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Jendral Tua

Jendral tua foto di tengah keluarga
Tersenyum dingin memandang kamera
Istrinya mati, anak dan adiknya dipenjara
Apa jadinya? Dan apa isi hatinya?

Jendral tua masih tampan dan perkasa
Tersebar kabar banyak yang jatuh cinta
Oh medan laga, menganga minta digoda
Oh kurusetra, padang perang saudara

Jendral tua bererot jasa di dada
Menagih janji pada Ibu Pertiwi
Mungkinkah ia seorang prajurit sejati?
Kalaulah iya, wah sungguh celaka

Jendral tua legenda hidup nyata
Ahli strategi jago sudah teruji
Melahap sepi di dalam kamarnya sendiri
Masihkah ia tergoda oleh dunia?

Jendral tua semoga kuat imanmu
Tetaplah begitu dan tetap di situ
Cahaya itu ingatkan aku pada bapakmu
Tetap begitu, tetap di pertapaan sucimu

Tetap begitu, tetap di pertapaan sucimu
Tetap begitu, tetap di pertapaan sucimu

Old General

An old general poses in a family portrait,
Smiling coldly at the camera.
His wife is dead, his children and siblings in prison.
How could this be? What's going on in his heart?

The old general is still handsome and strong,
Rumor has it that many have fallen in love with him.
Oh, the battlefield, gaping and demanding to be tempted,
Oh, Kurukshetra, the battlefield of brothers.

The old general wears medals of honor on his chest,
Demanding promises from Mother Earth.
Could he be a true soldier?
If so, then what a disaster.

The old general, a living legend,
A proven strategist and expert,
Consuming loneliness in his own room,
Is he still tempted by the world?

Old general, may your faith be strong,
Stay where you are, and stay that way.
That light reminds me of your father,
Stay the same, stay in your holy seclusion.

Stay the same, stay in your holy seclusion,
Stay the same, stay in your holy seclusion.