Waktu Potong Padi

Waktu Potong Padi (Rice Harvesting Time) is an old Malay folksong, it portrays a sense of fun and frolic at harvest time in the rice fields.  Reaping the harvest is a time of joy and celebration for the farmers. 

To download the easy alphanotes and chords sheet music, look here. Enjoy!

Lyrics 

Waktu potong padi
Di tengah sawah
Sambil bernyanyi
Riuh rendah

Memotong padi
Sambil bersuka
Tolonglah kami
Bersama-sama

Potong padi ramai-ramai di sawah
Ani-ani dikerjakan semua
Jika sudah waktunya
Mari kita pulang ke rumah

Potong padi ramai-ramai di sawah
Ani-ani dikerjakan semua
Bila tiba waktunya
Mari kita pulang ke rumah

Indonesia tanah air beta
Pusaka abadi nan jaya
Indonesia sejak dulu kala
Tetap dipuja-puja bangsa

Di sana tempat lahir beta
Dibuai dibesarkan bunda
Tempat berlindung di hari tua
Tempat akhir menutup mata

Indonesia tanah air beta
Pusaka abadi nan jaya
Indonesia sejak dulu kala
Tetap dipuja-puja bangsa

Di sana tempat lahir beta
Dibuai dibesarkan bunda
Tempat berlindung di hari tua
Tempat akhir menutup mata

English Translation: 

Time to cut rice

In the middle of a field

While singing

Outburst

Cutting rice

While having fun

Help us

Together

Cut rice en masse in the field

Ani-ani is all done

If it's time

Let's go home

Cut rice in large numbers in the field

Ani-ani is all done

When the time comes

Let's go home

Indonesia is my homeland

Eternal legacy of victory

Indonesia since ancient times

Still adored by the nation

That's where beta was born

Cradled raised by mother

A place of refuge in old age

The final place closes the eyes

Indonesia is my homeland

Eternal legacy of victory

Indonesia since ancient times

Still adored by the nation

That's where beta was born

Cradled raised by mother

A place of refuge in old age

The end place closes the eyes