Arti Lagu No Woman No Cry

Teuku Syahputra “Petrozza” Leotik

Jum`at, 20 Juli 2012 10:21 WIB

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IstBob Marley

Pembaca pasti tahu kan lagu almarhum Bob Marley, yang berjudul  No Woman No Cry?

Kalau di Banda Aceh, banyak yang mengartikan lagu ini sebagai Nggak Ada Cewek, berarti Nggak Susah/Nangis. Kalau dilihat sejarahnya, ini  pasti dikait-kaitkan dengan  hadih maja: Hana Peng, Hana Inongatau No Money No Woman. Memanglah orang kita, mau gampang aja kalau mau mengartikan sesuatu.

Tapi itu salah besar! Berikut maksud dari lagu tersebut seperti yang disarikan dari songfacts.com:

Tulisan asli untuk lagu ini adalah “No, Woman, Nuh cry”.Nuh itu bahasa prokem Jamaika untuk “don’t/jangan”. Jadi artinya kira-kira begini: “Tidak, Wanita, Janganlah Menangis”. Ini dipertegas dengan kalimat dalam lagu:  "don't shed no tear" Yang artinya “Janganlah meneteskan air mata”.

Maksud lagu ini adalah cerita untuk wanita-wanita yang tinggal di daerah kumuh di Jamaika, dan memberikan semangat bahwa keadaan akan menjadi lebih baik (Everything is gonna be alright). Lagu ini merupakan kritik sosial untuk Jamaika era 60-an dan 70-an.

Lirik:

No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley

No, woman, no cry
No, woman, no cry
No, woman, no cry
No, woman, no cry

Said said
Said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Oba, ob-serving the hypocrites
As they would 
mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have had, 
Oh, good friends we've lost 
along the way
In this great future you can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I say

No, woman, no cry
No, woman, no cry
Ee little darling, don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry

Said, said, 
Said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire light
As it was log wood burnin' through the night
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
Of which I'll share with you

My feet is my only carriage
So I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone, I mean...

Everything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright

So woman, no cry
No, no, woman, 
No, woman, no cry
Oh, my little sister, don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry

I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire light
As it was log wood burnin' through the night
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
Of which I'll share with you

My feet is my only carriage
So I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone...

No, woman, no cry
No, woman, no cry
Woman, little darling, say, don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry
Yeah


Little darling don’t shed no tears
No, woman, no cry
Little sister, don’t shed no tears, 
No, woman, no cry,