At the Park

Puputan is the name of the town square in Denpasar, it’s a park with many big trees around it. At one side , there is a big bird cage where many types of birds live, fly, and play in it ; and on the other side there is chessboard with checkers as big as a man. For three months, while I was living near the park, I used to play sports on Sunday morning, and sometimes I ended my activity by eating whatever food was sold there for breakfast. I often watched the Balinese dancing on Saturday afternoon, its dance is so dynamic, fast and attractive, different from Javanese dance, which is done with slow and pliant movements. Sometimes my friends and I sit under the tree to enjoy the cool air while drinking juice or iced tea, and sometimes we sit on the grass to chat or discuss things.

Puputan, Baline

API, ALAMANDA IPA1 1984

Ngumpulke balung pisah
selawe tahun pisahan,
dina iki nyoba kumpul maneh.
Kelakon 10 kanca sing isa teka
pancen wis podho dadi uwong
polahe dhewe-dhewe
lan blegere uga seje
Guyonan bali jaman semono
malangan lan urakan,
Podho lali lek wis ora enom maneh

Sedhelo bali jaman s.m.a
naliko nari,
naliko njajan
naliko dolin
naliko lirik-lirik an
naliko nggending
naliko tukaran

Ngeling eling kanca liya sing ora muncul
padha ning endi saiki?
kudu komunikasi cara apa?
supaya
balung-balung sing kececer
sing wis selawe tahun ora kumpul
bisa kumpul maneh
Ngguyu bareng
padha ngilo dek kala semana

Selawe tahun
apa wae jenenge
muga-muga kelakon kumpul
Nyambung silaturrahim

Kompak, API
IPA 1 , SMANDA, AREMA
1984