Paroles et traduction Vina Panduwinata - Nelayan Tua

Nelayan Tua

Di lembutnya debur ombak
Menyemburkan biduk sampan nelayan
Bersahutan jerit camar
Seakan menyapa indahnya senja

Di bawah tegap nelayan
Bersimpuh insan yang rentan
Sinar menyibak luas samudra biru

Terlukis di raut wajahnya
Menyatu alam dan sukma
Walaupun usia t'lah renta
Namun jiwa tak gentar

Kau nelayan seputih burung camar
Cintamu pada samudra
Tiada lelah menerjang badai topan
Sampai akhir hayatnya

Di lembutnya debur ombak
Menyemburkan biduk sampan nelayan
Bersahutan jerit camar
Seakan menyapa indahnya senja

Di bawah tegap nelayan
Bersimpuh insan yang rentan
Sinar menyibak luas samudra biru

Terlukis di raut wajahnya
Menyatu alam dan sukma
Walaupun usia t'lah renta
Namun jiwa tak gentar

Kau nelayan seputih burung camar
Cintamu pada samudra
Tiada lelah menerjang badai topan
Sampai akhir hayatnya
Ha-aa-aa

The Old Fisherman

In the gentle lapping of the waves
Propeling the fisherman's small skiff
Accompanied by the cries of gulls
As if greeting the beauty of the sunset

Beneath the boat's tall sail
Huddles a weathered man
His face illuminated by the vast blue ocean

Carved into his visage
Is the union of nature and spirit
Though his years be many
His soul remains fearless

You, fisherman, white as the seagull
Your love for the ocean deep
Tirelessly braving storms and typhoons
Until life's very end

In the gentle lapping of the waves
Propeling the fisherman's small skiff
Accompanied by the cries of gulls
As if greeting the beauty of the sunset

Beneath the boat's tall sail
Huddles a weathered man
His face illuminated by the vast blue ocean

Carved into his visage
Is the union of nature and spirit
Though his years be many
His soul remains fearless

You, fisherman, white as the seagull
Your love for the ocean deep
Tirelessly braving storms and typhoons
Until life's very end
Ha-aa-aa