Berjalan ke Barat di Waktu Pagi Hari is a poem by a famous Indonesian poet, Sapardi Djoko Damono. This poem is a part of the world's poem anthology.
Contents
Indonesian text
Berjalan ke Barat di Waktu Pagi Hari
Waktu berjalan ke barat di waktu pagi hari matahari mengikutiku di belakang
Aku berjalan mengikuti bayang-bayangku sendiri yang memanjang di depan
Aku dan matahari tidak bertengkar tentang siapa di antara kami yang telah menciptakan bayang-bayang
Aku dan bayang-bayang tidak bertengkar tentang siapa di antara kami yang harus berjalan di depan
English translation
Walking to the West in the Morning
When walking to the west in the morning the sun follows me from the back
I walk following my own shadow tall at the front
The sun and I did not argue about whom between the two of us created the shadow
The shadow and I did not argue about whom between the two of us is to walk at the front