Paroles et traduction Iwan Fals - Tikus-tikus kantor

Tikus-tikus kantor

Kisah usang tikus-tikus kantor
Yang suka berenang di sungai yang kotor
Kisah usang tikus-tikus berdasi
Yang suka ingkar janji lalu sembunyi

Di balik meja teman sekerja
Di dalam lemari dari baja

Kucing datang cepat ganti muka
Segera menjelma bagai tak tercela
Masa bodoh hilang harga diri
Asal tak terbukti ah tentu sikat lagi

Tikus-tikus tak kenal kenyang
Rakus, rakus, bukan kepalang
Otak tikus memang bukan otak udang
Kucing datang tikus menghilang

Kucing-kucing yang kerjanya molor
Tak ingat tikus kantor datang menteror
Cerdik, licik, tikus bertingkah tengik
Mungkin karena sang kucing pura-pura mendelik

Tikus tahu sang kucing lapar
Kasih roti jalan pun lancar
Memang sial sang tikus teramat pintar
Atau mungkin si kucing yang kurang ditatar

Tikus-tikus tak kenal kenyang
Rakus, rakus, bukan kepalang
Otak tikus memang bukan otak udang
Kucing datang tikus menghilang

Office Rats

An old tale of office rats
Who love to swim in a dirty river
An old tale of suit-and-tie rats
Who love to break promises and then hide

Behind the desks of their colleagues
Inside steel cabinets

When the cat comes, they quickly change their faces
And immediately transform as if they were blameless
They don't care about losing their dignity
As long as they're not caught, oh, of course, they'll do it again

Rats who never get full
Greedy, greedy, beyond belief
The brains of rats are not the brains of shrimp
When the cat comes, the rats disappear

Cats who sleep on the job
Don't remember the office rats coming to terrorize
Clever, cunning, the rats act like jerks
Maybe because the cat pretends to glare

The rats know that the cat is hungry
Give him bread and the path is clear
It's really unfortunate that the rats are so smart
Or maybe it's the cat who hasn't been trained enough

Rats who never get full
Greedy, greedy, beyond belief
The brains of rats are not the brains of shrimp
When the cat comes, the rats disappear