Injit Injit Semut

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Indonesian

(Indonesian folk song)

Jalan-jalan ke tanah Deli
Sungguh indah tempat tamasya
Kawan jangan bersedih
Mari nyanyi bersama-sama

Kalau pergi ke Surabaya
Naik perahu dayung sendiri
Kalau hatimu sedih
Yang rugi diri sendiri

Refrain
Injit-injit semut, siapa sakit naik di atas
Injit-injit semut, walau sakit jangan di lepas
Injit-injit semut, siapa sakit naik di atas
Injit-injit semut, walau sakit jangan di lepas

Naik perahu ke Pulau Seribu
Sungguh indah si pulau karang
Sungguh malang nasibku
Punya pacar di ambil orang

Ramai sungguh bandar Jakarta
Tempat orang mengikat janji
Walau pacar tak punya
Hati senang dapat bernyanyi Refrain

English Translation – Step Up Like an Ant

Take a walk to the Deli land
What a beautiful sightseeing spot
Friends, don’t be sad
Let’s sing together

If you go to Surabaya
Take a rowing boat yourself
If your heart is hard
It’s a pain you make for yourself

Refrain
Step up like an ant, who is sick rising above
Step up like an ant, even if it’s hurt, don’t let go
Step up like an ant, who is sick rising above
Step up like an ant, even if it’s hurt, don’t let go

Take a boat to Seribu Island
The coral island is really beautiful
My fate is really unfortunate
My boyfriend taken by someone

Really busy city of Jakarta
A place where people make promises
Even though there is no boyfriend
I am happy to sing Refrain

Game

Formation: Students stand in a circle.

One person puts a hand in the center. The next person stacks one hand on top and with the other hand pinches the hand of the first person. Each person continues to stack hands on top the other hands while singing the refrain over and over. After each line, the bottom hand goes to the top of the stack.