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Thursday, February 16, 2012

The albino buffalo is on the right

In the Midst of Hardship (Original Malay version)


My friend shares the Malay version of "In the Midst of Hardship" by Latiff Mohideen which was written in 1978.


In the Midst of Hardship

Dalam Bencana
Mereka pulang ke rumah
waktu subuh hari
dengan pakaian robek basah
menghampiri api tungku

lengan mereka penuh calar
kaki mereka penuh luka
tapi di kening mereka
tidak kelihatan rasa kecewa


Sehari semalaman

mereka mengharungi banjir
berendam antara bangkai ternakan
dan serpihan kulit tumbuhan
kerbau balar si buyung
masih belum ditemui.


Mereka dilahirkan dalam bencana
tidak ada keluhan dan kutukan
kini mereka berjenaka di dapur
sambil menggulung rokok daun.

Latiff Mohideen
1978

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