Paroles et traduction Iwan Fals - Ujung Aspal Pondok Gede

Ujung Aspal Pondok Gede

Di kamar ini, aku dilahirkan
Di balai bambu buah tangan bapakku
Di rumah ini, aku dibesarkan
Dibelai mesra lentik jari Ibu

Nama dusunku Ujung Aspal Pondok Gede
Rimbun dan anggun, ramah senyum penghuni dusun

Kambing sembilan, motor tiga bapak punya
Ladang yang luas habis sudah s'bagai gantinya

Sampai saat tanah moyangku
Tersentuh sebuah rencana
Dari serakahnya kota
Terlihat murung wajah pribumi
Terdengar langkah hewan bernyanyi

Di depan masjid, samping rumah wakil Pak Lurah
Tempat dulu kami bermain, mengisi cerahnya hari
Namun, sebentar lagi angkuh tembok pabrik berdiri
Satu per satu sahabat pergi dan takkan pernah kembali

Sampai saat tanah moyangku
Tersentuh sebuah rencana
Dari serakahnya kota
Terlihat murung wajah pribumi
Terdengar langkah hewan bernyanyi

Asphalt Edge of Pondok Gede

In this bedroom, I was born
On the bamboo platform my father made
In this house, I was raised
Gently caressed by my mother's slender fingers

My hamlet is called Ujung Aspal Pondok Gede
Leafy and serene, smiling townsfolk greet you

Nine goats, father's three motorbikes
The once-vast fields long gone, replaced

Until the day the land of my ancestors
Was touched by a plan
From the city's greed
The faces of the locals turned gloomy
The sounds of animals singing could be heard

In front of the mosque, beside the vice village chief's
Where we used to play, filling the bright days
But soon, a factory's imposing wall will stand
One by one, friends will leave, never to return

Until the day the land of my ancestors
Was touched by a plan
From the city's greed
The faces of the locals turned gloomy
The sounds of animals singing could be heard