No Woman No Cry | Bob Marley

Dik, Ojo Nangis - Bob Marley
(Diterjemahkan oleh Wawan Eko Yulianto*)

Oh-oh-oh-ohhhh

(4x)
No woman, no cry
Dik, ojo nangis

Say, Say,
Say, I remember when we used to sit
Iling jamane lungguh-lungguh
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Ngarep DPRD sing gede
Ob-ob-Observing the hypocrites
Mem-mem-mem-menthelengi wong munafik
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
Nyedeki konco-konco sing apik
Good friends we have Oh, good friends we have lost
Konco apik, konco lawas, saiki iso diitung driji
Along the way in this great future,
Mene bakal apik
You can't forget your past
Tapi ojo lali wingi
So dry your tears, I say
Mangkane wis tah, ojo nangis maneh

No woman no cry
Dik, ojo nangis
No woman no cry
Dik, ojo nangis
Little darling, don't shed no tears
Wis talah leren nangis
No woman no cry
Dik, ojo nagis

Said I remember when we use to sit
Iling jamane lungguh-lungguh sore
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Ngarep DPRD sing gede
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
Terus Georgie mesti nggawe geni
while the log wood burnin through the night
Kanggo api-api sewengi
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Terus mesti nunu kaspe
Of which I'll share with you
Kanggo aku karo kowe

My feet is my only carriage
Rudoku loro rupo sikil
And so I've got to push on through,
Gelem gak gelem mesti tak pekso
Oh, while I'm gone
Tapi nek aku lungo

(2x)
Everything 's gonna be all right
Kabeh bakal apik wae

No woman no cry
Dik, ojo nangis
No woman no cry
Dik, ojo nangis
Woman and sister
Dik, dik, dik
Don't shed no tears
Ojo nangis
No woman no cry
Dik ojo nangis

(Dengan segala Hormat kepada Bob Marley, yang insya allah akan menyetujui terjemahan dengan sejumlah kompromi ini, kira-kira…)

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