Ia tusing ja ningalin bungané, kéwala ia nolih jalan ané sedeng seek tur ia masih nolih ka duri, cariké ané linggah kabekin baan kecambah cenik mawarna gadang.
He paid no attention to the brilliant blossoms, his eyes unseeingly gazing towards the busy road and beyond it, a sprawling rice paddy full of tiny green sprouts.