untuk ganti
Mengapa dinanti?

Patah kan tumbuh, hilang berganti
Luka kan sembuh kalau diubati
Patah kan tumbuh, hilang berganti
Luka kan sembuh kalau diubati

Sayang, mengapa dirindu?

Why Yearn

Myna's chick, magpie's chick
Fly down to build their nests
Even river streams change
So do people's hearts
Why remember?

From cotton into thread
From thread into clothing
Don't remember what you've lost
You've already become someone new
Why long for it?

Old love remains in dreams
New love you keep in your heart
Old love remains in dreams
New love you keep in your heart

Calm strait, quiet ocean
Many Acehnese boats at anchor
Don't be upset, don't remember
If your heart feels pain
Why be sad?

When betel nut is young
It tastes bitter, of course
When old love is gone
Find another to replace it
Why wait for it?

Broken can grow, lost can be replaced
Wounds will heal if treated
Broken can grow, lost can be replaced
Wounds will heal if treated

Darling, why do I yearn for you?