Paroles et traduction Iwan Fals - Sarjana Muda

Sarjana Muda

Berjalan seorang pria muda
Dengan jaket lusuh di pundaknya
Di sela bibir tampak mengering
Terselip s'batang rumput liar

Jelas menatap awan berarak
Wajah murung s'makin terlihat
Dengan langkah gontai tak terarah
K'ringat bercampur debu jalanan

Engkau sarjana muda
Resah mencari kerja
Mengandalkan ijazahmu
Empat tahun lamanya
Bergelut dengan buku
'Tuk jaminan masa depan

Langkah kakimu terhenti
Di depan halaman sebuah jawatan

Tercenung lesu, engkau melangkah
Dari pintu kantor yang diharapkan
Terngiang kata tiada lowongan
Untuk kerja yang didambakan

Tak peduli berusaha lagi
Namun kata sama kau dapatkan
Jelas menatap awan berarak
Wajah murung s'makin terlihat

Engkau sarjana muda
Resah tak dapat kerja
Tak berguna ijazahmu
Empat tahun lamanya
Bergelut dengan buku
Sia-sia semuanya

S'tengah putus asa
Dia berucap, "Maaf, Ibu"

Young Graduate

A young man walks by
With a worn-out jacket on his shoulders
His lips dry and cracked
A blade of grass between them

He gazes up at the drifting clouds
His face grows sadder
His steps falter aimlessly
Sweat and dust mingle on his face

You are a young graduate
Worried about finding a job
Relying on your degree
Four long years
Grappling with books
For the promise of a future

Your steps come to a halt
In front of the entrance to an office building

Disheartened, you walk away
From the office door you had hoped for
The words "no vacancies" ring in your ears
For the job you had dreamed of

You no longer care to try
Yet the same words greet you
He gazes up at the drifting clouds
His face grows sadder

You are a young graduate
Worried because you can't find a job
Your degree is useless
Four long years
Grappling with books
All for nothing

Half-despairing
He says, "I'm sorry, Mother"