Текст и перевод песни Sharifah Aini - Sebelum Rindu Tercalar

Sebelum Rindu Tercalar

Ku sisip janjimu di tabir hatiku
Betapa ku merindui belaian kasihmu
Terselip naluri rindu bila jasad berjauhan
Jiwaku meronta, bertandang sepi

Tak rela ku hanyut terdampar berlumut
Di lautan tak bersahut, seakan ku lemas
Dihempas badai asmara yang tiada penghujungnya
Membenarkan segalanya impianku

Dulu, engkaulah
Yang pengasih dan penyayang
Tapi mengapa
Senyummu tak segirangnya semalam, kekasih?

Sebelum rindu tercalar dan cinta menjadi dendam
Izinkanlah aku mengundurkan diri
Ku tak rela dilukai
Di dalam memburu cinta yang tak pasti

Cukuplah sekali ku diperdayakan
Oleh kilauan pelangi yang hanya sementara
Mungkin ini satu hikmah mengajarku erti hidup
Cinta tidak semudah yang kau lafazkan

Dulu, engkaulah
Yang pengasih dan penyayang
Tapi mengapa
Senyummu tak segirangnya semalam, kekasih?

Sebelum rindu tercalar dan cinta menjadi dendam
Izinkanlah aku mengundurkan diri
Ku tak rela dilukai
Di dalam memburu cinta yang tak pasti

Cukuplah sekali ku diperdayakan
Oleh kilauan pelangi yang hanya sementara
Mungkin ini satu hikmah mengajarku erti hidup
Cinta tidak semudah yang kau lafazkan

Before Longing Intervenes

My dear, I cherish our promise in the tapestry of my heart
How dearly I yearn for the caress of your love
Desire creeps in when our bodies are apart
My soul yearns and loneliness sets in

I refuse to drift and surrender to decay
In a sea of silence, I feel as if I may sway
Tossed by storms of love that seem to have no end
Justifying all my dreams

Once, it was you
Who were loving and affectionate
But why then
Does your smile no longer beam with joy, my beloved?

Before longing turns to resentment and love to bitterness
Allow me to withdraw
I will not be hurt
In the pursuit of a love that is uncertain

Once was enough for me to be deceived
By the shimmer of a rainbow that was but temporary
Perhaps this is a lesson to teach me the meaning of life
Love is not as simple as you profess

Once, it was you
Who were loving and affectionate
But why then
Does your smile no longer beam with joy, my beloved?

Before longing turns to resentment and love to bitterness
Allow me to withdraw
I will not be hurt
In the pursuit of a love that is uncertain

Once was enough for me to be deceived
By the shimmer of a rainbow that was but temporary
Perhaps this is a lesson to teach me the meaning of life
Love is not as simple as you profess