Friday, October 26, 2018

Poem for tonight's poetry slam in Ubud

Pesembahan persembahan (Offerings)


Ada gumitir di dalam canang sari
Ada satu gumitir di dalam canang sari
Ada bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari
Ada satu bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari

Itu persembahan kepada roh bagus
Yang memjaga bumi sehat
Itu persembahan kepada dewa dewi
Yang bawa kami cinta damai

Ada sampah plastik dibuang sembarangan
Ada sampah plastik di tanah
Ada sampah plastik di kiri, di laut
Ada sampah plastik di mana mana

Ada sampa plastik terkecil di luar
Itu di dalam ombak dan es
Di dalam ikan - di dalam hewan
Di dalam anak anak manusia

Itu persembahan kepada roh jahat
Yang membuat bumi penyakit
Itu persembahan kepada devil devil
Yang bawa kita kehancuran


There's a marigold - In the palm leaf offering
A single marigold - In the palm leaf offering
A flower marigold - In the palm leaf offering
A single flower marigold - In the palm leaf offering

It is an offering to the gods and goddesses
That bring us love and peace most dear
It is an offering to the gentle spirits
That help guard the health of this sphere

There's plastic trash thrown just anywhere 
There's plastic trash on the ground
Plastic trash in the stream plastic trash in the sea
There's plastic trash all around

There's tiny particles minuscule outside
And inside the waves and the ice
It's inside the fish - inside the fauna
In the children of this paradise

It is an offering to the evil spirits
Which drag us toward earthly ruin
It is an offering to the demons and devils
Whose goal is our total undoing

Ada gumitir di dalam canang sari
Ada bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari
There's a single marigold in the palm leaf offering

Ada satu bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari
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Listen to the audio, see the video of this poem as a song


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