Buka Maromak ó Aman Seek God your Father
Nia de'it mak ó subar fatin... He alone is your refuge...
HA’U TIMOR OAN (Hananu ba Na'i - 186) I AM A CHILD OF TIMOR
1. Ha’u Timor oan, Maromak oan. I'm a child of Timor, a child of God.
Terus no susar, ha’u klamar tanis. Sufferings and calamities, my soul cries.
Buka Maromak, ha’u Aman doben, Searching God, my loving Father,
tan Nia mesak ha’u rikusoi. for He alone is my treasure.
Ref:
Ho Na’i Jesus, ho ita belun; With Lord Jesus, with our friend;
ita sei la’o hamutuk Nia. we shall walk together with Him.
Sei funu hasoru buat aat no sala. will battle against evil and sin.
Sei titu diak Maromak nian. 2X will keep well what belongs to God.
2. Buka matenek, ha’u kaer ha’u knaar. Searching knowledge, I carry my duties.
Halo rai riku, moris no ksolok. Enriching the land, alive and joyful.
Maibe, ha’u ema keta haluha: But, I, human, should not forget:
ha’u nia Maromak, ha’u Aman doben. my God, my loving Father.
3. Atu soi diak, hetan lalehan, To save goodness, find heaven,
ha’u sei la’o tuir Maromak dalan, I will follow God's way,
la’o tuir nafatin Maromak ukun; walking always on God's precepts;
Nia ukunfuan HADOMI nian. His commandment of LOVE
4. Tuir ukunfuan Maromak nian, Following the commandment of God,
hadomi malu, fo tulun malu; love each other, help each other;
la bele oho, fo terus ema; Do not kill, do not torture people;
tan ita hotu Maromak oan. because all of us are God's children.
5. Ha’u lemo rai, ha’u lakon dalan; I'm a pilgrim, I lost the way;
ha’u la’o rai, ha’u buka uma. I'm an itinerant, I search for shelter.
Hetan Maromak iha ha’u dalan, Found God along my way,
Nia simu ha’u, fo tulun ha’u. He accepts me, gives me help.
6. Ha’u la’o to’o ona ha’u dalan rohan; I've reached the end of my journey
Ha’u to’o ha’u uma, uma lalehan. I arrived at my home, heavenly home.
La hanoin tan ha’u moris ikus; Think no more of my last days of life;
tan ha’u fiar Maromak, ha’u Na’i. because I believe God, my Lord.