blanchett
Immersion into the Malay verses of Nature and Wisdom
Requirements
- An interest in poetry
- An interest in Malaysia and the Malay language
- An interest in traditional Malay culture and society
Description
If you enjoy literature – especially poetry – this course is perfect for you!
It is my wish that Malay traditional folk poetry gain a wider audience and perhaps a fan base too in our ever-increasingly connected world today.
Malay society was soft-spoken and modest. When it came to the expression of feelings, poetry was often used as a guise for advice, encouragement, lamentation, marriage proposals or even satire.
The Happy Malay Traditional Folk Poetry Appreciation Course features the following:-
- Nature poetry at its best. Traditional Malay society regarded nature and men as one whole. An interplay develops between desire, love and lost on one hand and nature – which is symbolized by trees, flowers and fruits – on the other.
- Poems with moral values. Advice and bite-size wisdom of Malay ancestors are presented in rhyming verse. The listener is able to immerse in the age and time of the poet’s world which echoes through its verses.
- The poems are translated stanza per stanza. First the Malay stanza is read out. It is followed by the English equivalent.
- In a separate section, traditional folk poetry is also read out in its original Malay language without read-out English translations. However side by side English translations are provided for the poetry lover.
- In another section, traditional folk poetry is read out only in the English language for the benefit of English language speakers.
- May these poems inspire and give you an insight into the culture of the Malay world.
I hope that this course would appeal to you, as it has for me. The creation process has been a beautiful and heart-warming experience for me.
Wishing you happiness,
Lily Aimes
The Happy Malay Teacher
Who this course is for:
- Poetry lovers who want to know more about Malay poetry
- Students who are interested in culture and society
- Students who are studying Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
