2. DURIAN INSPIRATION TO ARCHITECTURE

 The Esplanade Theatre, Singapore

 

Timun vs Durian

Cucumber vs Durian

 Roof Top

Bottom side of Durian

Gedung mirip duren

Theater resembles a durian

Kulit Durian

Durian Skin

1.Durian in Jambi

Duren...

Di luar engkau hijau...tajam...melukai....

Di dalam engkau harum...kuning...manis dan lembut....
Oh wahai Jambi engkau bagaikan duren..
Hijau...tajam...melukai....
tetapi sesungguhnya...
...engkau...kuning...harum...manis dan lembut...
Kuning dengan pengharapan...
Harum bagaikan dupa penyembahan kehadapan Sang Maha Kuasa..
Manis menghilangkan segala kepahitan...
Lembut menghilangkan segala keganasan...kegarangan..kekejaman dan kekerasan...
Lemah lembut...

Oh Duren..duren..duren....
Duren Kumpeh...Duren Sengeti
Siapa yang ngeh..Biarlah mengerti...


Kerajaan yang dikelilingi pohon-pohon Durian..
Candi-candi yang dikelilingi pohon-pohon Durian...
Ah..siapakah yang mengira...
Rasa enak nikmat tiada tara...
Duren....<><



Durian...
From outside you are green...thorny...sharp...piercing...jabbing...hurting...
But inside you are sweet smelling...yellow... sweet and soft...
Oh Jambi..you are like a durian....
Green...sharp...hurtful...
But truly inside you are....yellow..sweet smelling....sweet and soft...
Yellow with HOPE...
Sweet smelling like the odor of the incense in the presence of the HOLY ONE...
Sweetness that takes away all the bitterness...
Softness that takes away all the fierceness..rudeness...harshness and hardness..
Softness...


Oh Durian...durian...durian...
Durian Kumpeh...Durian Sengeti
Who understands....let them comprehend..


A kingdom surrounded by durian trees...
Temples surrounded by durian trees...
Oh..who would have guessed....
The delicious taste be blessed......<><