Tuhan Aku Cinta Pada Mu
Aku lemas
Tapi berdaya
Aku tidak sambat rasa sakit
atau gatal
Aku pengin makan tajin
Aku tidak pernah sesak nafas
Tapi tubuhku tidak memuaskan
untuk punya posisi yang ideal dan wajar
Aku pengin membersihkan tubuhku
dari racun kimiawi
Aku ingin kembali pada jalan alam
Aku ingin meningkatkan pengabdian
kepada Allah
Tuhan, aku cinta padamu
Rendra
31 July 2009
"Tuhan Aku Cinta Pada Mu" was the last poem by Reandra before his death in August, 2009.
Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra (7 November 1935 - 6 August 2009 in Depok, West Java - aged 73), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.
Born to a Roman Catholic family (His father was a Catholic English teacher) and baptized as Willibrordus Surendra Bawana Rendra, he changed his name to 'only' Rendra when he embraced Islam in 1970. After studying English literature and culture at Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta (Central Java), he didn't make time to graduate because with his first theatrical project he was already gainfully employed. In 1963 he staged his first play ( "Dead Voices"), became fascinated with the craft, and from then on, with his traditional religious ritual performances, as well as Western avant-garde experiments, captured and kept large audiences. Because of the nature of his poetry readings and his sexy performances on the stage, he was given the nickname "Burung Merak“ (the Peacock) by the press.