By Zurinah Hassan

ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR

FLUTE
 Form 5 - Are you still playing your flute.pdf
The POET

 Zurina Hassan was born on

13th June,1949, at Alor
Star, Kedah. She obtained
her basic degree B.A
(HONS) from USM,
followed by her M.A from
UPM and finally Phd from
Academic of Malay Studies
of UM. The following are
some of the few awards
achieved by Zurina Hassan.
MASIHKAH KAU BERMAIN SERULING
 Masihkah kau bermain
seruling
walau waktu telah terlewat
untuk kita bercinta
aku semakin terasa
bersalah
melayani godaan irama
lagu yang tersimpan pada
lorong halus buluh
dikeluarkan oleh nafas
seniman
diukir oleh bibir
diatur oleh jari
dilayangkan oleh alun angin
menolak ke dasar rasa.
 Are you still playing
your flute? When there
is hardly time for our
love I am feeling guilty
To be longing for your
song The melody
concealed in the slim
hollow of the bamboo
Uncovered by the
breath of an artist
Composed by his
fingers Blown by the
wind To the depth of
my heart.
MASIHKAH KAU BERMAIN SERULING

 Masihkah kau bermain  Are you still playing the

seruling flute? In the village so
ketika kampung semakin quiet and deserted
sunyi Amidst the sick rice field
sawah telah uzur While here it has become
waktu jadi terlalu mahal a luxury To spend time
untuk memerhatikan watching the rain Gazing
hujan turun at the evening rays
merenung jalur senja Collecting dew drops Or
mengutip manik embun enjoying the fragrance of
menghidu harum bunga. flowers.
MASIHKAH KAU BERMAIN SERULING
Masihkah kau bermain seruling
ketika aku terasa mata bersalah
untuk melayani rasa rindu padamu
di kota yang semakin kusut dan
tenat
adik-adikku menganggur dan sakit
jiwa
bangsaku dipecahkan oleh politik
saudara diserang bom-bom ganas
dunia sudah terlalu tua dan parah.
Di sinilah berakhirnya percintaan
kita
kerana zaman sedang menuntut
para seniman
hidup di luar dirinya.
 Are you still playing
your flute? The more it
disturbs my conscience
to be thinking of you in
the hazard of you my
younger brothers
unemployed and
desperate my people
disunited by politics
my friend slaughtered
mercilessly this world
is too old and bleeding
STANZA 1
Are you still playing your
flute? When there is hardly
 The persona thinks of
time for our love I am feeling the man she loves. He
guilty To be longing for your
song The melody concealed
is in the village and he
in the slim hollow of the plays his flute every
bamboo Uncovered by the day, totally
breath of an artist Composed
by his fingers Blown by the unconcerned with what
wind To the depth of my goes on around him.
heart.
 His music touches the
depth of her heart.
Stanza 2

 Are you still playing your  The persona is sad that

flute? In the village so
quiet and deserted
Amidst the sick rice field
While here it has become
a luxury To spend time
watching the rain Gazing
at the evening rays  The woman laments
Collecting dew drops Or
enjoying the fragrance of
flowers
the village is deserted
and empty. The rice
field is unplanted and
fallow. Yet her lover still
playing flute.
that her life is full of
worries as she has no
time to enjoy nature.
Stanza 3
 Are you still playing your
flute? The more it disturbs
my conscience to be
thinking of you in the
hazard of you my younger
brothers unemployed and
desperate my people
disunited by politics my
friend slaughtered
mercilessly this world is
too old and bleeding
 The persona shows
annoyance for her lover as
she thinks of all the problems
that surround her while he
does nothing but play his
flute. Her younger brothers
have no jobs and they are
desperate and poor.
 The persona is saddened by
disunity in her people as they
have different political views.
Understanding The Poem

 Stanza One