Si budi kecil kuyup menggigil
Menahan dingin tanpa jas hujan
Di simpang jalan tugu pancoran
Tunggu pembeli jajakan koran
Menjelang maghrib hujan tak reda
Si budi murung menghitung laba
Surat kabar sore dijual malam
Selepas isya melangkah pulang
Anak sekecil itu berkelahi dengan waktu
Demi satu impian yang kerap ganggu tidurmu
Anak sekecil itu tak sempat nikmati waktu
Dipaksa pecahkan karang, lemas jarimu terkepal
Cepat langkah waktu pagi menunggu
Si budi sibuk siapkan buku
Tugas dari sekolah selesai setengah
Sanggupkah si budi diam di dua sisi
Iwan Fals, born Virgiawan Listanto on 3 September 1961 in Jakarta, is a charismatic Indonesian singer/songwriter and remembered as Indonesia's the most dangerous singer on the '80s and '90s.
He was popular for his gritty-witty ballads accentuated on life of Indonesia's marginalized groups or political satire on the troubled Indonesian social/political scene under Soeharto. His socially aware hit-songs including: "Oemar Bakri" tells about teacher ... selengkapnya