Luís Vaz de Camões on earth Nusantara

Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto

OS LUSIADES (canto X)
Luís Vaz de Camões

Di bawah sayap terkembang dari pagi menyala,
Lihat, tebaran pulau menghias laut cemerlang!
Tengah ratusan, walau belum bernama, lihat Ternate!
Kala siang, berliput gemawan tinggi bukit-bukitnya,
Kala malam, panji-panji api, bagai ombak menggulung, Lanjutkan membaca “Luís Vaz de Camões on earth Nusantara”

Marco Polo (1254-1324) Visited in Jogjakarta?

Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto

Marco Polo (September 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324), was wanderer merchant who was born in Venice, Italy. He went to China during it was in the control of Mongol Dynasty. He found the interesting and strange stories from the Eastern for the Europeans. The scholars argue that Marco was really true gone to China, but he did not visit all the places, which is depicted in his book (Xanadu). Lanjutkan membaca “Marco Polo (1254-1324) Visited in Jogjakarta?”