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Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)
Billy Collins: Dua puisi dari benak anjing (mungkin)
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Apa yang kira-kira anjing kita pikirkan saat melihat kita? Penulis puisi Billy Collins membayangkan kehidupan tersembunyi yang berbeda dari dua 'teman setia manusia' ini. Ceramah pendek ini begitu menawan dan sempurna untuk teman beristirahat dan bermimpi...
Billy Collins - Poet
A two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins captures readers with his understated wit, profound insight -- and a sense of being "hospitable." Full bio
A two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins captures readers with his understated wit, profound insight -- and a sense of being "hospitable." Full bio
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Mungkin Anda perhatikan,
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I don't know if you've noticed,
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but there's been a spate of books
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sudah banyak buku
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that have come out lately
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yang terbit akhir-akhir ini
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contemplating or speculating
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berkontemplasi atau berspekulasi
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on the cognition and emotional life of dogs.
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tentang pengetahuan
dan kehidupan emosi seekor anjing.
dan kehidupan emosi seekor anjing.
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Do they think, do they feel and, if so, how?
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Apakah anjing berpikir, merasa,
dan bagaimana caranya?
dan bagaimana caranya?
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So this afternoon, in my limited time,
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Dalam kesempatan yang terbatas ini,
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I wanted to take the guesswork out of a lot of that
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saya ingin berusaha menerka dengan
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by introducing you to two dogs,
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mengenalkan Anda pada dua anjing,
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both of whom have taken the command "speak"
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yang mengganggap perintah 'bicara'
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quite literally.
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begitu harfiah.
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The first dog is the first to go,
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Anjing pertama yang kita bahas,
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and he is contemplating an aspect
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ia berkontemplasi tentang
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of his relationship to his owner,
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hubungannya dengan sang pemilik,
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and the title is "A Dog on His Master."
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dan judulnya "Anjing Bicara akan Tuannya".
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"As young as I look,
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"Walau penampilan tampak muda,
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I am growing older faster than he.
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aku tumbuh lebih cepat daripada dia.
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Seven to one is the ratio, they tend to say.
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Kata orang, perbandingannya 1 banding 7.
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Whatever the number, I will pass him one day
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Berapa pun angkanya,
suatu hari aku akan mendahuluinya,
suatu hari aku akan mendahuluinya,
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and take the lead,
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dan memimpin di depan,
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the way I do on our walks in the woods,
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seperti aku biasa memimpin
perjalanan kami di hutan,
perjalanan kami di hutan,
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and if this ever manages to cross his mind,
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dan bila ini pernah terpikir olehnya,
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it would be the sweetest shadow
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ini akan menjadi bayangan paling manis
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I have ever cast on snow or grass."
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yang akan terlihat
di salju atau pun rumput."
di salju atau pun rumput."
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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And our next dog
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Dan anjing berikutnya,
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speaks in something called the revenant,
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bicara tentang hal yang disebut
'the revenant',
'the revenant',
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which means a spirit that comes back
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yaitu roh yang kembali lagi
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to visit you.
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untuk mengunjungi kita.
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"I am the dog you put to sleep,
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"Aku adalah anjing
yang kau buat tertidur,
yang kau buat tertidur,
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as you like to call the needle of oblivion,
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yang bisa disebut yang terlupakan,
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come back to tell you this simple thing:
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dan kembali untuk mengatakan
satu hal sederhana ini,
satu hal sederhana ini,
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I never liked you."
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aku tidak pernah menyukaimu."
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(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
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"When I licked your face,
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"Saat aku menjilat mukamu,
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I thought of biting off your nose.
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aku berniat menggigit hidungmu.
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When I watched you toweling yourself dry,
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Saat melihatmu
mengeringkan diri dengan handuk,
mengeringkan diri dengan handuk,
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I wanted to leap and unman you with a snap.
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aku ingin melompat dan mematahkan
semangatmu dengan sekali entak.
semangatmu dengan sekali entak.
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I resented the way you moved,
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Aku benci caramu berjalan,
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your lack of animal grace,
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kurangnya wibawa kebinatanganmu,
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the way you would sit in a chair to eat,
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caramu duduk di kursi saat makan,
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a napkin on your lap, a knife in your hand.
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tisu makan di pangkuanmu,
pisau di tanganmu.
pisau di tanganmu.
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I would have run away
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Sebetulnya aku mau melarikan diri,
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but I was too weak,
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tapi aku terlalu lemah,
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a trick you taught me
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trik yang kau ajarkan padaku,
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while I was learning to sit and heel
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saat aku belajar duduk dan jinjit,
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and, greatest of insults,
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serta hinaan terbesar,
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shake hands without a hand.
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berjabat tangan tanpa tangan.
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I admit the sight of the leash would excite me,
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Kuakui kebebasan itu menggairahkan,
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but only because it meant I was about to smell things
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tapi hanya karena artinya
aku akan membaui sesuatu
aku akan membaui sesuatu
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you had never touched.
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yang bahkan tak pernah kau sentuh.
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You do not want to believe this,
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Kau tak ingin memercayai ini,
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but I have no reason to lie:
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tapi tak ada alasan untuk berbohong,
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I hated the car, hated the rubber toys,
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aku benci mobil, benci mainan karet,
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disliked your friends, and worse, your relatives.
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benci temanmu, dan yang paling parah,
semua sanak saudaramu.
semua sanak saudaramu.
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The jingling of my tags drove me mad.
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Suara gemerincing penengku membuatku gila.
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You always scratched me in the wrong place."
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Dan kau selalu menggarukku
di bagian yang salah."
di bagian yang salah."
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(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
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"All I ever wanted from you was food and water
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"Yang kuinginkan darimu
cuma makanan dan minuman
cuma makanan dan minuman
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in my bowls.
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di mangkukku.
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While you slept, I watched you breathe
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Aku melihatmu bernapas waktu tidur
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as the moon rose in the sky.
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bersamaan dengan bulan yang meninggi.
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It took all of my strength
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Aku berusaha bertahan,
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not to raise my head and howl.
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agar tidak mengangkat kepala dan melolong.
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Now, I am free of the collar,
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Kini, aku bebas dari cengkeraman,
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free of the yellow raincoat,
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bebas dari jas hujan kuning,
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monogrammed sweater,
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baju hangat hitam putih,
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the absurdity of your lawn,
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halaman rumputmu yang aneh,
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and that is all you need to know about this place,
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itulah yang perlu kau ketahui
tentang tempat ini,
tentang tempat ini,
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except what you already supposed
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terimalah apa yang seharusnya,
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and are glad it did not happen sooner,
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dan bersyukurlah
karena tidak terjadi lebih cepat,
karena tidak terjadi lebih cepat,
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that everyone here can read and write,
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bahwa semua orang di sini
bisa menulis dan membaca,
bisa menulis dan membaca,
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the dogs in poetry,
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anjing dalam puisi,
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the cats and all the others
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kucing dan yang lainnya
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in prose."
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dalam prosa."
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Billy Collins - PoetA two-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins captures readers with his understated wit, profound insight -- and a sense of being "hospitable."
Why you should listen
Accessibility is not a word often associated with great poetry. Yet Billy Collins has managed to create a legacy from what he calls being poetically “hospitable.” Preferring lyrical simplicity to abstruse intellectualism, Collins combines humility and depth of perception, undercutting light and digestible topics with dark and at times biting humor.
While Collins approaches his work with a healthy sense of self-deprecation, calling his poems “domestic” and “middle class,” John Taylor has said of Collins: “Rarely has anyone written poems that appear so transparent on the surface yet become so ambiguous, thought-provoking, or simply wise once the reader has peered into the depths.”
In 2001 he was named U.S. Poet Laureate, a title he kept until 2003. Collins lives in Somers, New York, and is an English professor at City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 40 years.
Credits for the animations in this talk:
"Budapest," "Forgetfulness" and "Some Days" -- animation by Julian Grey/Head Gear
"The Country" -- animation by Brady Baltezor/Radium
"The Dead" -- animation by Juan Delcan/Spontaneous
Billy Collins | Speaker | TED.com