Syair Jajabaya Part 7

Susahe wong cilik.
Bersusahlah rakyat kecil.
Trouble will belong to the poor.

Akeh wong dakwa dinakwa.
Banyak orang saling tuduh.
Many will sue each other.

Tindake manungsa saya kuciwa.
Ulah manusia semakin tercela.
Human behaviour will fall short of moral enlightenment.

Ratu karo Ratu pada rembugan negara endi sing dipilih lan disenengi.
Para raja berunding negeri mana yang dipilih dan disukai.
Leaders will discuss and choose which countries are their favourites
and which ones are not.

Hore! Hore!
Hore! Hore!
HurraHurrah!

Wong Jawa kari separo.
Orang Jawa tinggal separo.
The Javanese will remain half.

Landa-Cina kari sejodho.
Belanda-Cina tinggal sepasang.
The Dutch and the Chinese each will remain a pair.

Akeh wong ijir, akeh wong cethil.
Banyak orang kikir, banyak orang bakhil.
Many become stingy.

Sing eman ora keduman.
Si hemat tidak mendapat bagian.
The cautious ones will not get their portion.

Sing keduman ora eman.
Yang mendapat bagian tidak berhemat.
The ones who receive their portion will be prodigal.

Akeh wong mbambung.
Banyak orang berulah dungu.
Stupidity will be everywhere.

Akeh wong limbung.
Banyak orang limbung.
Bewildered persons will be everywhere.

Selot-selote mbesuk wolak-waliking jaman teka.
Lambat-laun datanglah kelak terbaliknya jaman.
One day, yet slowly, the age of turbulence will come.