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The poetry, syair or ruba'i, of Hamzah Fansuri are usually not more than 13-15 stanzas, but some may be up to 21. [11] 32 of his poems have survived, and Hamzah included in each poem his name and information about himself in the last stanza (takhallus bait). Scholars have commented on his technical skill and mastery in his rhymes, the effective ...
Syair (Jawi: شعير) is a form of traditional Malay (also Brunei and Malaysian) poetry that is made up of four-line stanzas or quatrains. The syair can be a narrative poem, a didactic poem, a poem used to convey ideas on religion or philosophy , or even one to describe a historical event.
Musical instruments, costumes and adornments also play an important role in musical performance.Of the first, babadok and dadir (also dadil, gong or gon) stand out. The babadok is a small tapered wooden drum, about 30 to 50 centimeters long and about 15 centimeters in diameter, generally played by the women that strike it alternately with both hands.
Lie Kim Hok, author of Siti Akbari. Siti Akbari was written by Lie Kim Hok, a Bogor-born peranakan Chinese who was taught by Dutch missionaries. The missionaries introduced him to European literature, [2] including the works of Dutch writers such as Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint and Jacob van Lennep, [3] as well as works by French authors like Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, and ...
Tanah airku aman dan makmur Pulau kelapa yang amat subur Pulau melati, pujaan bangsa Sejak dulu kala. Melambai-lambai nyiur di pantai Berbisik-bisik raja kelana Memuja pulau yang indah permai Tanah airku, Indonesia! My homeland Indonesia The beautiful country that I loved most The glorious blood-spilled land of mine That I will adore forever
The Syair Bidasari is a Malay poem popular across Southeast Asia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Surviving manuscripts date to the early 19th century, and the story may be older. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Following a beautiful maiden who falls into a deathlike sleep during the day, it has been compared to the European fairy tales of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty .
Sjair Abdoel Moeloek (شَعِيْر عَبْدُالْمُلُوْك; Perfected Spelling: Syair Abdul Muluk) is an 1847 [a] syair (poem) credited variously to Raja Ali Haji or his sister Saleha. It tells of a woman who passes as a man to free her husband from the Sultan of Hindustan , who had captured him in an assault on their kingdom.
"Bengawan Solo" (lit. "Solo River") is an Indonesian song written by Gesang Martohartono in 1940. The song is a description of the longest river in Java, Solo River.The song became popular in Indonesia during the Second World War and was one of the songs promoted nationally in the newly-independent country after the war.