Paroles et traduction Iwan Fals - Jangan Bicara

Jangan Bicara

Jangan bicara soal idealisme
Mari bicara b'rapa banyak uang di kantong kita
Atau b'rapa dahsyatnya ancaman
Yang membuat kita terpaksa onani

Jangan bicara soal nasionalisme
Mari bicara tentang kita yang lupa warna bendera sendiri
Atau tentang kita yang buta
Bisul tumbuh subur di ujung hidung yang memang tak mancung

Jangan perdebatkan soal keadilan
Sebab keadilan bukan untuk diperdebatkan
Jangan cerita soal kemakmuran
Sebab kemakmuran hanya untuk anjing si Tuan Polan

Lihat di sana
Si Urip meratap di teras marmer
Direktur murtad

Lihat di sana
Si Icih sedih di ranjang empuk
Waktu majikannya menindih

Lihat di sana
Parade penganggur yang tampak murung
Di tepi kubur

Lihat di sana
Antrean pencuri
Yang timbul sebab nasinya dicuri

Jangan bicara soal runtuhnya moral
Mari bicara tentang harga diri yang tak ada arti
Atau tentang tanggung jawab
Yang kini dianggap sepi

Don't Talk

Don't talk about idealism
Let's talk about how much money we have in our pockets
Or how powerful the threat is
That forces us to masturbate

Don't talk about nationalism
Let's talk about how we've forgotten the colors of our own flag
Or about how we're blind
A boil grows on the tip of a nose that's not very straight

Don't argue about justice
Because justice is not for debating
Don't tell me about prosperity
Because prosperity is only for Mr. Polan's dog

Look over there
Urip is crying on the marble terrace
A repentant director

Look over there
Icih is sad on her soft bed
When her master is on top of her

Look over there
A parade of unemployed people looking depressed
At the edge of the grave

Look over there
A line of thieves
Who have risen because their rice has been stolen

Don't talk about the collapse of morality
Let's talk about how self-respect is meaningless
Or about responsibility
Which is now considered unimportant