BOLA LAMPU
Sebuah bola lampu menyala tergantung
dalam kamar. Lelaki
itu menyusun jari-jarinya dan bayang-bayangnya
tampak bergerak di dinding; “Itu kijang,” katanya.
“Hore!” teriak anak-anaknya, “sekarang harimau!”
“Itu harimau.” Hore! “Itu gajah, itu babi hutan, itu kera . . .”
Sebuah bola lampu ingin memejamkan dirinya. Ia merasa
berada di tengah hutan. Ia bising mendengar hingar-
bingar kawanan binatang buas itu. Ia tiba-tiba merasa
asing dan tak diperhatikan.
[De Akuarium, Puisi Indonesia, Jakarta, 1974]
LIGHT BULB
A hanging light bulb burns bright in the room. The
man
entwines his fingers and their shadows move
on the wall; “That’s a deer,” he says.
“Hooray!” shout the children. “Now a tiger!”
“Here’s a tiger.” Hooray! “Now an elephant, a wild boar, a monkey . . .”
A light bulb wants to turn itself off. It feels as if
it were in the middle of a jungle. It hears
the clamour of the beasts. Suddenly it feels
alien and uncared for.
[Translation: 2009, Hasif Amini and Sapardi Djoko Damono]
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