Pada Suatu Hari Nanti

pada suatu hari nanti

jasadku tak akan ada lagi

tapi dalam bait-bait sajak ini

kau takkan kurelakan sendiri

pada suatu hari nanti

suaraku tak terdengar lagi

tapi di antara larik-larik sajak ini

kau akan tetap kusiasati

pada suatu hari nanti

impianku pun tak dikenal lagi

namun di sela-sela huruf sajak ini

kau takkan letih-letihnya kucari

One Day in the Future

One day in the future,

my body will fade away,

but in these verses of poetry,

I will not leave you astray.

One day in the future,

my voice will no longer be heard,

but between the lines of this poem,

I will reach you with my word.

One day in the future,

even my dreams will be unknown,

yet between the letters of this poem,

I will go on seeking you on my own.

( English adaptation: Z. DE MEESTER)