Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

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Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (March 9, 1839 – March 16, 1881) is one of the Russian composers who is known as the Five (five companions; Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Moussorgsky, César Cui, Borodin), is the innovator of Russian music of romantic period. He tried to achieve a unique musical identity of Russia, which is often deliberately broke the established conventions of Western music. Lanjutkan membaca “Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881)”

Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. harianto

DAUN DEMI DAUN GUGUR
Walter Savage Landor

Daun demi daun gugur, bunga demi bunga,
Disaat dingin, disaat panas: sebarang waktunya.
Hidup-hidup ia berkembang, hidup-hidup berguguran,
Semua disambut bumi, yang beri mereka makan.
Haruskah kita, putranya lebih budiman, kecewa
Kembali kekandungannya, bila hidup henti bernyala? Lanjutkan membaca “Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)”

Unknown Poet From Yugoslavia

Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto

When i figured out the work of an anonymous or unrecognized. I found it in the book of “Puisi Dunia” (World Poetry), Volume I, Compiled by M. Taslim Ali, Balai Pustaka, 1952. Because the writing in there Using the old spelling, so I composed with spelling I used for now. Below is a poem of unknown poet derived from Yugoslavia:
(the retranslation into English would be more or less like below). Lanjutkan membaca “Unknown Poet From Yugoslavia”