I Can Do Miracles / Secercah Keajaiban
I Can Do Miracles from Pathologic the Musical - Indonesian Version/Cover/Translation/Translyrics
Original/English Title: I Can Do Miracles Indonesian Title: Secercah Keajaiban (A Glimmer of Miracles) English Lyrics, Music: @pathologic-the-musical Indonesian Lyrics, Vocals, Audio Editing: @thanathicca Version: 4 (final)
(it/he pronouns, please, and thank you.)
After two years of hiatus, we are back with Clara!
This is probably one of my favorite songs in the musical, because it's so unique and full of character! (or, Claracter ;D)
I've written versions 1-3 in 2024, but I think the break really helped me with coming up with better lyrics. Enjoy~! :D
Lyrics, recording notes, and translation notes under the cut.
Indonesian lyrics
Di mana aku? Apa takdirku? Namun bahagia diriku
Bumi bernyanyi Dengan yang mati Lagu untukmu, Grace, memecah sunyi
Tapi di alam baka Tak mungkin hidup lagi selama Belum membalas muslihat Sang Wabah
Benih rencanaku 'Kan bersemi bagaikan kamboja Semerbak sekota selamat sentosa
Secercah keajaiban ada di tanganku Kekuatan ini Datang dari Bumi Coba hentikan aku!
Secercah keajaiban, uji aku Gelap lahad ini, namun dalam hati 'Ku tahu takdirku di sini Kota membentang di cakrawala
Terasa baru, tetapi tak apa Takutku tiada terperi Hari ini ‘kan lekas terlewati
Di mata batinku lautan api Pintaan kota ini Jadi biar Kuulurkan tanganku
Secercah keajaiban, juru s’lamatmu, 'Ku 'kan buat dunia Adil dan berderma Coba hentikan aku!
Secercah keajaiban, yang sempurna! 'Ku takkan acuhkan seribu hujatan 'Ku 'kan s'lamatkan semua.
Takutmu, Grace, kuhapuskan, Genggam tanganku, jangan lepaskan Walau jiwa dan raga taruhannya Tetapi, kala Bumi, beri wahyu 'tuk kita berdua, Kita harus percaya.
Secercah keajaiban, di tanganku, Dalam kegelapan, Musuh kan kuterjang, Hanya aku yang mampu.
Secercah keajaiban, lihatlah aku, Di penghujung waktu Pilihanku satu Kutuliskan naskahku!
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Recording Notes
Our laboratory-technicians who enjoy writing translated lyrics are finally back here, and boy, did they smash it with Version 4! Anyway, we rushed to record this even though a cold is happening, because it's so rare that we have the privacy and free time to do so.
This is probably the final version of this song, because like heck we're singing this again with our 2-note vocal range! At least we can practice audio editing to correct the pitch of the voice. xD
Definitely super proud of the lyrics... <3
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The Song
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Indonesian translation
Literal English translation
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Lyrics
I don't know this place. How strange is our fate? But at least I'm glad I'm awake.
Di mana aku? Apa takdirku? Namun bahagia diriku
Where am I? What is my fate? Yet I am happy
Took a few retries to get the translation fitting. A lot of the previous versions had her just saying she woke up from a grave, but strangely, she's happy about it.
The earth has a song, and the dead sing along. Don't you hear it too, Grace? They're singing to you
Bumi bernyanyi Dengan yang mati Lagu untukmu, Grace, memecah sunyi
The Earth sings With the dead A song for you, Grace, breaking the silence
In Version 3, I didn't mention Grace’s name at all… it was “Dengarkan alunan lagu untukmu” (“Listen to this melody [which is] for you”). But I changed it. Same as the bridge that mentions her.
But there, down in the ground, there is no way to get up once you're down. Unless you have a way to outsmart Death's plagues.
Tapi di alam baka Tak mungkin hidup lagi selama Belum membalas muslihat Sang Wabah
But in the afterlife I can't come back to life as long as [I] haven't returned the Plague's trickery
“Sang Wabah” basically personifies the Plague. “Sang” and “Si” are used for personification and nicknames. “Si Tikus” would be “The Rat”. “Si Aneh” would be “The Weird One” or “The Freak”. “Sang Siluman” would be “The Changeling”.
“Returning the Plague's trickery” is basically the Changeling Route, no?
Well, I have just such a pal just such a clever preposterous gal like Orpheus cried out, I too will pull back the shroud!
Benih rencanaku 'Kan bersemi bagaikan kamboja Semerbak sekota selamat sentosa
The seeds of my plan Will sprout/bloom like kamboja [flowers] The entire town is fragrant with safety
This translation feels more like localization because I straight up don't know how to fit the Orpheus line. Trust me, I tried xD
“Semerbak” means (usually pleasant) scents that spreads through the air.
“Selamat” and “sentosa” basically mean the same thing, so the repetition adds to its potency. It means to be safe from harm, illness, or disaster. However, “sentosa” is more formal and rarely used.
(This has nothing to do with the musical, but both words are used in birthday songs. :p)
Kamboja is a famous flower from Indonesia, it symbolizes eternity… and death. Kamboja tree is commonly planted on graveyards to mask the scent of death and add color to the place, so it has mystical/horror connotations.
(They're my favourite flowers.)
I can do miracles, if you just let me! There is strength in these hands that I pull from the land; Try and stop me if you can.
Secercah keajaiban ada di tanganku Kekuatan ini Datang dari Bumi Coba hentikan aku!
A glimmer of miracles exist in my hands This power Comes from the Earth Try to stop me [if you can]
“Secercah” basically means “a little light”. A glimmer. A spark, maybe. “Secercah harapan” can be translated as “a glimmer of hope” or “a spark of hope”. What do you think?
This, to me, also contrasts the Bachelor's lyrics, “Rona darahmu / Pelita untuk jiwa yang kekal” (“The fire in your blood is my light towards an immortal soul”). Because “rona” is a bright light, like a flame, or a bright colour, like a blush on someone's face.
I can do miracles, test me, you'll see! Though the graveyard is dark, I can feel in my heart there's a place here meant for me.
Secercah keajaiban, uji aku Gelap lahad ini, namun dalam hati 'Ku tahu takdirku di sini
A glimmer of miracles, test me Though this burial hole is dark, but in my heart I know my fate is here
Indonesian standardized spelling is wildly different from colloquial because I know real people spell it “lahat” instead of “lahad”. \*facepalm*
This town is so vast, it fills the whole sky. It all seems so new, but I feel I'm passing by.
Kota membentang di cakrawala Terasa baru, tetapi tak apa
[This] town is so vast, it fills the horizon It feels new, but it's alright
“Cakrawala” is a fun word. Probably up there as one of my favorites :D
In Version 3, I translated “I feel I'm passing by” as “I moved fast through it”. Which is not really what happens in the game. So I decided to translate it as “I'm alright” in Version 4.
There's something unnerving; something's wrong. I'm afraid that this day won't last long.
Takutku tiada terperi Hari ini ‘kan lekas terlewati
My fear is indescribable, [That] today will pass by quickly
So… the literal translation for this would be “Ada yang janggal (or, ada yang menakutkan) / yang salah / ‘Ku takut / hari ini takkan bertahan lama”... Fitting these lines was difficult. I tried “Kejanggalan ini menakutkanku / Karena kita di penghujung waktu”, (This strangeness scares me / because we're at the end of time)... Or “Rasa takutku tiada terperi / Karena kita di penghujung hari” (My fear is indescribable / because we're at the end of the day)... it all feels weird cause she's not at the end of the day, at all.
Then, I tried “Firasat buruk ini mengganjalku / Hari ini 'kan menaklukkanku”, which means “I feel a strange foreboding / Today will conquer me”. These lines instead refer to Burakh (“I feel a strange foreboding, I sense something foul I can't find”) and Thanatologist (“Penakluk Kematian” - “Conqueror Of Death”) respectively, because you can only play Clara's routes after you've played Artemy's and/or Daniil's. It also shows that she has a “bad feeling” about the Bachelor and the Haruspex, thinking that their solutions are wrong. But I felt bad for not giving Clara lyrics that fully stand on their own, so I changed it again.
I smell fire, brimstone and twyre, a warning in the air. But with the power in my hands I'll keep you safe…
Di mata batinku lautan api Pintaan kota ini Jadi biar Kuulurkan tanganku
In my heart's eye, a sea of fire The pleading of this town So let me Give them my hand…
Shout out to the smelling, brimstone, and twyre that didn't make it to this song.
“Mata batin” literally means “eye of the heart”. It can also be used to refer to a “third eye” or “sixth sense” - spiritual sight, clairvoyance, etc.
When I was a kid, the elementary school rumor mill often included which kids had a “mata batin”, and which ones had theirs closed. Maybe I'm just old.
(I know some of those kids asked their parents to have them closed by priests or something, because they were getting traumatized by visions, ghosts, etc. If Clara was a kid in the same era as me, I think she wouldn't get hers closed, though.)
Also... "hand"... is it a helping hand? A healing hand? Or a deadly one?
I can do miracles! I can; I will. I'll fight for our share- I'll make the world fair. Try and stop me if you dare.
Secercah keajaiban, juru s’lamatmu, 'Ku 'kan buat dunia Adil dan berderma Coba hentikan aku!
A glimmer of miracles, your savior I will make the world Fair and charitable Try and stop me [if you can]
“Juru Selamat” is an epithet for Jesus Christ. And also “charitable”... I thought some Christianity wouldn't be out of place, considering Clara is a saint (allegedly).
I can do miracles, leave it to me! I don't care what they say, I will rescue the day! I will find the perfect way.
Secercah keajaiban, yang sempurna! Ku takkan acuhkan seribu hujatan 'Ku 'kan s'lamatkan semua.
A glimmer of miracles, one that is perfect I'll ignore a thousand insults I'll save all
“Semua” means “all”, it's not very specific, unless you add an object to it. So it could be “everyone”. It could be “everything”. It could be “every” whatever. What and who is the Changeling saving, truly?
Little Grace, come take my hand; there's no reason to fear what I've planned. Only sometimes, there are prices to be paid. But when the earth sends us a sign, there's no fear, there's no doubt in my mind; ours is the only way.
Takutmu, Grace, kuhapuskan, Genggam tanganku, jangan lepaskan Walau jiwa dan raga taruhannya Tetapi, kala Bumi, beri wahyu 'tuk kita berdua, Kita harus percaya.
Your fear, Grace, I'll erase them Hold my hand, don't let go Even if we have to pay with [our] body and soul But when the Earth Sends a vision to the two of us We must believe in it
“Wahyu” is a vision from God (the monotheistic one, yes), specifically the message He bestows only to His prophets.
It kind of goes back to the Bachelor's “Powers that Be” being translated into “Yang Kuasa” (“The Almighty”)... even though, for him, it doesn't necessarily refer to a divine being.
I can do miracles. I can, you see. There's a beast in the dark I'll strike down with this mark; I think no one can but me.
Secercah keajaiban, di tanganku, Dalam kegelapan, Musuh kan kuterjang, Hanya aku yang mampu.
A glimmer of miracles, are in my hands In the darkness, The enemy, I'll attack Only I am capable
The “my mark” thing is lost in translation :(
I can do miracles, just watch me try. we've no choice, we've no time; I will write my own lines. Watch me work my own design.
Secercah keajaiban, lihatlah aku, Di penghujung waktu Pilihanku satu Kutuliskan naskahku!
A glimmer of miracles, watch me At the end of time I have one choice I'll write my own script
…still haven't found a punny enough translation for “the Lines”, even now… anyway!
“Penghujung”, a formal way to say the end of something, is not really used in normal everyday conversation. I've mostly heard it used by stage MCs or something as the phrase “penghujung acara” (“the end of the show/event”), which is why I'm putting it in the Changeling's song ;)
There it is! The fourth iteration of the Changeling's theme from Pathologic: The Musical, “I Can Do Miracles”. I hope you enjoy it - feel free to let me know your thoughts!
Not sure what I'll do next. I tried translating “The Plague Descends” but the Indonesian language has so many syllables, the translation is awkward so far. Maybe it can be refined someday… I also saved “Twyrine Dreams”, so maybe I can go with that instead. Who knows? Not me! Take care, everyone! :D
