For Those Who Can’t Be Here

Hari Natal tahun 2021 ini saya awali dengan kejutan manis. Bukan hanya saya, tentunya, tapi jutaan orang di muka bumi ini yang terpesona dengan penampilan Kate Middleton bersama Tom Walker.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, the future queen of England, is playing the piano!

Dan penampilan mereka sungguh cantik. Membuat pagi natal saya begitu indah.

Lagu For Those Who Can’t Be Here ditulis oleh Tom Walker tahun lalu setelah kakeknya meninggal dunia. “I wrote this song last year after we lost my grandad, it was a tough time for everyone but especially my mum. I wanted to write this song for her as I can’t imagine how difficult it is to have a parent or a loved one absent at Christmas for the first time. My Gran always raises a glass every year around the table and we do a cheers in honour of those who can’t be here with us. This song is for anyone who does the same.”

Tentu saja kita semua pernah merasa kehilangan. Terlebih di masa pandemi ini. Ada hari-hari di mana berita duka tak pernah henti berdatangan. Kita kehilangan teman, saudara, ibu, ayah, orang-orang tercinta yang tak pernah kita bayangkan akan meninggalkan kita secepat itu.

Takkan pernah cukup kata menggambarkan kepedihan yang kita rasakan.

Penampilan Tom Walker dan Kate Middleton menjadi penghiburan bagi kita semua.

Two thumbs up buat Kate Middleton yang ternyata memang sedari dulu pintar bermain piano. Penampilannya di Westminster Abbey ini benar-benar dirahasiakan selama latihan hingga hari-H.

Untuk semua yang telah pergi, saya persembahkan tulisan ini. Sesungguhnya, kalian tidak pernah pergi. Kalian hanya tidak bisa hadir mewujud di sini, namun kalian selalu di hati.

For Those Who Can’t Be Here

We put the lights up on the tree
And all the presents underneath
Light the fire, it’s getting cold
Another year of, “Will it snow?”
Mixin’ lager and champagne
Somethin’ I’ll never do again
‘Round the table banter flows
Prayin’ no one rocks the boat
Still, I know this picture’s not quite right
There’s someone on your mind
First Christmastime without him by your side, I know
The sound of Christmas bells
They never say farewell
So we laugh, we shed a tear
For those who can’t be here
We’re drinkin’ sherry just because
Confessin’ all our Christmas love
Watch Home Alone for the thousandth time
It’s the only movie that we all like
But I know, this picture’s not quite right
There’s someone on my mind
First Christmastime without him by our side, I know
He loved these Christmas bells
‘Cause they never say farewell
So we laugh, we shed a tear
For those who can’t be here
For those who can’t be here
For those who can’t be here (the bells ring out for them)
For those who can’t be here (the bells ring out for them)
For those who can’t be here
The bells ring out for them
For those who can’t be here
The bells ring out for them
For those who can’t be here

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Steve Mac / Thomas Alexander Walker