Kawan-kawan, mari berjalan ke arah Ithaca bersama saya dengan puisi C.P. Cavafy dan A. Samad Said.
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Rumah Kosong
A. Samad Said
Satu malam, gelisah, ibu
Bertanya: bila nak kau
Beli rumah? Pilu, tapi dengan
Senyum, kujanji, dekat masanya –
Setahun dua selewatnya. Tapi
Sebulan kemudian ibu pergi,
Terkilan melihat rumah
Anaknya – aman mukanya, sedang
Matanya seperti tetap rahsia.
Itu saja kesalanku,
Yang lain tiada; itulah sengsaraku
Hingga bila-bila
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Empty House
A. Samad Said
translation: Bin Gregory Productions
One night mother, restless
asked: when will you
buy a house? Pained, but with
a smile, I promised, it won’t be long –
a year or two at the most. But
a month later she was gone,
pining to see the house
of her son – her face at peace, while
her eyes as though they held a secret.
That is my only regret,
and nothing else; that is my torment
for evermore.
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