It's called a hippocampos in Greek,
and a kabalu di mar na Kristang.
Maybe it's what you seek,
but not for long.
Pra bai lonzi na basu di mar
mistih peskah pra kadangua
bazar, ta boyah
undi podih komprah
ngua sorti mutu uniku di kumiria.
What is it called?
It has many strange names.
But in this place and this space we can call it
the Breath of Merlion's Majestic Mane.
Ki teng na rentu?
Ngua cheru di sertumintu, memang ki tudu kereh teng;
otru tempra-tempra ja buskah na mundu ropianu sa fing.
Isti ardansa.
This is where you go to hear the mermen sing
before they sleep with one another,
and in doing so, dive deep into inner peace;
nothing about world hunger, or the next climate change treaty!
Just a sense that what emerges out of the oceans deep
can be trenchant,
but can also be serendipity.
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