17 June, TIM, Jakarta
Aku mendengar lagu Helen Reddy dinyanyikan oleh seorang perempuan muda, Julia,
Dia bilang, lagu ini sangat menggambarkan sosok Aung San Suu Kyi. Dan aku setuju.
Hari ini, 19 Juni, perempuan kuat yang bersahaja itu berulang tahun yang ke-60, dan aku ingin menuliskan kembali lagu itu disini saat ini, untukmu Ibu Suu Kyi.

I Am Woman

I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back and pretend
Coz’ I ‘ve heard it all before
And I’ve been down there on the floor
No one’s ever keep me down again

Oh Yes I am wise
But it wisdom from the pain
Yes I’ll pay the price
But look how much I’ll gain
I have to, I can do anything
I am strong, I am invincible
I am woman!

You can bend but never break me,
Coz’ it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I’ll come back even stronger,
not a novice any longer
coz’ you’ve deepened the conviction in my soul

I am woman, watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my loving arms across the land,
But I’m still an embryo, with a long long way to go
Untill I make my brother understand

Oh yes I am wise
But it’s wisdom from the pain
Yes I’ll pay the price
But look how much I’ll gain?
If I have to, I can face anything
I am strong,
I am invincible
I am Woman!!