“I want to live another thousand years.”
"Aku" ["Me"] (March 1943), p. 21
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
Chairil Anwar fue un poeta indonesio adscrito a la Generación del 45 y algunas veces al movimiento simbolista. Se estima que Chairil ha compuesto alrededor de 96 trabajos líricos y cerca de 70 poemas en su corta trayectoria. Wikipedia
“I want to live another thousand years.”
"Aku" ["Me"] (March 1943), p. 21
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“I don't intend to share fate,
Fate which is a universal loneliness.”
"Pemberian Tahu" ["A Proclamation"] (1946), p. 184
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“To mean something, once
Then death”
"Dipo Negoro" (1943), p. 7
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“But oh my heart that will not give itself
Break, you bastard, ripped by your loneliness!”
"Sia-Sia" ["In Vain"] (February 1943), p. 11
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“Love's a danger that quickly fades.”
"Tuti Artic" ["Tuti's Ice Cream"] (1947), p. 125
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)