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DAN ISTANA RAJA PUN DIKEPUNG... SIANG di hari kemarin, mendung menggelayuti langit di atas alun-alun Kutaraja, suatu negeri yang tak asing. Namun ketiadaan terik menyengat tak serta merta mendinginkan ribuan kepala yang bergerak menuju Istana Raja. Mereka menyuarakan tuntutan serupa agar Raja mengurungkan niat mengeluarkan titah yang memberatkan penghidupan wong cilik. Yakni, menaikkan harga "emas hitam". Bilangan jumlah penentang memang hanya ribuan, tapi mereka mengaku mewakili jeritan jutaan rakyat kecil yang kian hari hidupnya makin sengsara. Berjam-jam mereka berjalan kaki dari berbagai sudut kota untuk sampai di Istana Raja. Sesampai di muka Istana, seribu lebih pengaman kerajaan telah menunggu. Pergerakan berbagai lapisan rakyat itu cuma sampai di sana. Mereka hanya bisa berteriak-teriak sampai serak sengau. Toh, Sang Raja tak berada di singgasananya. Paduka Baginda justru sedang mengunjungi rakyat di belahan lain di negeri tak asing itu. Hanya datang kabar bahwa pengu

SUDAHLAH... TATKALA malam menyibak kelam, kemerlap menderang lara hati Edan kesmaran Bersambut, tapi bergelayut makna Sudahlah, akhiri sendu dan lirih Campakan topeng itu Dengarlah, swara samsara membuncah s'tlah sekian lama tersendat Railah angan, bersanding adanya.

TOO OLD TO ROCK 'N' ROLL: TOO YOUNG TO DIE by: Jethro Tull THE old Rocker wore his hair too long,wore his trouser cuffs too tight. Unfashionable to the end --- drank his ale too light. Death's head belt buckle --- yesterday's dreams ---the transport caf' prophet of doom. Ringing no change in his double-sewn seamsin his post-war-babe gloom. Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die. He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville. Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugsand prays that he always will. But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys all of his mates are doing time: married with three kids up by the ring roadsold their souls straight down the line. And some of them own little sports carsand meet at the tennis club do's. For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday. They've thrown away their blue suede shoes. Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die. So the old

LAUGH, I NEARLY DIED by: The Rolling Stones (A Bigger Bang) I've been travelling but I don't know where I've been missing you but you just don't care And I've been wandering, I've seen Greece and Rome Lost in the wilderness, so far from home Yeah, yeah I've been to Africa, looking for my soul And I feel like an actor looking for a role I've been in Arabia, I've seen a million stars Been sipping champagne on the boulevards - yes I'm so sick and tired Trying to turn the tide, yeah So I'll say my goodbye Laugh, laugh I nearly died I've been down to India, but it froze my bones I'm living for the city, but I'm all alone I've been travelling, but I don't know where I've been wandering, but I just don't care I hate to be denied How you hurt my pride I feel pushed aside But laugh, laugh, laugh I nearly died Been travelling far and wide Wondering who's going to be my guide Living in a fantasy but it's way too far B

OH NO, NOT YOU AGAIN by: The Rolling Stones (A Bigger Bang) Please don't tell me You're here to stay See I don't want to hear Go away, go away I like piano I like to tv Yeah i like my style, ya know, and i like to dream I like color of the rainbow, they like to please me But i dont like you, i dont like you, i dont like you I've told you before and i'll tell you again, and again, and again Can't you get it thru your head You're not my friend And i've tried to be nice but now i'm not going to lie So i suggest you leave before i make you cry, bye I like to be sulky I like being vile I like to make you angry, i like it all the while I like to know that you're hated, it makes me smile But i dont like you, i dont like you, i dont like you Oh, no, not you again Oh, no, not you again Why, why, why, why me? Why, why, why, why me? I like where i'm living I like my view I like anyone who detests you as i do So i must find everyone including me too '

PADAMU JUA Amir Hamzah (Nyanyi Sunyi) Habis kikis segala cintaku hilang terbang pulang kembali aku padamu seperti dahulu kaulah kandil kemerlap pelita jendela di malam gelap melambai pulang perlahan sabar, setia selalu satu kekasihku aku manusia rindu rasa rindu rupa di mana engkau rupa tiada suara sayup hanya kata merangkai hati engkau cemburu engkau ganas mangsa aku dalam cakarmu bertukar tangkap dengan lepas nanar aku, gila sasar sayang berulang padamu jua engkau pelik menarik ingin serupa dara di balik tirai kasihmu sunyi menunggu seorang diri lalu waktu - bukan giliranku mata hari - bukan kawanku.... SUNYI Amir Hamzah (Buah Rindu) Kuketuk pintu masaku muda hendak masuk rasa kembali taman terkunci dibelan pula tinggallah aku sunyi sendiri. Kudatangi gelanggang tempat menyebung masa bujang tempat beria kulihat siku singgung menyinggung aku terdiri haram disapa... Teruslah aku perlahan-lahan sayu rayu hati melipur nangislah aku tersedan-sedan mendengarkan pujuk duka bercampur. Kud

ALAKAZAM, SEMULAH KEBERSAMAAN ADA kata membius mendebur tepian relung jiwa-jiwa terbelenggu. "Kebersamaan", itulah perkataan mereka. Teramat dahsyat, laksana mantra sihir menjelmakan perjuangan. Alakazam... Dari kata "kebersamaan" meletus Revolusi Prancis antara tahun 1789 dan 1799. Revolusi yang bergaung hingga sekarang dan menjadi model melalui pengejawantahan semangat liberte, egalite, dan fraternite. Kebebasan, persamaan, dan persaudaraan. Kendati beberapa tahun setelah pisau guillotine memenggal leher-leher kaum ningrat, Prancis nyaris menjadi monarki lagi di bawah dinasti Napoleon Bonaparte. Alakazam... Patriot-patriot di koloni Inggris di Amerika Utara pun mengadopsi dan cukup menyederhanakan itu semua menjadi "freedom" alias kebebasan yang kini hegemoni Amerika Serikat malah merisaukan dunia ketiga. Alakazam... Dari Prancis dan Amerika Serikat, kata sakti "kebersamaan" berembus dan lagi-lagi menyihir. Kali ini oleh pemikir-pemikir kaum Bo