Paroles et traduction Iwan Fals - Kuli Jalanan

Kuli Jalanan

Derap langkah dan keringat kuli pembuat jalan
Dengan pengki di tangan kiri, pacul di pundak kanan
Dengus nafasnya terdengar keras, bagai suara kereta
K'ringat mereka menyengat aroma penderitaan

Derap langkah dan keringat kuli pembuat jalan
Dengan pengki di tangan kiri, pacul di pundak kanan
Dengus nafasnya terdengar keras, bagai suara kereta
K'ringat mereka menyengat aroma penderitaan

Berjalan gontai, perlahan
Berbaris bagai tentara yang kalah perang
Kerja keras kau lakukan
Walau upah tak berimbang, bak sapi perahan

Derap langkah dan keringat kuli pembuat jalan
Dengan pengki di tangan kiri, pacul di pundak kanan
Dengus nafasnya terdengar keras, bagai suara kereta
K'ringat mereka menyengat aroma penderitaan

Kuli jalan, kerja siang dan malam
Kuli jalan, peduli curah hujan
Kuli jalan, panas tak dihiraukan
Kuli jalan, upah jauh berimbang

Kuli jalan, pahlawan terlupakan
Kuli jalan, menangis di lubang galian
Kuli jalan, resah di kaki Tuan
Kuli jalan, anak-istri menunggu bimbang

Kuli jalan

Street Laborer

The beat of footsteps and the sweat of the laborers who build the road
With a shovel in the left hand, a pickaxe on the right shoulder
Their panting can be heard clearly, like the sound of a train
Their sweat radiates the scent of suffering

The beat of footsteps and the sweat of the laborers who build the road
With a shovel in the left hand, a pickaxe on the right shoulder
Their panting can be heard clearly, like the sound of a train
Their sweat radiates the scent of suffering

Walking listlessly, slowly
Lining up like soldiers who lost the war
You do hard work
Although the wages are not balanced, like a dairy cow

The beat of footsteps and the sweat of the laborers who build the road
With a shovel in the left hand, a pickaxe on the right shoulder
Their panting can be heard clearly, like the sound of a train
Their sweat radiates the scent of suffering

Street laborer, work day and night
Street laborer, you care about the rainfall
Street laborer, you don't mind the heat
Street laborer, your wages are far from balanced

Street laborer, forgotten hero
Street laborer, crying in the excavation hole
Street laborer, restless at the feet of the Master
Street laborer, your kids and wife are anxiously waiting

Street laborer