In Vain // Sia-Sia
Chairil Anwar 1943 Thou come at an end of a day Carrying a garland Red roses and white jasmine: Blood and chaste Then scatter it all over me And give a gaze to ascertain: For you only. Thereafter we kept thy silence In a big questioning mind: What is this? In love? No one mutually understand. As the day we live together. No one come each other. O! My heart, the one who won't give anything Just die you, torn apart by silence. // Penghabisan kali itu kau datang Membawa kembang berkarang Mawar merah dan melati putih Darah dan suci. Kau tebarkan depanku Serta pandang yang memastikan: Untukmu. Sudah itu kita sama termagu Saling bertanya: Apakah ini? Cinta? Keduanya tak mengerti. Sehari itu kita bersama. Tak hampir-menghampiri. Ah! Hatiku yang tak mau memberi Mampus kau dikoyak-koyak sepi .