Translation of the song Bangau oh Bangau artist Malay Folk

Bangau oh bangau

Stork o stork

Kenapa engkau kurus?

Why are you skinny?

Macam mana aku tak kurus

How am I not skinny

Ikan tak timbul-timbul

The fish won't go up

Ikan tak timbul-timbul

The fish won't go up

Ikan oh ikan

Fish o fish

Kenapa engkau tak timbul?

Why won't you go up?

Macam mana aku nak timbul

How can I go up?

Rumput panjang sangat

The weeds were too long

Rumput panjang sangat

The weeds were too long

Rumput oh rumput

Weeds o weeds

Kenapa panjang sangat?

Why are you so long?

Macam mana aku tak panjang

How am I not long

Kerbau tak makan aku

The buffalo won't eat me

Kerbau tak makan aku

The buffalo won't eat me

Kerbau oh kerbau

Buffalo o buffalo

Kenapa tak makan rumput?

Why won't you eat the weeds?

Macam mana aku nak makan

How can I eat the weeds

Perut aku sakit

My stomach ached

Perut aku sakit

My stomach ached

Perut oh perut

Stomach o stomach

Kenapa engkau sakit?

Why were you aching?

Macam mana aku tak sakit

How am I not aching

Makan nasi mentah

I ate some raw rice

Makan nasi mentah

I ate some raw rice

Nasi oh nasi

Rice o rice

Kenapa engkau mentah?

Why were you raw?

Macam mana aku tak mentah

How am I not raw

Kayu api basah

The woods were wet

Kayu api basah

The woods were wet

Kayu oh kayu

Woods o woods

Kenapa engkau basah?

Why were you wet?

Macam mana aku tak basah

How am I not wet

Hujan timpa aku

The rain fell on me

Hujan timpa aku

The rain fell on me

Hujan oh hujan

Rain o rain

Kenapa timpa kayu?

Why do you fell on to the woods?

Macam mana aku tak timpa

How can I not fell

Katak panggil aku

The frog called me

Katak panggil aku

The frog called me

Katak oh katak

Frog o frog

Kenapa panggil hujan?

Why did you called the rain?

Macam mana aku tak panggil

How can I not called it

Ular nak makan aku

The snake wanted to eat me

Ular nak makan aku

The snake wanted to eat me

Ular oh ular

Snake o snake

Kenapa nak makan katak?

Why do you wanted to eat the frog?

Macam mana aku tak makan

How can I not eat it

Memang makanan aku

It's my food

Memang makanan aku

It's my food