Текст и перевод песни Iwan Fals - Desa

Desa

Desa harus jadi kekuatan ekonomi
Agar warganya tak hijrah ke kota
Sepinya desa adalah modal utama
Untuk bekerja dan mengembangkan diri

Walau lahan sudah menjadi milik kota
Bukan berarti desa lemah tak berdaya
Desa adalah kekuatan sejati
Negara harus berpihak pada para petani

Entah bagaimana caranya
Desalah masa depan kita
Keyakinan ini datang begitu saja
Karena aku tak mau celaka

Desa adalah kenyataan
Kota adalah pertumbuhan
Desa dan kota tak terpisahkan
Tapi desa harus diutamakan

Di lumbung kita menabung
Datang paceklik kita tak bingung
Masa panen masa berpesta
Itulah harapan kita semua

Tapi tengkulak-tengkulak bergentayangan
Tapi lintah darat pun bergentayangan
Untuk apa punya pemerintah
Kalau hidup terus-terusan susah

Di lumbung kita menabung
Datang paceklik kita tak bingung
Masa panen masa berpesta
Itulah harapan kita semua

Desa harus jadi kekuatan ekonomi
Agar warganya tak hijrah ke kota
Sepinya desa adalah modal utama
Untuk bekerja dan mengembangkan diri

Desa harus jadi kekuatan ekonomi

Village

My darling, a village should be an economic force
So that its people don't move to the city
A quiet village is the main capital
To work and develop oneself, my love

Even though the land is owned by the city
Doesn't mean the village is weak and can do nothing
The village is a real force
The country has to support the farmers

I don't know how to do it
The village is our future
This belief just came out of nowhere
Because I don't want to suffer

The village is our reality
The city is our progress
The village and the city are inseparable
But the village has to come first

In our granaries we save
When famine comes we won't be confused
Harvest time is party time
That's what we all hope for

But the loan sharks are lurking
And the leeches are lurking
What's the point of having a government
If life is always hard

In our granaries we save
When famine comes we won't be confused
Harvest time is party time
That's what we all hope for

The village has to be an economic force
So that its people don't move to the city
A quiet village is the main capital
To work and develop oneself

The village has to be an economic force