The Voice of the Night: Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar
The Voice of the Night: Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar
by Chairil Anwar translated by Burton Raffel
Ohio University Press, 1993 Paper: 978-0-89680-170-7 Library of Congress Classification PL5089.A56A27 1993 Dewey Decimal Classification 899.22112
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Chairil Anway (1922–1949) was the primary architect of the Indonesian literary revolution in both poetry and prose. In a few intense years he forged almost ingle-handedly a vital, mature literary language in Bahasa Indonesia, a language which formally came to exist in 1928. Anway led the way for the many Indonesian writers who have emerged during the past fifty years.
This volume contains all that has survived of Anwar’s writing. It not longer need the sort of introduction it did soem thirty years ago when Burton Raffel first published English translations of Anwar’s work. Raffel now presents the complete poems and the small amount of surviving prose in new translations with new interpretations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
POETRY
Nisan
Epitaph
Penghidupan
Life
Dipo Negoro
Dipo Negoro
Sia-sia
In Vain
Ajakan
Invitation
Sendiri
Alone
Pelarian
A Fugitive
Suara Malam
The Voice of the Night
Aku
Me
Hukum
The Law
Taman
Our Garden
Lagu Biasa
An Ordinary Song
Kupu Malam Dan Biniku
A Whore and My Wife
Penerimaan
Willingness
Kesabaran
Patience
Perhitungan
A Reckoning-up
Kenangan
Memories
Rumahku
My House
Hampa
Futility
Kawanku Dan Aku
My Friend and I
Bercerai
Parting
Aku
Me
Cerita
A Story
Dimesjid
At the Mosque
Kepada Peminta-minta
To a Beggar
Selamat Tinggal
Goodbye
[Untitled]
Your Mouth
Dendam
Revenge
Merdeka
Free
[Untitled]
We Wobble Along
?
?
1943
1943
Isa
Jesus Christ
Doa
Prayer
Sajak Putih
A Pure Rhyme
Dalam Kereta
In the Train
Siap-sedia
We're Ready
Kepada Penyair Bohang
For the Poet Bohang
Lagu Siul
Whistling Song
Malam
Evening
Orang Berdua
Together
Sebuah Kamar
A Room
Kepada Pelukis Affandi
To the Painter Affandi
Catetan Th. 1946
Notes for 1946
Buat Album D. S.
D. S.: For Her Album
Nocturno (Fragment)
Nocturno: A Fragment
Cerita Buat Dien Tamaela
A Tale for Dien Tamaela
Kabar Dari Laut
News from the Sea
Senja Di Pelabuhan Kecil
Twilight at a Little Harbor
Cintaku Jauh Dipulau
My Love's on a Faraway Island
“Betina”-nya Affandi
Affandi's Bitch
Situasi
Situation
Dari Dia
From Her
Keapada Kawan
To a Friend
Pemberian Tahu
Proclamation
Sajak Buat Basuki Resobowo
Poem for Basuki Resobowo
Sorga
Heaven
Malam Di Pegunungan
Evening in the Mountains
Tuti Artic
Tuti's Ice Cream
Krawang-bekasi
Krawang and Bekasi
Persetujuan Dengan Bung Karno
Agreement with Friend Sukarno
[Untitled]
Like This
Ina Mia
Ina Mia
Perjurit Jaga Malam
A Sentry at Night
Puncak
At a Mountain Resort
Buat Gadis Rasid
For Miss Gadis Rasid
[Untitled]
In the Moonlight
Aku Berkisar Antara Mereka
I Run Around with Them
Buat Nyonya N
For Mrs. N.
Mirat Muda, Chairil Muda
Mirat's Young, Chairil's Young
Yang Terampas Dan Yang Luput
Some Are Plundered, Some Escape
Derai-derai Cemara
Whispering Pines
[Untitled]
Evening Be Over
[Untitled]
I'm Back Again
[Untitled]
Let's Leave Here
PROSE
Untitled Speech, 1943
Looking It in the Eye [1943]
Hoppla! [published December 1945]
Writing Poems, Looking at Pictures [published June 1949]