(Pupuh XLII)
Sareng mirsa Sri Nalendra,
dangu kendel tan ngandika,
duk nguni tan mirsa warta,
yen kang ngibu kawlas harsa.
*
at the sight of merciful mother
years after their last argumenthead can no longer be held high
heart longs for one more embrace
- Babad Diponegoro Pupuh XLII -
painting by Galuh Tajimalela
*The long lost diary of Prince Diponegoro, a Javanese warrior prince from Java War 1825 - 1830, is recently found. He wrote everything in Macapat (the Javanese poetic forms). A painting exhibition of artists' interpretation on the poems took place in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I am taking the initiative of translating them into English. Comments on the translation are pretty much welcomed!
head can no longer be held high
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