My center forest had lost

Tengah Hutan ku Hilang

Darah alamku alirkan air sungai pada biru muara,

Mata biasaku tak mampu terobos lebat pepohonan,

Tuk ungkap gundul hutanku di tengah belantara,

Saat anjing-anjing mengalah pada hardik babi,

Hanya tajam mata Rajawali mampu katakan ‘tengah hutanku hilang’

Maka saat itu hulu sungaiku sudah bukan lagi harapan

Hijau hutanku bukan lagi keindahan

Bila hati kita telah mati pata batu Krueng Meuh* Meulaboh.

English Version:

My center forest has got lost

My nature’s blood is wiring driver water to the blue of estuary,

My normal eyes will not capable penetrate dense trees,

To uncover my forest bald in the centre of jungle,

While dogs defeated by pig snarl,

Only sharp of arge black hawk eyes be able said ‘my centre forest got lost’

Than that moment my upper course of river has been not hope anymore

My green forest it is been not beauty anymore

When our heart have been died at the gold stones of Krueng Meuh* Meulaboh

Banda Aceh

Jum’at April 25, 2008

dEDY iBRAJOEM mOESA

* Krueng Meuh = Sungai Mas (driver of gold)