More songs by Bernadya
Description
Sometimes life knocks you off your feet, and it seems like that's it, enough is enough, you're tired of turning the wheel of fate. But then a year goes by, and suddenly you realise that the ground is solid again, your breathing is steady, and your heart no longer aches - it just beats quietly and gratefully. It's good that the world didn't stop when you wanted to quit the game.
This song captures that aftertaste of storms, when the screams, resentments and meaningless ‘whys’ are left behind. All that remains is a bright exhalation: ‘I'm lucky I didn't give up.’ Because sometimes miracles don't come on time, but later. When you've already learned to wait.
Lyrics and translation
Original
Persis setahun yang lalu ku dijauhkan dari yang tak ditakdirkan untukku.
Yang kuingat saat itu, yang kulakukan hanya menggerutu.
Angkuh.
Lebih percaya cara-caraku, pilih ragukan rencana Sang Maha Penentu.
Untungnya bumi masih berputar.
Untungnya ku tak pilih menyerah.
Untungnya ku bisa rasa hal-hal baik yang datangnya belakangan.
Ada waktu, waktu hal buruk datang berturut-turut.
Semua yang tinggal juga yang hilang, seberapapun absurdnya pasti ada artinya.
Untungnya bumi masih berputar.
Untungnya ku tak pilih menyerah.
Itu memang paling mudah, untungnya ku pilih yang lebih susah.
Untungnya kupakai akal sehat.
Untungnya hidup terus berjalan.
Untungnya ku bisa rasa hal-hal baik yang datangnya belakangan.
Untungnya, untungnya hidup harus tetap berjalan.
English translation
Exactly a year ago I was kept away from what was not destined for me.
All I remember at that time, all I did was grumble.
Haughty.
Trust my ways more, choose to doubt the plans of the Almighty Determinant.
Luckily the earth is still spinning.
Luckily I didn't choose to give up.
Luckily I can feel good things coming later.
There are times, times when bad things come in succession.
Everything that remains is also lost, no matter how absurd it is, it must have a meaning.
Luckily the earth is still spinning.
Luckily I didn't choose to give up.
That was the easiest, luckily I chose the more difficult one.
Luckily I used common sense.
Luckily life goes on.
Luckily I can feel good things coming later.
Fortunately, fortunately, life must go on.