Safitri - Sampul Surat - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Safitri - Sampul Surat




Sampul Surat
Envelope
Sepuluh tahun yang telah lalu
Ten years have passed,
Di waktu pagi yang permai
On a beautiful morning,
Datanglah sepucuk surat yang
A letter arrived that
Telah lama kunantikan
I had long awaited.
Betapa riang rasa hatiku
My heart was so joyful,
Tak dapat kuceritakan
I can't even describe it,
Segera kubuka sampulnya
I quickly opened the envelope,
Dengan penuh pengharapan
Filled with anticipation.
Tetapi harapanku
But my hopes
Di saat itu kecewa
At that moment were dashed,
Yang kut'rima hanyalah
All I received was
Sampul kosong belaka
An empty envelope.
Walaupun hatiku remuk, redam
Even though my heart was broken,
Sampulnya kusimpan juga
I kept the envelope,
Agar jadi kenang-kenangan
So it would be a keepsake,
Selama hidup di dunia
As long as I live.
Betapa riang rasa hatiku
My heart was so joyful,
Tak dapat kuceritakan
I can't even describe it,
Segera kubuka sampulnya
I quickly opened the envelope,
Dengan penuh pengharapan
Filled with anticipation.
Tetapi harapanku
But my hopes
Di saat itu kecewa
At that moment were dashed,
Yang kut'rima hanyalah
All I received was
Sampul kosong belaka
An empty envelope.
Walaupun hatiku remuk, redam
Even though my heart was broken,
Sampulnya kusimpan juga
I kept the envelope,
Agar jadi kenang-kenangan
So it would be a keepsake,
Selama hidup di dunia
As long as I live.
Agar jadi kenang-kenangan
So it would be a keepsake,
Selama hidup di dunia
As long as I live.





Writer(s): Ismail Marzuki


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