Reading In Public Domain

Reading: Amir Hamzah, Nyanyi Sunyi (1937)


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This episode is delivered in Bahasa Indonesia. I read 3 poems from Njanji Soenji (Nyanyi Sunyi): Padamu Jua, Tetapi Aku, and Hari Menuai. Njanji Soenji is a 1937 poetry collection by Amir Hamzah. Written some time after the poet was forced to marry the daughter of the Sultan of Langkat instead of his chosen love in Java, this collection consists of 24 titled poems and pieces of lyrical prose, none of which are dated.
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Reading In Public DomainBy maria renny