SPIRIT

1988-1993
Originally published in Geocities in 1999.


I
AKU SIANG-SIANG

Aku sepatutnya bersemangat waja

tapi aku siang-siang

bersemangat tahi ayam saja

Aku sepatutnya berjuang

menebus maruah bangsa

tapi aku siang-siang

sudah putus asa

Aku sepatutnya berusaha

mencapai kecemerlangan

tapi aku siang-siang

sudah bosan menghadapi cabaran

Aku sepatutnya terus mencuba

tapi aku siang-siang

kibar putih warna bendera

Aku sepatutnya

tapi aku siang-siang

aku mula tertanya-tanya

ke mana arahku akhirnya?

DEFEATED TOO EARLY

I'm supposed to be strong-willed

but I've been disheartened

too early beforehand

I'm supposed to be fighting

to regain the honour of my race

but I've been feeling discouraged

too early beforehand

I'm supposed to strive for excellence

but I've been feeling tired of facing the challenges

too early beforehand

I'm supposed to keep on trying

but I've been waving up the white flag

too early beforehand

I'm supposed to...

but I've been too early beforehand...

I'm beginning to wonder

where exactly am I heading to?

Mima Zohds

II
AKU DAN DAUN

Pagi, basah embun, segar hijau.

Tengahari, terik sinar mentari, kuning lesu.

Petang, tenang sepoi bayu, maut di pintu.

Malam, timpa hujan renyai,

selamat tinggal pohonku.

THE LEAVES AND I

Morning, damp, dew drops,

fresh and green.

Early afternoon, sweltering,

sun drenched, yellowish, comatose.

Late afternoon, gusty, breezy,

depleting, death knocking at the door.

Night, rainfall, it's drizzling,

goodbye my tree.

Mima Zohds

III

AS LONELY AS I AM

I never feel as lonely as I am

Nowhere to go to

Nobody to talk to

No group to whom I belong to

Where are my best friends

With whom I can spare my thoughts easily

to share my dreams,

my happiness and sorrows

No more laughing together

No more crying together

(I see... our togetherness is not forever)

Friends... greatest friends,

I do miss you like hell!

As lonely as I am,

Mima Zohds