Antara langit dan angin yang lalu
Ku ingin capai kebenaran hidup
Apakah mungkin di sini jawapanku
Antara gunung yang tinggi dan laut
tanahairku
(english)
Between limitless skies and ancient winds
Between limitless skies and ancient winds
I try to find answers - of love, de la vie
Maybe here, lies the answers to my whim
Between the mountains and the deep sea
my homeland
(french)
Entre les cieux infinis et les vents anciens
J'essaie de trouver le sens - de l'amour, de la vie
Peut-être, je vais chercher l'illumination
Entre les montagnes et la mer profonde ici
Entre les cieux infinis et les vents anciens
J'essaie de trouver le sens - de l'amour, de la vie
Peut-être, je vais chercher l'illumination
Entre les montagnes et la mer profonde ici
ma terre, mon pays
by ninotaziz
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I missed Kelvin's deadline over at dVerse. But his invitation to write about being Asian called to me. We are comfortable being Asian because we have lived in this land for centuries, if not for a millennia.
So here is my offering anyway.
By the way, I chose Langit and Angin (Skies and wind) because the meanings are both the same in Tagalog and Malay. That is just me, being me. I will look for similarities, more than differences. Thank you, Kelvin.
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I missed Kelvin's deadline over at dVerse. But his invitation to write about being Asian called to me. We are comfortable being Asian because we have lived in this land for centuries, if not for a millennia.
So here is my offering anyway.
By the way, I chose Langit and Angin (Skies and wind) because the meanings are both the same in Tagalog and Malay. That is just me, being me. I will look for similarities, more than differences. Thank you, Kelvin.
Lovely, searching words.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir Anthony. Today's headline...what is happening, and how do we read it?
DeleteI love this so much...."my homeland".......and also love the looking for similarities, not differences...me, too, kiddo. I just see humans.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry - that's how we are! How are you, take it easy, my friend.
DeleteI love the French verse.
ReplyDeleteTres bien
PS
c'est d'amour...
C'est d'amour. Toujour mon amie.
Delete...we always seek for answers and nature can provide us with all the answers we needed --- it may not be directly implied but for sure the wind is whispering it onto our ears, the sun is drawing in on our shoulders, the sea is waving it off to our feet... the earth is pouring it out all over our skin... ah, this is really comforting to read Ninot... i was tremendously touched... thank you! smiles... i am glad you look more on the similarities than on differences... smiles...
ReplyDeleteThank you for a topic that touched so many on so many different levels. It is good to air it out and share the challenges we face.
DeleteI am glad you enjoyed my offering. Short but heartfelt indeed. Thank you again.
the homeland is a great place to search for it...some answers though are not meant to be found...at least not when they know we are looking...smiles...
ReplyDeleteI guess you are right, Brian. Some answers lie in wait. In the wind. The forest. the sea.
DeleteLet us hope we do not destroy them in the process.
My homeland, this speaks to me as well ~ I am embracing my new homeland, and trying to see the similarities rather than differences ~ Maraming salamat ~
ReplyDeleteGrace
Salamat, Grace. I know how that feels, sort of. It is strange, Australia is my birthland, that's true. But Malaysia is my homeland.
DeleteNinot Ma'am,
ReplyDeleteBukan diam menyepi diri
Banyak yang perlu diharungi
Bukan saja mendapat inspirasi
Mempunyai talent yang di sanjungi
Kagum dgn Naga sakti,Srikandi
Written Stone, Hikayat, 'le Malaisie'
Antara yang diberi kini
Looking forward to banyak lagi
Wishing Best Wishes sentiasa dihati!
Hank
Bukan diam menyepi diri
DeleteBanyak yang perlu diharungi
Sungguh bermakna - thank you so much Sir Hank for the support.
Mercie ? :-)
ReplyDeleteMercie beaucoup R K Garon.
DeleteOh wow extraordinary =)I will always have a special place in my heart for the mountains.
ReplyDeleteYes, MLM. The mountains are awesome from afar, treacherous up close?
DeleteWherever we go, what lies within is the most important part of us! Thanks Loredana...
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