Tulus - Sepatu (Shoes)

Another post in English :D Hi there! This time I want to share a beautiful Indonesian song with you guys.

To be honest, I seldom get attracted to current Indonesian songs, especially those that become very popular. Sometimes the lyric can be so cheesy and I have no interest to spend my time listening to the cheesiness. But this one is different. The music is simple but great, the metaphors are sweet (yet sad), and the video concept is unique. It's in Bahasa Indonesia, but don't worry I get the translation done for you.  The song tells a story about love between man and woman who can't be together..Cliche? Well the interesting part is, the writer compared that relationship with.. Shoes! 

This link below goes to the singer's, Tulus, Youtube channel. 

Tulus - Sepatu 

Enjoy! 

Tulus - Sepatu

Kita adalah sepasang sepatu
Selalu bersama tak bisa bersatu
Kita mati bagai tak berjiwa
Bergerak karena kaki manusia

Aku sang sepatu kanan
Kamu sang sepatu kiri
Ku senang bila diajak berlari kencang
Tapi aku takut kamu kelelahan
Ku tak masalah bila terkena hujan
Tapi aku takut kamu kedinginan

Reff : Kita sadar ingin bersama
         Tapi tak bisa apa-apa
         Terasa lengkap bila kita berdua
         Terasa sedih bila kita di rak berbeda
         Di dekatmu kotak bagai nirwana
         Tapi saling sentuh pun kita tak berdaya

Ku senang bila diajak berlari kencang
Tapi aku takut kamu kelelahan
Ku tak masalah bila terkena hujan
Tapi aku takut kamu kedinginan

Reff : Kita sadar ingin bersama
         Tapi tak bisa apa-apa
         Kita sadar ingin bersama
         Tapi tak bisa apa-apa
  

Terasa lengkap bila kita berdua
Terasa sedih bila kita di rak berbeda
Di dekatmu kotak bagai nirwana
Tapi saling sentuh pun kita tak berdaya

Cinta memang banyak bentuknya
Mungkin tak semua bisa bersatu.

 

Tulus - Shoes 

We are a pair of shoes. 

Always together, can’t be united

We are dead thing, as if we don’t have a soul.  

We’re moving because of human’s feet

I’m the right shoe

You’re the left shoe.

I’m delighted when asked to run fast 

But I’m afraid you’ll be exhausted

I have no problem drenched by rain

But I’m afraid you’ll be cold

Reff : We realize that we want to be together

          But we can’t do anything at all

          It feels complete when there are two of us

          It feels sad when we’re on different shelf

          When close to you, a box is like heaven

          But we’re powerless even to touch each other

I’m delighted when asked to run fast

But I’m afraid you’ll be exhausted

I have no problem drenched by rain

But I’m afraid you’ll be cold

Reff : We realize that we want to be together

          But we can’t do anything at all

          We realize that we want to be together

          But we can’t do anything at all       

          It feels complete when there are two of us

          It feels sad when we’re on different shelf

          When close to you, a box is like heaven

          But we’re powerless even to touch each other

          It’s true that love has many forms. 

          Maybe not all of them could united