Paroles et traduction Ihab Ismail - Akar Kita Zapin

Akar Kita Zapin

Kumulakan karangan ini dengan nama Allah
Tuhan Ilahi
Kumohon limpahan berkat atas segala nikmat yang telah diberi
Kuucapkan pujian kepada Allah
Akan sebenar-benar pujian
Kuiringkan pujian dengan kesyukuran
Yang amat tinggi

Berbunga tanjung buat hiasan
Si bunga raya tumbuh merata
Berbunga tanjung buat hiasan
Si bunga raya tumbuh merata

Jangan dicanggung adat warisan
Seni budaya wajahnya kita
Jangan dicanggung adat warisan
Seni budaya wajahnya kita

Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin (akar kita zapin)
Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin (akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin)

Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin (akar kita zapin)
Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin (akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin)

Mawar nan merah pengubat rindu
Harum kasturi mengikat cinta
Mawar nan merah pengubat rindu
Harum kasturi mengikat cinta

Geruh bertingkah sama beradu
Zapin ditari akarnya kita
Geruh bertingkah sama beradu
Zapin ditari akarnya kita, akar kita

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(Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin) akar kita zapin
(Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin) akar kita zapin
Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin (akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin)

Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin
Akar kita zapin, akar kita zapin
Akar kita zapin

Our Roots Are Zapin

I begin this composition in the name of Allah
Lord Divine
I beseech your blessings upon all the bounties you have bestowed
I offer my praise to Allah
With the truest of praise
I follow my praise with gratitude
Most high

Cape jasmine for ornamentation
The hibiscus flower grows everywhere
Cape jasmine for ornamentation
The hibiscus flower grows everywhere

Do not be ashamed of our inherited customs
The arts and culture are our face
Do not be ashamed of our inherited customs
The arts and culture are our face

Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin (our roots are zapin)
Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin (our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin)

Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin (our roots are zapin)
Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin (our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin)

Red rose, the cure for longing
The scent of musk binds love
Red rose, the cure for longing
The scent of musk binds love

Move in unison, competing with each other
Zapin is danced, it is our roots
Move in unison, competing with each other
Zapin is danced, it is our roots, our roots

(Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin) our roots are zapin
(Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin) our roots are zapin
(Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin) our roots are zapin
Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin (our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin)

Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin
Our roots are zapin, our roots are zapin
Our roots are zapin