# Sore di Tugu Pancoran, Iwan Fals


[This mp3](http://www.filestube.com/f5b70bd6cbc006a303ea/go.html)
provides much better quality sound, but below you can see the live
performance. The lyrics are the same.\

\
 sore tugu pancoran\
 *pillar at night at [Pancoran](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancoran)
(famous area in Jakarta)*

si budi kecil kuyub menggigil\
 *the very little guy shivers*

menahan dingin tanpa jas hujan\
 *trying to stand the cold without a rain jacket*

di simpang jalan tugu pancoran\
 *on the road side at the pillars of pancoran*

tunggu pembeli jajakan koran\
 *waiting for the buyers of the newspapers on offer*

menjelang maghrib hujan tak reda\
 *all during maghrib the rain doesn’t lessen (prayer time around 5)*

si budi murung menghitung laba\
 *the gloomy guy counts his profit*

surat kabar sore dijual malam\
 *the afternoon newspaper is sold in the evening*

selepas isya melangkah pulang\
 *after prayers he walks home*

anak sekecil itu berkelahi dengan waktu\
 *such a small child is fighting with time*

demi satu impian yang kerap ganggu tidurmu\
 *for a dream which often bothers your sleep*

anak sekecil itu tak sempat nikmati waktu\
 *such a small child doesn’t have an opportunity to enjoy the time*

dipaksa pecahkan karang lemah jarimu terkepal\
 *forced to break a weak story, you make a fist (no idea what this
sentence means - neither has my indonesian friend)*

cepat langkah waktu pagi menunggu\
 *quick steps, morning time is waiting*

si budi sibuk siapkan buku\
 *the little guy prepares his books*

tugas dari sekolah selesai setengah\
 *he only finished half his homework from school*

sanggupkah si budi diam di dua sisi\
 *is this guy ready to be silent on two sides (??)*

anak sekecil itu berkelahi dengan waktu\
 *such a small child is fighting with time*

demi satu impian yang kerap ganggu tidurmu\
 *for a dream which often bothers your sleep*

anak sekecil itu tak sempat nikmati waktu\
 *such a small child doesn’t have an opportunity to enjoy the time*

dipaksa pecahkan karang lemah jarimu terkepal\
 *forced to break a weak story, you make a fist*

[Iwan Fals](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan%20Fals)\
 *(note: I translated it myself, pasti banyak kesalahan, tetapi masih
bagus sekali)*