Текст и перевод песни Iwan Fals - Balada Pengangguran

Balada Pengangguran

O, apa jadinya?
E, ini apa?
O, apa jadinya?
E, aku lesu?

Dibolak-balik dinalar-nalar
Tanpa logika
Oh ya!
Diraba-raba, diterka-terka
Tidak terduga
Oh ya!

Misteri ijazah tidak ada gunanya
Ketekunan tidak ada artinya
Pembangunan oh!
Pengangguran ya!
Ya ha ha ha
Oh ya!
Penerangan oh!
Kegelapan ya!
Putus asa
Oh ya!
Oh ya o!

Akan merampok takut penjara
Menyanyi tidak bisa
(Bunuh diri kutakut neraka)
(Menangis tidak bisa)

Kaki lima oh!
Kaki lima ya!
Kaki lima oh!
Oh ya!
Makan debu huh!
Makan debu iya!
Ya janji palsu
Oh ya!

Dibolak-balik dinalar-nalar
Tanpa logika
Oh ya!
Diraba-raba diterka-terka
Tidak terduga oh ya!

Menghutang lalu lagi menghutang
Tahu-tahu menipu
Pembangunan oh!
Pengangguran ya!
Pengangguran oh!
Oh ya!
Penyuluhan oh!
Kegelapan ya!
Putus asa oh!
Oh ya!

Menghutang lalu lagi menghutang
Tahu-tahu menipu
Pembangunan oh!
Pengangguran ya!
Pengangguran oh!
Oh ya!

Menghutang lalu lagi menghutang
Tahu-tahu menipu
Penyuluhan oh!
Kegelapan ya!
Putus asa oh!
Oh ya!

Menghutang lalu lagi menghutang
Tahu-tahu menipu
Pembangunan oh!
Pengangguran ya!
Pengangguran oh!
Oh ya!

Menghutang lalu lagi menghutang
Tahu-tahu menipu

Ballad of Unemployment

Oh, what will become of us?
Hey, what is this?
Oh, what will become of us?
Hey, am I feeling gloomy?

Turning it over and over in my mind
Without logic
Oh yes!
Groping and guessing
Unexpected
Oh yes!

The mystery of a diploma is useless
Perseverance means nothing
Development, oh!
Unemployment, yes!
Ha ha ha
Oh yes!
Enlightenment, oh!
Darkness, yes!
Despair
Oh yes!
Oh, yes, oh!

To rob, I fear prison
I can't sing
(I'm afraid of hell to commit suicide)
(I can't cry)

Street vendor, oh!
Street vendor, yes!
Street vendor, oh!
Oh yes!
Eat dust, huh!
Eat dust, yes!
Oh, false promises
Oh yes!

Turning it over and over in my mind
Without logic
Oh yes!
Groping and guessing
Unexpected, oh yes!

Borrowing and then borrowing again
Before you know it, you're cheating
Development, oh!
Unemployment, yes!
Unemployment, oh!
Oh yes!
Guidance, oh!
Darkness, yes!
Despair, oh!
Oh yes!

Borrowing and then borrowing again
Before you know it, you're cheating
Development, oh!
Unemployment, yes!
Unemployment, oh!
Oh yes!

Borrowing and then borrowing again
Before you know it, you're cheating
Guidance, oh!
Darkness, yes!
Despair, oh!
Oh yes!

Borrowing and then borrowing again
Before you know it, you're cheating
Development, oh!
Unemployment, yes!
Unemployment, oh!
Oh yes!

Borrowing and then borrowing again
Before you know it, you're cheating