Two Bands, One Evening

Bruna and her band arrive at the Blue Door café at six. They carry a drum, two guitars and a keyboard. But on the small stage, another band sets up its things.

Bruna dan bandnya tiba di kafe Blue Door pada pukul enam. Mereka membawa sebuah drum, dua gitar, dan sebuah keyboard. Tetapi di panggung kecil itu, band lain sedang menata peralatannya.

"Excuse me," Bruna says. "We play here tonight."

"Permisi," kata Bruna. "Kami tampil di sini malam ini."

A woman with a red guitar shakes her head. "No, we play here tonight," she says. "My name is Nena."

Seorang wanita dengan gitar merah menggeleng. "Tidak, kamilah yang tampil di sini malam ini," katanya. "Namaku Nena."

They call the owner. He comes out of the kitchen with his big book. He looks at one page for a long time. "Oh no," he says. "I wrote both bands for the same evening. It is my mistake."

Mereka memanggil pemilik kafe. Ia keluar dari dapur dengan buku besarnya. Ia menatap satu halaman lama sekali. "Astaga," katanya. "Aku menulis kedua band untuk malam yang sama. Ini kesalahanku."

The two bands argue a little. The drummer says his band came first. Nena says her band wrote to the café first. Nobody wants to go home.

Kedua band itu berdebat sebentar. Si penabuh drum bilang bandnya datang lebih dulu. Nena bilang bandnya menulis surat ke kafe lebih dulu. Tidak ada yang mau pulang.

Then the door opens, and people come in. They sit down and look at the stage. They are ready for music.

Lalu pintu terbuka, dan orang-orang masuk. Mereka duduk dan memandang ke panggung. Mereka siap mendengarkan musik.

"We cannot send them away," Bruna says. "What if we play together?"

"Kita tidak bisa menyuruh mereka pergi," kata Bruna. "Bagaimana kalau kita tampil bersama?"

Nena thinks. "My band plays fast songs. You play slow songs."

Nena berpikir. "Bandku memainkan lagu-lagu cepat. Bandmu memainkan lagu-lagu lambat."

"Then we take turns," Bruna says. "And at the end, we mix them."

"Kalau begitu kita bergiliran," kata Bruna. "Dan di akhir, kita campur keduanya."

They start with a slow song and a very fast drum. It sounds strange, but the people clap. Soon both singers sing the same song. Both guitars play the same part. The owner brings free drinks for everyone.

Mereka mulai dengan lagu lambat dan tabuhan drum yang sangat cepat. Bunyinya aneh, tetapi orang-orang bertepuk tangan. Tak lama kemudian kedua penyanyi menyanyikan lagu yang sama. Kedua gitar memainkan bagian yang sama. Si pemilik kafe membawakan minuman gratis untuk semua orang.

After the last song, a man calls, "What is your band's name?"

Setelah lagu terakhir, seorang pria berseru, "Siapa nama band kalian?"

Bruna looks at Nena and laughs. "We need a new one."

Bruna memandang Nena dan tertawa. "Kami butuh nama baru."