Indonesian Folk - Lale-Lale (English translation)

Indonesian Folk – Lale-Lale

English translation

Acehnese

Original lyrics

Lale-Lale

Lalè-lalè ka tanyoë lalè

Hana jan tathèë umuë ka tuha

Putéh ngön janggôt kunèng ngön misè

H'an töm tacôm bèë tika musala

Putéh ngön janggôt kunèng ngön misè

H'an töm tacôm bèë tika musala

English

Translation

Negligent

Negligent, we've truly become negligent

Without us noticing, we've suddenly grown old

Our beards white, our moustache yellow

We've never smelled the scent of a prayer mat

Our beards white, our moustache yellow

We've never smelled the scent of a prayer mat

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Zayn Kauthar on 2025-12-13