Emha Ainun Nadjib

I Burn My Love


I burn my love
Into quiet of Your breath
Slowly the song touches
my weary fate

I burn my love
Into the depth of Your stillness
So that it is hazy, watchful
From the end approaching

My longing flies
Stabs vanishing shadows
My longing is a bird of night
Catching the light: the secret of the stars

I rend clouds, I rend voices
How heavy You are in the soul
So that the Hearth, so that the anchor at the shore
Reaches also this pulse

Kubakar Cintaku

Kubakar cintaku
Dalam hening nafasMu
Perlahan lagu menyayat
Nasibku yang penat

Kubakar cintaku
Dalam Sampai sunyiMu
Agar lindap, agar tatap
Dari hunjung merapat

Rinduku terbang
Menebus senyap bayang
Rinduku burung malam
Menangkup cahaya: rahasia bintang-bintang

Kucabik mega, kucabik suara-suara
Betapa berat Kau di sukma
Agar Hati, agar sauh di pantai
Sampai juga di getar Ini