This dark night

 (Untitled)

tonight the rain falls
to protect me

those poorly paid Intelligence guys
are fed up with their boss for sure

tonight the rain falls
to protect me

so I can rest
so my energy can be restored
after days of exhaustion
so I can stay fresh
and win

tonight the rain falls
to protect me

the croaking of frogs and the whistling
wind
make my eyelids heavy

I'm tired and want to sleep

let the soldiers In the capital
stand guard with their M16s

let the masters be occupied
with their own fears

because they 've already
planted
time bombs everywhere

they create enemies
and then shoot them

they create riots
and then break them up

tonight the rain falls
to protect me

this dark night Is for me
this dark night Is my blanket

sleep well my country
sleep well my wife and kids
the moment will come
will come for freedom
for everyone


11 August 1996

Translation of (Hujan Malam Ini Turun)*
Source: Index On Censorship Volume 26 Issue 2, March 1997 pp.64-65