Belalang Tua
Iwan Fals Lyrics

Belalang tua diujung daun
An old grasshopper sitting at the tip of a leaf

Warnanya kuning kecoklat coklatan
Its color is a mix of yellow and brown

Badannya bergoyang ditiup angin
Its body sways as the wind blows

Mulutnya terus saja mengunyah
Its mouth keeps on chewing

Tak kenyang kenyang
But never satisfies its hunger

Sudut mata kananku tak sengaja
Accidentally noticed from the corner of my right eye

Melihat belalang tua yang rakus
Watching the greedy old grasshopper

Sambil menghisap dalam rokokku
While puffing on my cigarette

Kutulis syair
I wrote a poem

Tentang hati yang khawatir
About a worried heart

Sebab menyaksikan
Seeing it for myself

Akhir dari kerakusan
The end of greediness

Belalang tua
The old grasshopper

Yang tak kenyang kenyang
Never satisfied its hunger

Seperti sadar kuperhatikan
As if it realized, I observed

Ia berhenti mengunyah
It stopped chewing

Kepalanya mendongak keatas
Its head tilted upward

Matanya melotot melihatku tak senang
Its eyes glared at me, looking displeased

Kakinya mencengkram daun
Its legs clamped on the leaf

Empat didepan dua dibelakang
Four legs in front, and two at the back

Bergerigi tajam
Sharp and jagged

Sungutnya masih gagah menusuk langit
Its antenna still stood tall, piercing the sky

Berfungsi sebagai radar
Functioning like a radar

Belalang tua masih saja melihat marah kearahku
The old grasshopper still glared at me with anger

Aku menjadi grogi dibuatnya
It made me nervous

Aku tak tahu apa yang dipikirkan
I don't know what it was thinking

Tiba tiba angin berhenti mendesir
Suddenly, the wind stopped whistling

Daun pun berhenti bergoyang
The leaf also stopped swaying

Walau hampir habis
Despite almost running out

Daun tak jadi patah
The leaf didn't break

Belalang yang serakah
The greedy grasshopper

Berhenti mengunyah
Stopped chewing

Kisah belalang tua diujung daun
A story of the old grasshopper at the tip of a leaf

Yang hampir jatuh tetapi tak jatuh
Almost falling, but didn't fall

Kisah belalang tua yang berhenti mengunyah
A story of the old grasshopper that stopped chewing

Sebab kubilang tak kenyang kenyang
Because I told it that it never satisfies its hunger

Yang kakinya berjumlah enam
That has six legs

Sebab kubilang kamu serakah
Because I called it greedy

Dengan tenang meninggalkan harta karun
Leaving its treasure calmly

Warnanya hijau kehitam hitaman
Its color is green with some blackish spots

Berserat berlendir
Its body is slimy and sticky

Bulat lonjong sebesar biji kapas
Its shape is round and elongated, like a cotton seed

Angin yang berhenti mendesir
The wind that stopped whistling

Digantikan hujan rintik rintik
Replaced by drizzling rain

Aku yang menulis syair
I who wrote the poem

Tak tahu kapan
Don't know when

Kisah ini akan berakhir
This story will end