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Post by Peter on Aug 21, 2005 10:45:38 GMT 7
I am reading a poem -- ISA-- by the wonderful Chairil Anwar, and he writes:
"mendampar tanya: aku salah"
Is "mendampar tanya" a Malay or Indonesian idiom, or is he being poetic and saying something like:
"The question is cast ashore: is it my fault?"
PLEASE HELP!
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Post by bukhrin on Aug 22, 2005 2:18:01 GMT 7
It's not the sort of language you use in daily Malay conversation (or any idiom I ever heard of). However, poetic literature and songs lyrics in both languages are almost indistinguishable. In my opinion, I would definitely go for poetic prose.
p.s: isn't ISA the poem in the famous movie "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta ?" I could be mistaken though.
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Post by Peter on Aug 22, 2005 8:34:06 GMT 7
Hi bukhrin--
Thanks for the info. I haven't seen the movie Ada Apa Dengan Cinta--but the poem is characteristically powerful and wild, as most of Chairil Anwar's poetry seems to be. This is the poem:
Isa
Itu Tubuh
mengucur darah
mengucur darah
rubuh
patah
mendampar tanya: aku salah?
kulihat Tubuh mengucur darah
aku berkaca dalam darah
terbayang terang di mata masa
bertukar rupa ini segara
mengatup luka
aku bersuka
Itu Tubuh
mengucur darah
mengucur darah
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Post by bukhrin on Aug 22, 2005 21:47:31 GMT 7
Well, too bad he died too young. 27 or 28 something, not so sure.
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