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umbara CG KARMIN : POETRY, MUSIC AND GUITAR ADDY : GUITAR

UMBARA: A COMING TO-GETHER OF TWO MALAY WORDS,

UMBANG WHICH MEANS TO FLOAT, TO SAIL AND KEMBARA

WHICH MEANS TO EXPLORE AND WANDER; A COLLECTION OF

SONG-POEMS BY WELL-KNOWN SINGAPORE TEACHER CG KARMIN, A COLLECTION OF WORKS WHERE

BOTH TEXT AND MUSIC ARE INSEPARABLE FROM EACH OTHER;

A CELEBRATION OF THE POETRY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE, WHETHER IT

IS A BUS JOURNEY, THE SIGHT OF AN RED ANT AS IT OVERCOMES

THE ODDS, A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN FLIGHT ABOVE THE WATERS; A

REMINDER OF THE MUSIC IN OUR LIVES, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

UMBARA: WAS FIRST CONCEIVED AS A CONCERT AT THE ARTS

HOUSE AT THE OLD PARLIAMENT AS AN OCCASION TO SHARE

WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION THE RHYTHM, BEAUTY AND SONG

OF THE MALAY LANGUAGE WHICH MANY HAVE FORGOTTEN IN AN

AGE WHERE LANGUAGE HAS BECOME A PRACTICAL TOOL OF

COMMERCE.

UMBARA: A POSSIBILITY OF A WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS: WHERE THE SOUND OF THE

WORDS AND THE RHYTHM OF THE MUSIC IS ENOUGH FOR YOU TO

FEEL THE INTENT THAT LIES IN THE HEART OF THEIR CREATOR

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mtv 一 minus tv

i press the button: a button as big as the soap mother uses to clean the dirt on the nape of my neck

(father once said: the radio is the begining of imagination)

and i put my ear to the radio

DALAM USIA SETAHUN JAGUNG CUPINGKU LEKAT DI C O R O N G RADIO

BERKELIARAN IMAGINASI CUBA MENGGAMBARKAN SETIAP GAMBARAN DERIA

SETIAP KATA-KATA

DALAM USIAKU MENINGKAT REMAJA CUPINGKU LEKAT DI C O R O N G RADIO TERANGSANG GESEKAN PITA SUARA

SWEET CHARITY IBARAT TEMAN SEBAYA ALLEYCATS MERENJIS ROMANTIKA DI JIWA

FLYBAITS MENUSUK MENCURI RASA CAREFREE MEMUJUK RAJUK YANG RESAH

DALAM USIAKU MENINGKAT BELIA CUPINGKU LEKAT DI C O R O N G RADIO

MENJEJAK ALUN IRAMA NOTA MUZIK DAN PETIKAN GUAR IRAMA

DALAM USIAKU MENINGKAT DEWASA CUPINGKU LEKAT DI C O R O N G RADIO

SETIA MENDENGAR SAJIAN BERITA BBC, WARNA, ERA DAN APA SAJA

LALU KUCAPAI GUAR MEMETIK ALUNAN LAGU DENDANGAN FIKIR RASA BERSALUT ROMANTIKA

AGAR MENUSUK MENCURI RASA DAPAT MEMUJUK RAJUK, DESAH DAN RESAH

DALAM USIA MENINGKAT SENJA CUPINGKU LEKAT DI C O R O N G RADIO

MENANTI DENGAN GHAIRAH SETIAP LAGU MADAH DAN KATA-KATA

YANG A K A N MEMBAWAKU MENYUSURI LANDASAN NOSTALGIA

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BERDIRI A K U DI K A K I N Y A K IN I BERTANYA P A D A DIRIKU SEND IR I B E R N A R K A H A D A K E S U N G G U H A N HATI KU M A S I H TAK PASTI KU M A S I H TAK PASTI

KUTERUS BERDIRI M E N C A R I - C A R I T E N A G A M E R E N U N G T A J A M KE A R A H SEEKOR K E R E N G G A IA M E R A N G K A K PASTI DI S E B A T A N G T I A N G L IC IN N A N T I N G G I S A N G A N G I N M E N I U P K E N C A N G K E R E N G G A H A M P I R M E L A Y A N G

BERDEGUP J A N T U N G K U P E N U H R A S A SIMPATI O H T U H A N K A B U L K A N L A H P E R J A L A N A N N Y A U S A H P A S R A H K A N L A N G K A H A N KERD ILNYA S E H I N G G A TIBA KE P U N C A K TAK SEDAR A K U BERTAPAK

KU M E N C A R I DIRIKU M U N G K I N K A H H A N Y A SEEKOR K E R E N G G A Y A N G L E M A H T IADA BERDAYA S E R I N G N Y A M E N J A D I M A N G S A S E R I N G N Y A M E N J A D I M A N G S A

KUTERUS BERDIRI M E N C A R I - C A R I T E N A G A M E R E N U N G T A J A M KE A R A H SEEKOR K E R E N G G A IA M E L A N G K A H PASTI DI S E B A T A N G T I A N G L IC IN N A N T I N G G I S A N G A N G I N M E N I U P K E N C A N G K E R E N G G A H A M P I R M E L A Y A N G

KU M E N C A R I DIRIKU M U N G K I N K A H H A N Y A SEEKOR K E R E N G G A Y A N G L E M A H T IADA BERDAYA S E R I N G N Y A M E N J A D I M A N G S A S E R I N G N Y A M E N J A D I M A N G S A

KU KENAL I DIRIKU A K U M E M A N G SEEKOR K E R E N G G A TERB INA K E Y A K I N A N DIRI D A N D O A P E N U H DI D A D A D A N D O A P E N U H DI D A D A

a novice in the ivory tower

the young student nervous on his first day: overwhelmed by words

that overflow from the books that hold them

and a red ant works its way

up a lamp post, unfettered

by the difficulty of the task

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from Telok Blangah to Sang Nila Utama to Bartley

at a school at Telok Blangah where the child hurt his hand

at a school on Aljunied Road surrounded on three sides by cemeteries where the student was quiet

at pre-university at Barfley where the poet who had been asleep woke

MENJAJA KUIH DI BUKIT PERMAI SEBAKUL PENUH

TELOK BELANGAH SEKOLAH RENDAH

KINI TIADA KULEMPAR M A N G G A

KAYU BERPAKU TERTUSUK JARI

BERPINDAH-RANDAH BLAIR PLAIN, MEKOLA

KE K A M P U N G S IMPANG

MASUK S A N G NILA M E N E N G A H SATU

H U A N G DI SITU MENENGAH, PRA-U

TEMAN SERIBU AKTIF SELALU

CUTI SEKOLAH KE PULAU HANTU

" M A G G I " TEMANKU PULAU N A N INDAH H U A N G TEKANAN S E O R A N G I N S A N

HA

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UM

BARA

KU LINTASI PADANG MIMPI MENCAR I CITA N A N SUCI AKU PASTI BERBAYANG SELENDANG U N G U DISULAM SUTERA N A N RAPUH WASIATMU

UMBARA MEMENTAS P A N G G U N G LUKISAN W A R N A HIDUP BERDIRI AKU MENGAMAT I JEJALUR CAHAYA MENYILAUKAN MATA M E N G G U G A H NALURIKU

TERDENGAR SUARA PUJANGGA MENYERAPI KE DADAKU O H IBUKU D E N D A N G A N KASIH DARIMU SERINGNYA MEMUTIK RINDU KEPADAMU

UMBARA MEMENTAS P A N G G U N G LUKISAN W A R N A HIDUP BERDIRI AKU MENGAMAT I JEJALUR CAHAYA MENYILAUKAN MATA M E N G G U G A H NALURIKU

M E M A K S A AKU MENERACA MENJENUHKAN FIRASAT KEBENARANKU M E N G G U G A H NALURIKU M E N G G U G A H NALURIKU

loss after he helped me arranged a song, an arrangement which took him a whole two weeks, Zack went away

forerver.

when we heard of his death, Azlan and i said a prayer for him in the cool of fhe air-condition in the music

room.

as we left the room, i heard the sound of the piano

a melody suspended in mid-air a whisper caught in time

this is our memory

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world politics

on a bus towards Thompson

the only sound is the repetitive whirl of the engine, an unnerving constant that eats through the stomach of my heart:

acts of violence around the world sprawl the headlines of newspapers my neightbour reads

which side am i on?

IA DATANG LAGI KALA PAGI MASIH BENING

DENGAN KENING TEBALNYA YANG PESIMIS

SENYUMAN HAMIS ITU TIDAK MAHU KULIHAT LAGI

SAMBIL MENEBAS LALANG TINGGI BEBELNYA TIDAK

HENTI DEKAD INI TERAKHIR KATANYA

DUNIA TIDAK SEHALUANNYA FIKIRNYA

AKU BINGUNG TIAP KALI DITINGGALKAN

BENCI PADA KENING TEBAL ITU

MUAK PADA SENYUMAN HAMIS Df PINGGIR KEBUN

TEBU

KITA SEMAKIN DEKAT KITA SEMAKIN RAPAT

KITA HARUS MUAFAKAT TIKA KENING ITU BERKERNYUT

AKU AUHKAN PANDANG KE PARIT DAIAM

DI ATASNYA JEMBATAN TUA

TIBA-TIBA IANYA ROBOH DAN AKU SEDAR DARI KHAYAL

FIKIRAN INI TERTUBA SI PESIMIS DENGAN KENING

TEBALNYA SI PESIMIS DENGAN SENYUM

HAMISNYA

SAI HU AKU BENCI PADAMU XINJIANG TUMPAH DA-

RAHKU JUSTERU SETIAKU DI SINI

BUKAN AKU TIDAK PEDULI TAPI DALAM USIA MUDA

AKU IMPIKAN KEJAYAAN SOAL PERJUANGAN AMAT

MEMBINGUNGKAN

SAI HU HENTIKAN PESIMISMEMU

AKU BARU PULANG DARI BEIJING

LADANG INI AKAN KUBANGUNKAN

DENGAN KERJA KUAT DENGAN API SEMANGAT

SISIHKAN AKU DARI SIASAH POLITIK DUNIA

KEESOKAN HARI SAI HU MENGHILANG DIRI

SABIT DAN RAGA DITINGGALKANNYA

DI PINGGIR KALI

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TITLE OF POEM AUTHOR

write your poetry here!

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write your poetry here!

Video stills of CG and Addy from a performance in the Play Den at The Arts House (July 2004)

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SENDIRI KU HARUNGI PUKULAN A N G I N MENGAMAT I KEDIDI MENJEJAKI AIR D A N BEBUIH O M B A K MENJEMPUT KEHADIRAN KEBIRUAN IANGIT MENJANJI KEBEBASAN

DI SINI KU MENIKMATI KETENANGAN DI PINGGIR BERTEMAN GITAR KESAYANGAN M E N D E N D A N G K A N LAGU A L U N A N PERASAAN TENGGE IAM DI DALAM LAUTAN KEDAMA IAN

DETIK-DETIK Y A N G KU LEWATI DIIRINGI K ICAUAN BEBURUNG P A N D A N G A N KU DIHIASI KEPUTIHAN PASIR Y A N G MENGGEBU MELAMBAI PEPOHON NYIUR MEMBALAS K E R A M A H A N S A N G A N G I N AKULAH PELARIAN AKULAH PELARIAN AKULAH PELARIAN METROPOLITAN

longing for beauty

On that day at the beach when we sat by on the breakwater, a flock of gulls flew by, flying low, flirting with the

waves:

a memory returns: do you remember we once spent a

night on one of the smaller islands, exchanging words

lost now to the wind?

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'gentleman'?

You do not need a dictionary nor a thesaurus

the poet will explain

SIAPA YANG DIBILANG 'ANAK JANTAN'? ANAK JANTAN

ANAK YANG SANTUN LAGI BUDIMAN YANG TULUS IKHLAS LAGI GENTELMAN

YANG JUJUR TERHADAP TEMAN DAN LAWAN

ANAK JANTAN ANAK KEBANGGAAN ANAK PENERUS WARISAN TURUNAN

PENAKA TUK JANGGUT WIRA KELANTAN: YANG BERANI BERJUANG MENEGAKKAN KEBENARAN

YANG BERBICARA DAN BERTINDAK TERANG-TERANGAN YANG MEMELIHARA SEJAHTERA DAN MEMBINA KEAMANAN...

ANAK JANTAN ANAK YANG SANTUN LAGI BUDIMAN YANG TULUS IKHLAS LAGI GENTELMAN


ANAK JANTAN YANG SEBENAR JANTAN BUKAN ANAK YANG BUKAN PEREMPUAN

BUKAN YANG BIN ATAN ATAU BINTI JANTAN BUKAN YANG BUANG BATU SEMBUNYI TANGAN

BUKAN YANG PEPAT DI LUAR RUNCING DI DALAM BUKAN YANG BAK API DI DALAM SEKAM...

BUKAN PETUALANG PENGAMBIL KESEMPATAN BUKAN PENCEROBOH PEMBINASA ALAM...

TIAP LANGKAHNYA CERMAT DIBILANG DIUKUR DISUKAT SEKITAR GELANGGANG



ANAK JANTAN PEMBELA WARISAN YANG SANGGUP BERTENTANG, BERANI MENANTANG

ANAK JANTAN MENIKAM BERDEPAN PANTANG MENOHOK DARI IRINGAN

HARAM MERODOK DARI BELAKANG... PABILA BERCAKAP SUARANYA LANTANG

PABILA BERTINDAK SIKAPNYA TENANG


YANG JUJUR TERHADAP TEMAN DAN LAWAN poem by Muhd Ariff Ahmad

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KU DENGAR JELAS SATU CERITA DI SEBUAH MASJID DI TENGAH KOTA RAYA KHATIB BERCERITA... BERCERlTA KISAH T A N G G A N G M O D E N LEBIH DURJANA LEBIH DURHAKA DARI MIMBAR MASJID KHATIB BERSELOKA...BERSELOKA

KISAH T A N G G A N G LAMA I N S A N MISKIN BERCITA-CITA DARI KELASI MENJADI N A K H O D A MENDAPATJODOH PUTERI RAJA DURHAKANYA TERSEBAR MENJADI LEGENDA

KHATIB MENGUKUR TARA T A N G G A N G KINI D A N T A N G G A N G LAMA DAHULU SI T A N G G A N G C U M A S E O R A N G SAJA KHATIB MENGUKUR TARA T A N G G A N G KINI D A N T A N G G A N G LAMA DAHULU SI T A N G G A N G C U M A TIDAK TAHU BERGUNDUKAN KETUA KINI BERLELUASA

PARA T A N G G A N G DI SETIAP CERUK KOTA DERHAKANYA KINI MENJADI-JADI PADA IBU JUGA PADA KELUARGA MASYARAKATJUGA PADA NEGERI

DULU A N A K DERHAKA PADA SI IBU KINI AYAH IBU MENDERHAKA I ANAK-ANAK KECILNYA SENDIRI

SELEPAS SOLAT BERJEMAAH AKU TERUS KE ' SEVEN ELEVEN' MENCAR I HIKAYAT SI T A N G G A N G M U D A H KUJUMPA BENAR KATA KHATIB KISAH T A N G G A N G BUKAN LAGI LEGENDA BERLAKUNYA SETIAP M A S A DI M A N A - M A N A SAHAJA

folklore

a long time ago, there was a young man who was turned into stone

when he disowned his mother before his rich and beautiful wife

these days, if is parents who abuse their children: but no one is turned

into stone anymore

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the album of memories

when no matter how far i have run how far i have gone i rest on the gate of time i always choose:

moments that are written like lines from a poem in my life

R U M A H K A M P U N G BERATAP Z I N G B E R D I N D I N G P A P A N G E R U T U H U J A N D A N P A N A S B A H A N ITU JAD I L I N D U N G A N K E L U A R G A K U

A N A K - A N A K KECIL TAK HENT I BERLAR I -LAR IAN S E P A R U H T E L A N J A N G L A N G S U N G T IDAK P E D U L I K A N K E A D A A N

A Y A H IBU R I SAU N A M U N TETAP M E N G U K I R S E N Y U M A N D U N G U

C I K G U R O K I A H G A R A N G TAK K I RA K A M I S I APA C I K G U S A F I A H G U R U D A R J A H S E N T I A S A M E N Y A P A

A B A N G SELALU BUAT S E M U A KERJA-KERJA R U M A H K U P E R N A H L U K I S A N N Y A M E N D A P A T TEMPAT N O M B O R SATU

K E N A N G A N DI S E K O L A H R E N D A H T IDAK A K A N DAPAT KULUPA

DAR I Y I S H U N KE K E N T R I D G E K U N A I K I S E B U A H LORI P E R H E N T I A N B A S P E N U H S E S A K TAPI K U R A S A K A N SEPI

M E N A R A G A D I N G T E R S E R G A M DI P E R S A D A K E I N T E L E K T U A L A N N A M U N BERAT TUK K U M E L A N G K A H BIAR S E I N C I KE H A D A P A N

MUJUR K U B E R K E N A L A N D E N G A N H A I W A N M E R A H D A N KECIL SEKAL I T I A N G T I N G G I

L IC IN SEKAL I IA TAK PEDULI

(BACA 3 BARIS TERAKHIR SENDIRI)

LIMER

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PERNAHKAH ENGKAU BERSIAR KE PARIS MENGAMATI MENARA EIFFEL BERSEJARAH LAMBANG SEJATI SENI B INAAN BESI BIASA JADI SANJUNGAN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU BERSIAR KE ITALY MENGAMATI MENARA PISA M E N A W A N MERENG C O N D O N G N Y A JADI POLEMIK BATU G U N U N G JADI SANJUNGAN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU KE KUALA LUMPUR MENGAMATI MENARA KEMBAR M E N A W A N MERCUNYA TINGGI MENCAKAR A W A N TEGAK TINGGINYA DOKTRIN KEJAYAAN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU BERSIAR KE M O S C O W MENGAMATI MENARA USANG OSTANKIN TUGU KEBESARAN TINGGINYA PENGARUH BREZHNEV, GORBACHOV, YELSTIN DAN PUTIN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU BERSIAR KE TORONTO MENGAMATI MENARA C N YANG UTUH DULU TINGGINYA TERNAMA DAN MASYHUR KINI DIKIRA SEKADAR KEBIASAAN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU KE KAMPUNG AIR MENGAMATI MENARA OMAR ALI LAHIR MERCU TANDA SATU PEMBANGKITAN SIMBOL DENYUTAN NADI KEMAJUAN

AYUH BERSIAR KE SINGAPURA MENGAMATI MENARA SINGA DUYUNG SISIK DAN SURAINYA LUARBIASA KEAJAIBANNYA TERPAHAT DI INGATAN

PERNAHKAH ENGKAU BERSIAR KE PARIS MENGAMATI MENARA EIFFEL BERSEJARAH LAMBANG SEJATI SENI B INAAN BESI BIASA JADI SANJUNGAN

y o u , and i

we are also builders of towers: happiness the future strength

and we reach out to our

dreams

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WELL-KNOWN TEACHER AND POET-MUSICIAN C G K A R M I N ' S LOVE

FOR MUSIC A N D POETRY DATES BACK TO HIS CHILDHOOD W H E N HE

SPENT HIS DAYS LISTENING TO BANGSAWAN, MALAY OPERA. IN 1998, C G

A N D HIS POET-MUSICIAN FRIENDS FORMED KAKILANGIT A N D PRODUCED

THE ALBUM S E N A N D U N G PUISI, A COLLECTION OF WORKS W H I C H BLEND-

ED S O N G A N D POETRY, POSSIBLY THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND. KARMIN IS

ACTIVE IN COACHING Y O U N G DEBATERS AS WELL AS DEVELOPING N E W

TECHNOLOGY A N D SOFTWARE FOR THE PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF

MALAY LANGUAGE.

GUITARIST A D D Y WAS RECIPIENT OF THE ARTIS HARAPAN (NEWCOMER)

AWARD IN THE 2 0 0 4 ANUGERAH PLANET MUSIK. A FORMER MEMBER OF

THE GROUP TEACHER'S PET AND CRADLE, ADDY HAS A SOLO ALBUM RAH-

SIA IN W H I C H HE IS VOCALIST, PRODUCER A N D COMPOSER.

THE ARTS HOUSE IS SINGAPORE'S NEWEST ARTS A N D HERITAGE VENUE. BUILT IN 1827, THE FORMER

PALIAMENT HOUSE IS THE ONLY GAZETTED GOVERNMENT BUILDING W H I C H HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A PER-

FORMANCE SPACE. IT SEEKS TO C O N N E C T AUDIENCES WITH ARTISTS A N D ARTS ORGANISATIONS THROUGH

A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS A N D ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS W H I C H WILL FULLY ENGAGE

THEM. THE ARTS HOUSE IS M A N A G E D BY THE OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE LTD, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, FULL SERVICE

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05 Saihu 06 Pelarian Metropoli tan 07 Anak lantan 08 T a n g g a n g Dulu Dan T a n g g a n g Sekarang 0 9 L i m e r i c k

10 Menara

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umbara S O N G S F R O M A N O R D I N A R Y LIFE p a n g g u n g l u k i s a n w a r n a h i d u p



UMBANG: TO SAIL, TO FLOAT KEMBARA: TO WANDER, TO EXPLORE

UMBARA: THE DEBUT ALBUM OF POET-MUSICIAN C G KARMIN A N D GUITARIST ADDY THAT GIVES VOICE TO THE MEMORIES A N D ALL THINGS CLOSE TO THE HEART OF THIS GENERATION THROUGH MUSIC A N D

WORDS THAT ARE REFRESHING IN THEIR SIMPLICITY A N D EARNESTNESS

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