I Hear America Singing

**I Hear America Singing** I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those who mechanics are singing, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank and beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to the next, And the deaf old man parching his beans at the stove-pipe sings loudly as he cooks his beans in the old way. *** **Terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia** Aku mendengar Amerika bernyanyi, berbagai nyanyian karol yang aku dengar, Para mekanik bernyanyi, masing-masing bernyanyi sesuai kemampuannya, riang dan kuat, Tukang kayu bernyanyi saat mengukur papan dan baloknya, Tukang bata bernyanyi saat menyiapkan pekerjaan atau berhenti bekerja, Nelayan bernyanyi apa yang menjadi miliknya di perahunya, juru mudi bernyanyi di dek kapal uap, Penjahit sepatu bernyanyi saat duduk di bangku, tukang topi bernyanyi saat berdiri, Lagu tukang kayu, lagu anak kebun pada pagi hari, atau istirahat siang atau matahari terbenam, Nyanyian manis ibu, atau istri muda yang sedang bekerja, atau gadis yang menjahit atau mencuci, Masing-masing bernyanyi apa yang menjadi miliknya dan milik orang berikutnya, Dan orang tua tuli yang mengeringkan kacang di atas pipa cerobong, bernyanyi keras-keras saat memasak kacangnya dengan cara lama.