Les légendes et folklores. Les souvenirs des le monde anciennes
Hikayat. Garuda. Puteri. Voyages fantastiques.
Nous perdons, et nous perdons une partie intrinsèque de nous
legends and folklores
hikayat, syair dan wayang
hikayat, syair dan wayang
memories of ancient days
magical, whimsical
almost gone
storytellers
penglipurlara, pak dalang, mak yong
penglipurlara, pak dalang, mak yong
held court with wit
timeless wisdom
almost extinct
legendary heroes
hang tuah, che siti, santubong
hang tuah, che siti, santubong
larger than life
tragicly ridiculed
almost irrelevant
ancient kingdoms
campa, majapahit, melaka, langkasuka
campa, majapahit, melaka, langkasuka
lessons from the past
forgotten, therefore
sadly repeated
almost annihilated
almost annihilated
by ninotaziz
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Victoria over at dVerse encourages us to give in to our voice today.
I use my voice to revive legends of the ancient Malay kingdoms. And to stress its importance to our sense of self, continuity and people.
At the International Congress of Asian Folklore in Jogjakarta this June, I hope to emphasize the need to provide new content for Asian folklore with my paper entitled Reviving Ancient Folklore Through Historical Fiction.
This is just great... and I love the end... (and sad) ... names I should learn more about. And the video is just awesome
ReplyDeleteI am glad you liked it, Björn. I love the gamelan orchestra and grab any opportunity to perform.
Deletei hear you in this..our stories are important..and how they inform our lives and actions as well...storytelling is def a lost art...in many places...i def want to be one though and capture those stories for my fam...
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Brian. You are a storyteller first, then only poet extraordinaire. No, even in your poetry, you always tell us stories.
DeleteDefinitely why I started retelling and rewriting folklores, Brian. For my daughters.
I enjoyed this so much--the blend of cultures, the music, and, of course the poems. I guess I never realized that you write in French as well and that makes me happy. I welcome anything in French.
ReplyDeleteThank you Victoria. Through cross borders initiatives, I can help my culture survive. It is beautiful, yet faces many challenges.
DeleteI love the French for their pursuit of culture. A group of French poets led by V Hugo and Verlaine promoted the pantoun which was based on the Malay pantun back in the 19th century. H Faucconier's Les Malaisie won the French highest literary award the Goncourt Prize in the 1930s. And Francois Rene Daillie wrote the book Alam Pantun Melayu which is so inspiring to me.
Writing in French helps me express my appreciation.
I loved the sound of reading these unfamiliar words - that I don't know them added to the sense of something being lost.
ReplyDeletethis is awesome...and it is sad that so many cultures and also traditions get forgotten with the years
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