033 Siti Nuraini (1931)
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Sunrays turn into clouds, chase away the colour’s play
The shout, the paddle of oars; thunders rumble turns into rain
Trees shelter pushcarts, children and deer scatter
On the rooftops of Lembang the monotony of endless rain
Hushed by the strangling fog whose abode, the sea’s unknown
Stepping onto continent’s edge, almost treading the moon,
The facile transplant of heart and cornea
Our pulses throb in accord, more as one in tone
Shadows with an anchor’s strength; a distance within reach
The Chaos of terminals, the unrest of footsteps
Resemble our own stammering each time we part
So many underground stations, so many airports
Resounding our pronouncement, so definite,
Space unlimited in our hands, eternity ours together
Surat Kasih by Siti Nuraini
Translation by John M. Mc Glynn
[Soneta Nusantara] - [Nusantara Sonnets]