Puisi Bahasa Makassar "Tau Toaku"

Amma'-Manggeku

Tobaji'na lino pamantangangku

Pammase Dewata mange rikalengku

Tete kabajikanna batang kalengku

Tau toaku,tau lompo pangngamase

tau ampippisang urusukku

tau ambissai iyangasenna kabottokangku

singara'na a'rungang kabajikangku

Ammaku, tau angissengi je'ne matangku

tau ampalambusukang a'rungang jekkoku

tau angngarukang iyangasenna dosaku

Manggeku,mangge iyanasenna tallasakku

mangge mangge ampakalompoka namanna tanacini singara'

tama nabilang titi' songo'na,tama naitung mangngang bukunna,pasangngadinna mange 

riana' tammaka nasayangna

Tau toaku ammentenga ri dallekangta,

anni'gala ttojeng,ampaentengi iyangasenna kabajikanta

Namanna kalewang la'bu,namanna cidu' badik,namanna tarang piso kudalekkang

tamakummunduru' punna siri' nakabajikanta kudallekang......


by : Muhammad Rezki Rasyak