Umêsubâ

Nâko: Yohanes Manhitu

Ume i es a-nlal ma
nhâtaen au nesâ ma nuif.
Uembubû, matefî neik hun,
mânikî neiki ‘bebâ aî ‘nesat,
ka maneuspalaf fa, ala enô mesê.
Ní-úf nonô há es a-ntól natetu.
Ai ma tunaf a-nbi in tnanan.

Umêsubâ, ume nâko Pah Timor.
Sonaf atoni Pah Metô amanekat.
Bale afé-‘honis ma asain monit.
Poäf, tetu aî panâ apaofini.

Fai nsekal nan neno amnanut,
funan a-nsekal manas amnoutus,
umêsubâ nasaitan mataf-mataf,
masekal neik uemkase, uem-feü.

Biâ-benû amanekat ma amnaut ki,
mauthe hit a-tsiom tan kase in sonaf.
Me lobaithe kaisâ tapnikan hit sonaf
fun in a-msâ ‘takaf pah manekat.

Yogyakarta, Funsiô 2003

Tabu Nope Nfin

Nâko: Yohanes Manhitu

Tabu nope nfin, au ít funan ameûsinet;
oras nope nlak, au nekak natnín amlilat.
Fai i ka nmuï ntein fa nope aëkâ funan,
mabê i funne nmeûsín neik malinat.

Nope nane aëkâ lalan neu mlilê,
funan nane es laismanekat amasat.
Neno i au ít laismanekat amaneot kun
fun kanan ekâ neu sonaf amlilat natfai.

Yogyakarta, Funhitû 2003

Humaf nok Humaf

Nâko: Rabindranath Tagore

Neno nasoup neno, Ó au monit in usif,
au he ‘haek ma humaf nok humaf ok ko.
Eik au ‘nimak maliät, Ó usif neu pah ok-okê,
au he ‘haek ma humaf nok humaf ok ko.

Nbi ho neno-tunan manuan in nupun, ‘més ma kaüslút,
eik nekbaun au ‘haek ma humaf nok humaf ok ko.

Nbi ho pah-pinan ameput, lê naslút nok banit mâfenâ
ma laismepat, nbi to-amfaut amanapat sini tnankin
au he ‘haek ma humaf ma humaf ok ko.

Ma lekâ au mepu nmoten a-nbi pah-pinan i,
Ó Usif neu kanan usif, ‘mes ma ka hanâ mesê fa,
au he ‘haek ma humaf nok humaf ok ko.

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Face to Face

Day after day, O lord of my life,
shall I stand before thee face to face.
With folded hands, O lord of all worlds,
shall I stand before thee face to face.

Under thy great sky in solitude and silence,
with humble heart shall I stand before thee face to face.

In this laborious world of thine, tumultuous with toil
and with struggle, among hurrying crowds
shall I stand before thee face to face.

And when my work shall be done in this world,
O King of kings, alone and speechless
shall I stand before thee face to face.

Bnao

Nâko: Rabindranath Tagore

Au musti ufeitin au bnao.
Tabu ahaet sin a-nfinin nlekun
tasi-ninen ---Adú ném neu kau!

Oras haunasuin nasoup in sufan ma nasnasen.
Ma oras i eik hausufâ amakânenê kaäjalit in baut au ‘pao ma ‘moin piuta.

Tasi-okî naslút, ma nbi tasi-ninen nbi lalan mamafô
haunô molô sin nâbokâ ma nkuan.

Lo sonluman es ho mupén meun!
Ho ka mutnín fa nek’âtaï nfin natuin anin
neik sít bale-‘loö in not
lê nâlae noko tasi-ninen bian?

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Boat

I must launch out my boat.
The languid hours pass by on the
shore---Alas for me!

The spring has done its flowering and taken leave.
And now with the burden of faded futile flowers I wait and linger.

The waves have become clamorous, and upon the bank in the shady lane
the yellow leaves flutter and fall.

What emptiness do you gaze upon!
Do you not feel a thrill passing through the air
with the notes of the far-away song

floating from the other shore?

Hausufâ (Flower), Nâko/By: Rabindranath Tagore

Nâko: Rabindranath Tagore

Mheut man hausufâ an’anâ i ma meiki, kaisâ a-mpao! Au umtau kaiskaisâ in a-nmakânenê ma nmouf neu afuskukû.

Au masit ka upein fa bale nbi ho iunhausufâ, me mumasab ma msaije meik ho ‘nimam in menan ma mhetu. Au umtau kaiskaisâ pahe nïsbai oras au nekak fêka naskék, ma tabu he uteab au ‘tulû a-nfin kun.

Masi in warna ka nmafau fa ma in fone namneuk, mpaek hausufâ i nbi ho mepu ma mhetu tomas neno fê ‘teme.

Yohanes Manhitu es nasoni neu Uab Metô

===== Flower

Pluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear lest it droop and drop into the dust.

I may not find a place in thy garland, but honour it with a touch of pain from thy hand and pluck it. I fear lest the day end before I am aware, and the time of offering go by.

Though its colour be not deep and its smell be faint, use this flower in thy service and pluck it while there is time.

Susar ma Mlilê Nmatuinan

Nâko: Yohanes Manhitu

Kalu ho mufnekan mlilê, kaisâ mutoän susar.
Noah alekot ka natkua kun fa nâko in kín,
Oinhau ka natöp kun fa nâko hauslekin.
Masi nok kabiti, noahe lof he maseü.
Masi hau namnaun, oni he mahelî.
Ka tít fa mnahat es namtás kun.

Susar ma mlilê, sin nmatuinan,
Susar nahún, te mlilê natuin
He oras mumteut ho muhín
Mak ho mepu lo manesâ
Ma mlilê musti mabaen.


Yogyakarta, Funhâ 2008

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Susah dan Senang Itu Berjalan Berurutan

Bila kauharapkan senang, jangan kaumarahi susah.
Kelapa yang baik tak jatuh sendiri dari tangkainya,
Madu tak tercurah sendiri dari carang pohon,
Walau dihuni kalajengking, kelapa musti dipetik,
Meski pohon menjulang, sarang lebah ‘kan diambil.
Tiada makanan yang jadi matang sendiri.

Susah dan senang itu berjalan berurutan,
Susah mendahului, senang menyusul
Agar ketika di puncak kaumengerti
Bahwa karyamu memang bernas
Dan senang itu harus dibayar.


Yogyakarta, April 2008

‘Nakaf Es-Es, Neöp Es-Es Kun

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Atuis: Yohanes Manhitu

Fêka haefes hit tít atoni nua, ‘nakaf nua, nmuî neöp namnés-namnés. Onlê lisan, neöp nâko tuaf es-es ka namnés fa. Haef namfau masi alaha tuaf mesê, in neöp nabè' masekal. Nahún in natae nak “iya”, me namuni-te natae nak “kahâ”. Fun neöp lê naik, haef-haef kalu atoin’amfaute he nabuan he nanaob rencana humfes, sin musti ntolan he nanesâ neöp henait a-nbi mepu nane sin nabè' lakat ma taos mesê, kaisâ pukan i nmoê A te pukan nae nmoê B; neu, talantea msòpun, sin napènin C. Me laiskaämnesat onlê i lof nèk kit amleüt ka alekot? Nane nâko hit kuk. Hit nabè'i tpaek lasi humaf nane neu alekot ma neu amleüt. Neu alekot, hit musti tabai tuaf es-es in neöp on ‘maus lê kalu mabuab nok ‘maus bian lof in upne nânae nnès. Me neu amleüt, hit lof tabai neöp kaämnesat nane on kefan abatis lê nâlób tuaf es-es.

Nobesat hit lof tafnekan he kanan mansian neöp mesê ha henait mepu ok-okê nabè' manaob lab-láb ma kaisâ nok ekâ. Me neöp nane neöp uniformitas ini, nak sâ-sâ musti papmesê. Nbi era demokrasi onlê munî i, tuaf es-es musti nbiasa he nsiom (nataim) atoni bian in neöp ma ntai(j)e lekleok oras fêka nait hanfekat. Lekâ hit tbiasa ben he tnén hanaf kaämnesat sin lê mawarna, hit lof baun-baun a-tmuî nekmonit tak lo ‘tebes ‘nakaf es-es, neöp es-es kun. Tenab humaf i lo namás ma ideal, me nbi bale namfafau in fêka njail fa realitas; in fê alaha konsep lê ka nabè' fa mapoin ma manaob a-nbi monit neno-neno. Nane fun sâ? Nane fun nbi bale namfafau to(b) a-nbi baelmanuan es fêka nsiap he nsiom ma nanaob konsep neöp feü, sin fê a-nhúk namepan sin tradisi neöp nâko neno unû. Ontlekâ, bifé ma liänâ sin musti natuin atoni sin neöp. Es onnane, sâ lê atoni sin nafék nalali, bifé ma liänâ sin musti nsimo ma nanaobe.

Nbi pah anaomatas (maju) i, tuafes ka nabaî nabaijon on amaneot piuta ma nâsekê tuaf bian he ntoe neune. Masi nmaneo, in natón laismaneot nane natuin lalan alekot henait atoni bian nabè' nataim lasi nane lekleok. Munî i guru ma amnasit sin musti nahín sâ lê nanaobon a-nbi monit nanan henait okê nânoinâ liänâ he natuin lasi alekot ma nasaitan moët amleüt. Es onnane, neno-neno tuafes musti nalulub matan ma nkios sâ-sâ es a-npoi nbi to(b) in monit. Sekaumsekau es a-nmakoe he nkios ma natenab, lof nahín he nmoê sâ. Hit musti tjail tuaf lê nahín era es-es ini ‘takaf henait hit nabè' tatae in totis. Alaha tuaf nek’amonit es lof a-nsiap lekleok he naëuk sâ-sâ es lof a-njail.

Masi neöp es-es ka namnés fa, nane ka nak fa nak neöp nua nâko ‘nakaf nua ka nabè' fa mabuab he tatisib salit. Ketâ mesê lof natïup, me ketâ fauk lê mafutû njail mesê, lof namép he tsaup tameu naijan mâpuät. Ninî nonô nua npin nalekonès nâko ninî nonô mesê. Es onnane, kaisâ tkios neöp kaämnesat on lasi kaämasat. Me mauthe tèk sin hit nabè'i tmoê monit nbi pah-pinan i namás piuta.

Yogyakarta, 20 Funfanû 2008

Sapa Yang Motivasi Sang Beta? (Anekdot 3)

Haef namfafau Baï Lius ‘nnen atoni npaek hanfuaf ‘motivasi’, me in ka nahín fa in arti nak sâ. Oras mahasiswa sin neman nâko kota neu kuan he natuinan KKN, in naëuk sin haefes he natoit sin neu lê lasi i. In nak, “Ana kulia dong, tolong kasi tau be dó itu kata ‘motivasi’ dia-pung arti apa, te be dengár orang dong ada pake tarús-tarús.” (Akuliatin, tulun he mitón man kau hanfuaf ‘motivasi’ in arti sâ, fun haef namfafau au ‘nen tuafe npake.) Mahasiswa es natae, nak, “Kata ‘motivasi’ tu dia-pung arti ‘mendorong’.” (Hanfuaf ‘motivasi’ nane in arti ‘ttitê’). Baï Lius namlilê fun neno nane in nahín hanfuaf feü es in arti. Ma in a-npao lekâ tabu ntea lekleok he npaek hanfuaf feü nane.

Nbatâ funan es onnane, ‘naef i nok neu Bolok he nasain in anmone anaot neu Surabaya. Ma oras in fê nmahó nalail nok anmone ma he nasaitan bnaotasi onnane, tuaf asaet sin nsetul neiki ma alakleö nluin. Natô nâsek’on, in nateutbon ma natoit tuaf abitin nane, nak, “Hoe! Nene moyang sapa yang tadi motivasi sang beta?" (In he nak, “Hoe! Ainfe ‘nakan-nuin sekau es lelo ntitê kau?)

Beta Ju Baaanget (Anekdot 2)

Funboës fê nanesab ma maputû kota Kupang alakleö onlê ai nlal bifé ahonit abít halâ. Nbi mé-mé maslolô manenû ma ‘puse nloil kun. Saäntein kalu tsae oto. Neis-neis kalu tuafe ntok nmahapin ma nmaseutlin. Fêka ntao ntein nok musik âpunû nâko bemo kota in amepan hanaf abít kursi nupun. Fof humâ-humâ maselô noka ‘puse asait.

Mbâ Jawa es, fê munif, lê fêka natua nló nbi Kupang ka ntahan fa maputû nbi bemo kota tunan ma naskék namolok, nak, “Wah, gimana nih, kok panas banget ya." (Ah, i he onmé, maputû ije lo esan.) Nnen nalail bifé Jawa i namolok onnane, bifé mnasî amneuktabako atokos abít binona nane bnapan, naitî hanan ma nsuil, nak, “Batúl su Nona. Lia te, ini beta ju baaanget.” (‘Tebes, Nona. Mu’ét, au i msâ esan bae.)