Russian

Sting - Russians

Diambil dari album Sting The Dream of The Blue Turtles, keluaran tahun 1985.



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Windmills of Your Mind

Sting - Windmills of Your Mind (From The Movie "Thomas Crown Affair")



Lirik:

Round, like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel.
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
Like a snowball down a mountain
Or a carnaval balloon
Like a carousell that's turning
Running rings around the moon

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on it's face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Like a tunnel that you follow
To a tunnel of it's own
Down a hollow to a cavern
Where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving
In a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble
Someone tosses in a stream.

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on it's face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Keys that jingle in your pocket
Words that jangle your head
Why did summer go so quickly
Was it something that I said
Lovers walking allong the shore,
Leave their footprints in the sand
Was the sound of distant drumming
Just the fingers of your hand

Pictures hanging in a hallway
And a fragment of this song
Half remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over
Were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair

Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind
Like the circle that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Pictures hanging in a hallway
And the fragment of this song
Half remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over
Were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair

Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Lyrics: www stlyrics.com

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Until

Sting - Until (From The Movie "Kate & Leopold")



Lirik:

If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end

If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until...

One day you'll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
You'll feel that you're close to some mystery
In the moonlight and everything shatters
You feel as if you've known her all your life
The world's oldest lesson in history

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end

Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until...

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Desert Rose

Sting featuring Cheb Mami - Desert Rose.

Diambil dari album Sting Brand New Day, keluaran September, 1999. Menampilkan vokalis Aljazair Cheb Mami.



Lirik:

Layli ya layli ya (Oh night oh night)
Hadi muda tweela (It's been too long)
Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzalti (That I've been looking for my loved one)
Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzalti (That I've been looking for my loved one)
Wana nh'awis ana wa'la ghzali (That I've been looking for my loved one)

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire

Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And as she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love

Aman aman aman (Peace peace)

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Omri feek entiya (You have my life)
Ma gheer entiya (No one other than you)
Ma gheer entiya (No one other than you)

Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower
This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall

Ya lili ah ya leel (My night, oh night).....

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'Round Midnight

Andy Summers featuring Sting - 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)

Dari album Andy Summers Green Chimneys; The Music of Thelonious Monk, keluaran Mei 1999. Menampilkan Peter Erskine pada drums, Dave Carpenter pada bass, dan Sting pada vokal.



Lirik:

it begins to tell 'round midnight/sometimes 'round midnight
i do pretty well 'till after sundown
supper time i feelin' sad/blue
but it really get back 'round midnight
but I really missed you 'round midnight

and it always start 'round midnight 'round midnight
haven't stop the heart to stand old memories/ I have yet to learn to stop these memories
when my heart is still with you
and all midnight knows it's true

does it mean our love is ending
when some quarrell we have needed mending
darling i need you lately i find
you're out my eyes and out of my mind

when our love take wings some midnight 'round midnight
let the angels sing of your returning
let our love be sad and sound
when old midnight comes around

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Puisi 005 | Awal Dari Akhir Sebuah Keyakinan

kala itu
arus sungai bebatuan mengetatkan pegangan
teramat sedikit memberi pilihan
kelebat ranting yang menjulur memompa kehati-hatian
serentak menunda segala pertimbangan
gelap pekat lebatnya dedaunan
menyesakkan pengap terbitnya harapan

......

kali ini
jalan cadas bebatuan menyentakkan pegangan
tak mungkin memusatkan perhatian
lebat pepohonan menghalangi pandangan
sedikit menyisakan bekal keadaan
gelap pekatnya awan meniadakan bayangan
menambah suasana temaram semakin kelam

walau ...
pada keduanya
aroma rerumputan tercium menyegarkan
menyentuh palung terdalam kesadaran
cericit bisik serangga menyuarakan alam
mengingatkan diri akan ketidak sendirian
semerbak rindu tanah kala pertama disapu hujan
memastikan siklus kehidupan yang pasti berulang

namun ...
roda perjalanan terasa begitu membosankan
melantur dari jalur tanpa kesan tanpa hiasan
alur-ulir urutan tak tentu arah tujuan
seakan meniti lingkaran labirin malam
seberat penat menyeret kaki berjalan
tak jua temukan damai pemberhentian
kalau pun ada janji oase di kejauhan
sekedar cuplikan sebuah sinetron malam

inikah kehidupan ...?

sekedar peran
dari sang sutradara malam ...?
peran figuran
dari sebuah alur cerita murahan ...?

ataukah ...

sekedar bidak permainan
dari Sang Pencipta Alam ... ?

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27/8/00 ; 01:40 di burung gereja

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Puisi 004 | Titik Nadir

lahir. titik awal dari kehidupan
sebentuk tubuh mungil bergeliat
refleksi ruh suci menyusup jasad
tanpa sejarah tak berriwayat
putih, bersih dari noda dan noktah


handai sahaya menjulurkan tangan
sekedar menyentuh mengalirkan minat
akan kekuasaan Pencipta segala zat
pada manusia dalam membekali harkat
untuk usaha meneruskan umat


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nadir. titik akhir dari kekuasaan
sebongkah tubuh ringkih merintih
refleksi ruh basi menusuk hayat
tanpa sejarah tak berriwayat
jerih, perih dari daya yang payah


begal sang dajal mengepalkan tangan
sekedar menyumpah melemparkan hujat
akan ketamakan sang sakaguru umat
yang lalai memagari martabat
dan abai mengayomi rakyat


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metamorfosis ruh suci yang membasi
masihkah terjadi bila berbekal nurani?


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15/8/00 di burung gereja


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Supper's Ready

The Musical Box

Peter Gabriel, Anthony Banks, Michael Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett.

I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe).

Peter Gabriel, Anthony Banks, Michael Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett.

Dancing With The Moonlit Knight

Peter Gabriel, Anthony Banks, Michael Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hacket.



Lirik:

Carpet Crawlers

Anthony Banks - keyboard
Mike Rutherford - bass
Phil Collins - drums
Steve Hackett - guitar
Peter Gabriel - vocals
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Lirik:

The crawlers cover the floor in the red ochre corridor.
For my second sight of people, theyve more lifeblood than before.
Theyre moving in time to a heavy wooden door,
Where the needles eye is winking, closing in on the poor.
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out.

Theres only one direction in the faces that I see;
Its upward to the ceiling, where the chambers said to be.
Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree.
They are pulled up by the magnet, believing theyre free.
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out.

Mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite,
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing
Bright.
Through a door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight;
Its the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight.
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out.

The porcelain mannikin with shattered skin fears attack.
The eager pack lift up their pitchers - they carry all they lack.
The liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack,
And the tickler takes his stickleback.
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out
Weve got to get in to get out.

The General Daughter (1999)

John Travolta, Madeline Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Clarence Williams III, James Woods, Simon West (Sutradara).

The Fugitive (1993)

Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, Jeroen Krabbé, Daniel Roebuck, L. Scott Caldwell, Tom Wood, Andrew Davis (Sutradara).

A Few Good Men (1992)

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Rob Reiner (Sutradara).

Enemy Of The State (1998)

Will Smith, Gene Hackman.

Murder At 1600 (1997)

Wesley Snipes, Dianne Lane

The Negotiator (1998)

Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, Regina Taylor, J.T. Walsh, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, Paul Guilfoyle, Carlos Gomez, Nestor Serrano, F. Gary Gray (Sutradara).

The Insider (1999)

Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Gina Gershon, Philip Baker Hall, Diane Venora, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Wings Hauser, Pete Hamill, Nestor Serrano, Michael Moore. Michael Mann (Sutradara)

The Good Shepherd (2006)

Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert Deniro, Alec Baldwin, Timothy Hutton, William Hurt, John Turturro. Robert Deniro (Sutradara).

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, dan Jean Reno.
Ron Howard (Sutradara).

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez dan Albert Finney. Paul Greengrass (Sutradara).

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen, Tomas Arana, Brian Cox, Tom Gallop, Wanja Mues, Julia Stiles, Paul Greengrass (Sutradara).

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Julia Stiles dan Brian Cox. Doug Liman (Sutradara).

Spy Game (2001)

Pemeran: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Larry Bryggman, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Stephen Dillane, Matthew Marsh, Michael Paul Chan.
Sutradara: Tony Scott


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Puisi 003 | Gamang

dua, tiga, laki, perempuan, anak alam
di sudut temaram perempatan jalan
bercengkeram riang, tak tampak suram
berbekal gitar dan sekedar tetabuhan
gantung menyilang melekat pinggang
menatap malam mengikat pandang
pada lampu tiga warna berganti terang
jelang kesempatan pada merah menghadang
kala lalu jalan berganti diam
tiba peluang mengais uang
dari sepasang-dua orang tua alam
dua, tiga dan terus berulang
dicengkeram kepapaan riang

...

dua, tiga ratus warga kehormatan
di sudut jalan wilayah kenamaan
dalam kilap mobil penuh pancaran
bergelak riang penuh harapan
tembus gerbang berpenjagaan
bersolek pakaian gemerlapan
lengkap dengan seruntut perhiasan
berbondong riang ke meja pesanan
dalam sebuah pagelaran malam
pameran dan lelang gaun impian
menggalang derma bencana alam
yang lahirkan ribuan anak alam
dua, tiga ratus juta uang tergalang
dua, tiga puluh gaun terpesan
dalam derai tawa riang para dermawan

....

tigapuluh tiga kali ku ingin mencoba
untuk mengambil pihak di antara dua
keyakinan semu seakan memberi makna
akan keberadaan yang tidak di mana-mana
kala sang kala menebarkan warta
“itu semua sia-sia…”
kegamangan pun telah meredam asa
hingga riang tak lagi ada
gelak tawa ku pun tak lagi menyuarakan nada
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12/8/00 dini - 13/8/00
di kamar burung gereja

Puisi 002 | 16 Tahun

kala itu sang raja masih bertahta
duduk dengan pongahnya di tengah ponggawa

sementara itu aku masih memupuk asa
untuk jelang masa yang tak kan kemana

sesosok wajah belia menampakkan dirinya
dengan senyum tak ada dua

dan aku masih belajar menimba
untuk bersikap apa dan bagaimana

ketika sang kala tak lagi di sana
ketika sosok belia semakin dewasa
ku masih berkutat dengan seribu makna
hingga suatu masa, terompet tanda mulai bersuara
tanda masa tertinggal kereta

tatap hampa lama bersisa
16 tahun lamanya di mata

....

kali ini sang raja tengah perlaya
rebah merana tanpa ponggawa

sementara aku masih (terus!) memupuk asa
untuk jelang masa yang entah kemana

sesosok wajah belia menampakkan dirinya
dengan senyum yang pernah ada

kini aku telah banyak menimba
untuk bersikap apa dan bagaimana

ketika sang kala mulai tampak kembali melata
ketika sosok belia mulai bertanya-tanya
ku masih berkutat dengan tanya yang sama
hanya kini ku tak akan lagi terlena
saat terompet tanda mulai bersuara
masa dan belia pun ku ajak serta

tatap mata hampa tak lagi bersisa
selang 16 tahun menampakkan makna

tak pernah terkira cara Tuhan bekerja
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13/8/00 di kamar burung gereja

Puisi 001 | Jemput Sejumput

pun saat kalap dari negara
melalap bulat setiap warga
saat sejarah dari sang raja
sarat dengan segala nista
saat hitam kelam keparat
menggiring faham bangsat bergaya


nun jauh di pelupuk mata
masih akan nampak asa beraneka warna
sejumput lembut putih beludru
selintas tunas hijau berkilau
sebening kuning pagi yang hening

kan tetap serasa fatamorgana
bila tak dijemput rasa

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2/8/00 ~ 14/8/00
awal di taman tengah trimatra
akhir di burung gereja

Desain Poster "The Grand Parade Of Genesis' Art Rock Packaging"

Merupakan suatu tantangan yang mengasyikan saat penulis secara sambil lalu diberikan "tugas" untuk membuat desain grafis untuk penyelenggaraan pertunjukan musik yang akan diselenggarakan oleh penulis bersama Ibrahim "Ibam" Luddin dan Yudi Gumilar di bawah nama enterprise imajiner D&H Enterprise.

Ibam merupakan teman lama (sejak masa perkuliahan di F. H. Unpad dan di masa-masa penulis aktif di sebuah pemancar radio "gelap" panutan anak-anak muda pada masanya, 101 FM) dalam mengapresiakan musik dari koleksi masing-masing. Baik itu musik jazz, progressive rock, bahkan lagu-lagu "basah". Istilah kita dalam mengelompokkan musik yang bagi orang tergolong cengeng, tapi kita amat teramat menyukainya.

Yudi Gumilar adalah mitra penulis sejak lama, khususnya penyelenggaraan pertunjukan musik jazz, diawali dengan keberanian kita dalam menyelenggarakan pertunjukan musik jazz 6 (enam!) malam berturut-turut di Hotel Preanger di pertengahan tahun 2005, tanpa sponsor(!), dalam tajuk Pekan Jazz Priangan.

Tugas di atas tadi adalah tugas mendisain poster untuk acara musik retro kelompok progressive rock Genesis. Suatu pengalihan yang mengasyikan untuk penulis dari yang sebelumnya membuat desain-desain khusus Klab Jazz.

Catatan Kehidupan ...

Berkat facebook, ingatan-ingatan masa lampau di sel-sel kelabu benak ini, yang sebelumnya dipasrahkan untuk hilang digerogoti waktu, ternyata ... berhasil "ditarik" kembali ke permukaan, dan menjadi bagian dari hiasan cerita tentang riwayat diri saat hayat masih dikandung badan selama ini. Walau tergolong tidak mudah, tapi dengan perjalanan waktu, ingatan-ingatan masa lampau ini, dengan segala suka-dukanya ... sedikit ... demi ... sedikit, terangkai, bak kita tengah bermain puzzle 18.000 keping.... walau disadari akan memakan waktu yang tidak singkat, namun sekilas bentuk yang telah tersusun, walau sedikit, mampu membawa benak ini kepada kenangan yang terjadi di sekelilingnya... dan ... ini sekarang telah menjadi salahsatu motivasi yang mengasyikkan dari hidup, dan untuk tetap hidup ...

Telah menjadi pertanyaan di diri sejak lama, tentang bagaimana sel-sel kelabu di benak kita bekerja. Bagaimana bisa sepotong kenangan di usia 4 tahun terus terngiang-ngiang, sementara dua tahun setelah itu ... blank ... kosong ..., seolah terhapus.