Dilema Melayu Kita

Me came across this You Tube clip lamenting on the pitiful state of the Malay folks by a Malay singer named Cikgu Naim from Kelantan...maybe a lot of you have come across this clip but to me, being from the west coast, the Kelantanese dialect of the song has added a witty twist to a rather cynical song dealing with a very serious subject matter touching on the sad state of affairs of the Malay folks even after more than 50 years of independence.

Indeed, as mentioned in me previous entry, the Malay Dilemma Revisited, the Malay folks are still the simpleton they used to be despite the valiant efforts made by the power that be, to propel the Malays into this modern world.

Hope you enjoy the song and take the cue of where we are at the moment and where we want to go in the future as a society...in comparison with other more progressive ones...



Transcript of the song in Malay...

"Apa erti kemerdekaan
Bagi umat Melayu kita
Tak seh terima perubahan
Anak cucu menjadi mangsa
Orang lain duk rebut peluang
Takkan kita nak tengok saja
Masa tetap berjalan
Sesaat tak tunggu kita

Dilema, dilema, dilema Melayu Kita

Orang lain hidup bersatu
Kita balah sama sekampong
Bangsa lain hidup maju
Bangsa kita masih mundur
Orang cakap jaya selalu
Angguk kepala macam Jepun
Ikut stail dulu-dulu
Jadi katak bawah tempurung

Dilema, dilema, dilema Melayu Kita

Anak orang naik kapalterbang
Anak kita naik teksi
Anak orang makan hotel
Anak kita kedai kopi
Anak orang jual barang
Anak kita la duk beli
Tak dok pitih rela hutang
Tanah pusaka jual lagi

Dilema, dilema, dilema Melayu Kita

Kereta orang kereta Mercedes
Kereta kita Moris Minor
Kereta orang asap nipis
Kereta kita asap bunga
Kereta orang hidup dengan servis
Kereta kita mampus tolak sokmo
Beli baru tak leh pitih
Beli beras pun hutang sokmo

Dilema, delima, delima Melayu Kita

Anak orang baca buku
Anak kita duk ghalit sekerap
Anak orang masuk ke U
Anak kita masuk lokap
Anak orang minum susu
Anak kita duk togok ubat
Macam mana kita nak maju
Kalau tak seh ubah sikap

Dilema, dilema, dilema Melayu Kita

Anak orang gi Masjid
Anak kita tepi jalan
Anak orang duduk mengatib
Anak kita duduk gewey
Anak orang perangai baik
Anak kita serupa jembalang
Duk cari bala penyakit
Tak seh fikir masa depan

Dilema, delima, delima Melayu Kita

Apa erti kemerdekaan
Bagi umat Melayu kita
Tak seh terima perubahan
Anak cucu menjadi mangsa
Orang lain duk rebut peluang
Takkan kita nak tengok saja
Masa tetap berjalan
Sesaat tak tunggu kita

Dilema, dilema, dilema Melayu Kita"

When come to dealing with cultural changes, it is not always easy to make the change especially with those steeped in their traditional values even though others around them have changed...we can only hope, one day, with knowledge and perseverance, the desired results would materialize in the future generations to come....

InsyaAllah...Ameen.