[TRANSLATED LYRICS] Kau Ilhamku by Man Bai
The following is quite possibly my most favourite Malay song by Malaysian artiste, Man Bai. I find the Malay lyrics very beautiful and romantic ...
THE MALAY LYRICS
KAU ILHAMKU
Beribu bintang dilangit
Kini menghilang
Meraba aku dalam kelam
Rembulan mengambang
Kini makin suram
Pudar ilhamku tanpa arah
Sedetik wajahmu muncul
Dalam diam
Ada kerdipan ada sinar
Itukah bintang atau rembulan
Terima kasih kuucapkan
Izinkan kumencuri bayangan wajahmu
Izinkan ku mencuri khayalan denganmu
Maafkanlah oh...
Andai lagu ini
Mengganggu ruangan hidupmu
Kau senyumlah oh...
Sekadar memori
Kita di arena ini
Kau ilhamku
Kau ilhamku...
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION
I know the lyrics but find it hard to explain since some words are rather formal. I thought ilham is inspiration but in another context it can be "You're my muse". However I find inspiration is a much more romantic word to use rather than muse which sounds like a professional relationship. Anyway my translation, not entirely accurate but I am not taking the literal meaning of the words...
YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION
Beribu bintang dilangit
Kini menghilang
Thousands of stars in the sky are disappearing
Meraba aku dalam kelam
As I wander in the dark
Rembulan mengambang
The rising moon
Kini makin suram
is now growing dim
Pudar ilhamku tanpa arah
My inspiration fades leaving me without any direction
Sedetik wajahmu muncul
Dalam diam
In the stillness a little of your face appears
Ada kerdipan ada sinar
There's a flicker, there's light
Itukah bintang atau rembulan
Is it a star or is it a moon
Terima kasih kuucapkan
Thank you I say to you
Izinkan kumencuri bayangan wajahmu
Allow me to steal a glance of (the shadow/silhouette of) your face
Izinkan ku mencuri khayalan denganmu
Allow me to steal some fantasy with you
Maafkanlah oh...
Oh forgive me
Andai lagu ini
Mengganggu ruangan hidupmu
If this song invades the space (privacy) in your life
Kau senyumlah oh...
Oh please smile
Sekadar memori
Kita di arena ini
Even if this is but a memory of us in this arena
Kau ilhamku
You're my inspiration
Kau ilhamku...
You're my inspiration