Day of the Blithe,
5th dawn of the Time of Lent,
Year of the Caminus Canis,
18th day as a Slave to a Slave of Lucre. . .
(untukmu tulang rusuk Adam yang satu)
Dingin pagi yang mengigit akar insan terasa amat pedih melihat sinar ain bisai setengah abad itu sayup dalam rawan. Laman Pendekar Dusta yang sendat dengan si Pandai Karut dari setiap pelusuk Tanah Hamba Berupa Tuan kini lewat bunyi.
Sunyi yang singgah berehat di Laman Pendekar Dusta bila bibir bisai mula menari. . .
"Pandir Puteh minta disemah. . ." tutur bisai disambut jerit sunyi ainnya,
"Pandir Puteh minta disemah dengan Tetek Suri Pendita Penjulang Suluh galang Mahkota Tajuk Rezeki. Pandir Puteh tega tetap dengan dangkalnya yang mahna wanita akan jadi kapan hitam bantal lapik punggungnya," bicara bisai berkait api,
"Apa bebal benarkah suri bermahna? Apa tercabulkah daya suri dek mahnanya?"
Sunyi masih angkuh tidak mahu meminta diri. Semua Pandai Karut yang ada berbara punggung mereka dek kepingin mencari nama dengan pedang berupa pena. Punggung Bentara Pendekar Dusta tersenyum terkemut menanti maha dengan rawan Si Bisai.
"Tidak hamba dulang nama mahupun maha," titip Si Bisai, "yang hamba kepingin hanya daya kami suri yang terketar-ketar cuba berdiri tidak dilacuri dek dangkalnya Raja Mutakhir."
Sunyi mula berlari, pedang berupa pena mula menari.
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Selendang Sutera Bersulam Duri
lacur sungguh takdiran suri,
acap tegaknya dinafi,
kadang oleh budi sang sufi,
kadang oleh peri sang pari-pari,
kadang oleh salam tok kadhii.
lacur sungguh takdiran suri,
sembilan bulan berjudi mati,
satu detik disandung kaki,
bukan dek salah rentaknya tari,
tapi dek silap yang lupa budi.
lacur sungguh takdiran suri,
bila tangannya acap digari,
bukan dek ketar pada sang kaki,
tapi dek dangkal sang bestari,
kerap juga dek yang mengaku puteri.
lacur sungguh takdiran suri,
acap gigil di dinihari,
tiada selubung selimut diri,
selain selendang sutera bersulam duri.
hadap irama lagu cengkerik yang lain nanti ,
jemari lacur ini akan menari lagi,
pada lagu cengkerik yang kian lewat ini,
jemari lacur ini ingin labuh di jeti mentari.
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GLOSARI
ain = eye
bisai = beauty
kapan hitam = black cloth use to wrap corpse
lacur = direct translation would be deem offensive by many, so translate it intellectually
maha = greatness
mahkota tajuk rezeki = job
mahna = white veil
pandai karut = it basically refers to those who donned the mantel that I am donning
pandir = stupid smart person
pendekar dusta = lying warriors (figure it out literature-ly)
pendita penjulang suluh = guess
raja mutakhir = you, me and every dick, john, harry, and joan, jane and jenny
suri = women
tanah hamba berupa tuan = again figure it out literature-ly
tetek = direct translation would be deem offensive by many, so translate it intellectually
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19 comments:
Dude, you should DEFINITELY teach me Malay! Well done!
Master Shariman, yours is far more better than mine.
It is you who should teach me.
Hey! you...remember me?
eh..salah...where is my manners...tsk...tsk...tsk!
Assalamualaikum, Ustaz D,
Talk about ethnic...this is Bahasa Melayu Purba Lara. Alright...hmm...this is interesting and morbid too...correct me if I'm wrong! The moral of the story is...don't earn a living as a hooker or don't sleep around with men for the thrill of it! nauzubillahminzalik! So...am I right? hee...hee...hee. This is so hard...I'm not very good at this.
Alaikumsalam,
U got it wrong on both,
1. I ain't no ustaz and i aint't no preacher. Just a simple man living a simple live loooking at simple things.
2. No, this ain't a story about hookers, this is an entry to reflect the hardship of women.
Thanks for reading it.
kherkherkherkher!.....Oh...okay! I must apologise this is sooo embarassing!
No need to meen,
My writings are a bit incomprehendable, the fault is all mine.
D, are you a novelist like Najwa. I've read his books except for the latest one. He is very funny and talented too. If you do intend to write a book make sure that it is comprehendable..jgn marah..just kidding!
Have no intention to write no book and I have no anger ontowards anybody who left their comments. I believe all is done in good intention.
pandai karut = it basically refers to those who donned the mantel that I am donning
Haha! This is funny. But doesn't everybody talk crap once in awhile?
Aiyoooooooo....
Did I managed to portray myself as a "crap talker"?
Aiyoooooooo....
Really gotta change me ways lah like this one
Deme : macam lirik lagu lah, try hantar kat M Nasir or Loloque, kut kut depa suka. Boleh kami dengar selalu kat radio. I am not teasing. Serious!!. I think you have got the talent.
this is so beautiful..im so feeling you..
and i like that caricature..jap's is it? felt like staring me scrolling down :)
woaaa... that's all i can say.
MAYA: Thanks, its all god's blessings. The caricature is japanese, taken form one of the animes series.
INN: and woaaaaa back atcha.
Demon, you are great with words both in English and Bahasa Melayu though I could almost vouch that it's in Malay Classic ealier than Tun Sri Lanang's Hikayat Melayu. :-). I envy your style of writing; so atylish and full of cynics.
Tidak mafhum hamba meniti bait-bait rangkap tersulam makna tersirat disebalik adunan patah kata yang sarat mengandung erti terselindung dek petahnya tari. Apalah yang mampu dihurai dek kerontong terhormat yang terkial-kial leka dan pegun di candu gerak tari persis mahaguru legenda memital makna disebalik gerak hipnotik bersulam buah. Terkebil-kebil dibuatnya mata rabun Pendeta Pandai Karut ini menatapi tari sang guru...... dah... tak mampu daku menerus karutan bersulam pepatah kosong berhias untuk mengaburi mata si rabun.... :-)
Hai gukita, at least your writings are comprehensible than demon's. Sorry D!
me lord le UNC de la AKH: Duhai Pandeta Pandai Karut Tidak, tidak kerna pada hemat dahi kerut hamba, pada tilik mata gelap samar hamba, tuanlah selayak diberi takhta bicara.
Omong hamba bak ombak memukul tebing waktu pasang air. Gegarnya kuat, hikmatnya lewat.
MEEN: As I said earlier, no offense taken. All is in good intention.
master demonsinme, I will never cease to be amazed by your linguistics mastery!
Nor do I ever by yours, Master Wailer.
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