Terjemahan Lirik Lagu Aubrey – Bread: Like A Lovely Melody That Everyone Can Sing
Terjemahan Lirik Lagu Aubrey by Bread
Beritahitam.com – The Terjemahan Lirik Lagu Aubrey compiled below walks through every verse, bridge, and chorus of "Aubrey," a composition written by David Gates for the Los Angeles soft-rock trio Bread. Appearing on the 1972 album Guitar Man, the song is a hushed, melancholic ballad built around one-sided longing—the ache of loving someone who never crossed your path.
Origins and Musical Context
Gates conceived the piece as a meditation on devotion without reciprocity. The narrator fixates on a woman he never actually met, constructing an entire emotional universe from nothing more than her name. Within the broader sonic palette of Guitar Man, "Aubrey" sets itself apart through its restrained sorrow and its insistence that absence can function as its own kind of presence.
Full Lyrics with Indonesian Translation
[Verse 1]
"And Aubrey was her name / A not so very ordinary girl, or name / But who's to blame / For a love that wouldn't bloom? / For the hearts that never played in tune?"
Terjemahan: Dan Aubrey adalah namanya—seorang gadis, atau sekadar secarik nama yang tak begitu biasa. Namun siapa yang patut disalahkan atas cinta yang tak kunjung mekar? Atas hati-hati yang tak pernah seirama?
[Bridge 1]
"Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing / Take away the words that rhyme, it doesn't mean a thing"
Terjemahan: Bak melodi indah yang bisa dinyanyikan semua orang—hilangkan kata-kata yang berima, maka ia tak lagi bermakna.
[Verse 2]
"And Aubrey was her name / We tripped the light and danced together, to the moon / But where was June? / No, it never came around / If it did, it never made a sound"
Terjemahan: Dan Aubrey adalah namanya. Kita menari ringan bersama di bawah cahaya, hingga ke bulan. Namun ke mana perginya Juni? Tidak—ia tak pernah tiba. Atau jika pun tiba, ia tak pernah bersuara.
[Bridge 2]
"Maybe I was absent or was listening too fast? / Catching all the words but then the meaning going past"
Terjemahan: Mungkin aku tak hadir, atau mendengarkan terlalu terburu-buru? Menangkap kata-katanya, namun maknanya berlalu begitu saja.
[Chorus 1]
"But God, I miss the girl / And I'd go a thousand times around the world, just to be / Closer to her than to me"
Terjemahan: Tapi Tuhan, aku merindukan gadis itu. Dan aku rela mengelilingi dunia ribuan kali, hanya demi bisa berada lebih dekat dengannya daripada dengan diriku sendiri.
[Verse 3]
"And Aubrey was her name / I never knew her, but I loved her just the same / I loved her name / Wish that I had found the way / And the reasons that would make her stay"
Terjemahan: Dan Aubrey adalah namanya. Aku tak pernah benar-benar mengenalnya, namun tetap mencintainya—mencintai namanya. Andai saja aku menemukan caranya dan alasan yang bisa membuatnya bertahan.
[Bridge 3]
"I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest / If I can't have the one I want, I'll do without the best"
Terjemahan: Aku telah belajar menjalani hidup terpisah dari yang lain. Jika tak bisa memiliki sosok yang kuinginkan, aku akan menjalani hidup tanpa yang terbaik.
[Chorus 2]
"But how I miss the girl / And I'd go a million times around the world, just to say / She had been mine for a day"
Terjemahan: Tapi betapa aku merindukan gadis itu. Dan aku rela mengelilingi dunia jutaan kali, hanya untuk mengatakan bahwa dia pernah menjadi milikku selama satu hari.
Thematic Analysis
The song's central paradox—devotion directed at someone who never existed in the narrator's life—gives it its particular ache. Gates frames love not as a relationship but as an internal architecture: a name becomes a person, a melody becomes a conversation, and absence becomes the most intimate form of presence. The repeated willingness to circle the globe "a thousand" or "a million" times underscores that the longing is less about geography than about the impossibility of reaching back into a moment that never occurred.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who wrote "Aubrey" and on which album does it appear?
David Gates, Bread's co-lead vocalist, wrote the song. It was released on the 1972 album Guitar Man.
What is the song actually about?
"Aubrey" explores unrequited affection directed at a woman the narrator never truly knew. The emotional core is longing for a bond that never materialized, framed through metaphor and absence rather than direct address.
Where can I find the Indonesian translation of these lyrics?
The full Terjemahan Lirik Lagu Aubrey in Indonesian is provided above alongside each English verse, bridge, and chorus. Each translated passage follows its corresponding original lyric block for easy side-by-side comparison.