Chairil Anwar 'The Bitch' Was Born And Becomes A Great Influence Of Indonesian Literature In History Today, 26 July 1922

Chairil Anwar (Source: Commons Wikimedia)

JAKARTA - On July 26, 1922, Indonesian poet Chairil Anwar was born into this world. Chairil Anwar is a legend of Indonesian literature. His name never dies and has had a great influence on the world of Indonesian literature.

Chairil Anwar's parents are from Payakumbuh. His father was Toeloes bin Haji Manan, who worked as an ambtenar during the Dutch era and became Regent of Rengat in the 1948 Republic era.

Chairil Anwar's mother is Saleha. When she married Toeloes, Mak Leha was a widow with one child.

Citing the Encyclopedia of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Chairil Anwar received his primary education at the Neutrale Hollands Inlandsche School (HIS) in Medan. After graduating from HIS, Chairil Anwar continued his education at Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO) in Medan.

MULO is a junior high school. Chairil Anwar did not finish his education at MULO Medan because he moved to Jakarta with his mother, where he continued his education at MULO Jakarta.

When Mak Leha and Chairil went to Jakarta, Toeloes remarried to Ramadhana or Mak Dona, who is a widow with one child. From Ramadhana, Toeloes has four daughters.

They are Chairil Anwar's half-brothers named Nini Toeraiza, Toehilwa, Toehilwi, and Toechairiyah. Even though Chairil was a child of MULO at that time, the books that Chairil read were also from the Hogere Burger School (HBS).

In Jakarta, Chairil Anwar can only take MULO until the second grade. After that Chairil Anwar studied on his own.

In addition, Chariril Anwar is also active in learning foreign languages. He studied Dutch, English, and German.

Therefore Chairil Anwar was finally able to read and study world literature written in foreign languages. Chairil translated several foreign poets.

He translated the poems of RM Rilke (Germany), H. Marsman (Netherlands), E. du Perron (Netherlands), and J. Slauerhoff (Netherlands), and Nietzsche (Germany). Chairil Anwar translated Multatuli's poem De Laatste Dag Der Hollanders op Jawa with the title Day Akhir Olanda in Java.

Chairil Anwar also translated the poem The Raid by John Steinbeck with the title Kena Gempur. The poem entitled Le Retour de l'enfant prodigue by Andre' Gide (France) was translated under the title Go Home Dia the Prodigal Son.

Life as a poet

Chairil Anwar (Source: Commons Wikimedia)

Chairil Anwar's life as a poet began in 1942. He wrote a poem entitled Nisan.

In addition, there is a work entitled Ready, which is a form of opposition to the Japanese occupation at that time. As a result of the poem Chairil Anwar was charged with advocating a rebellion against Japan.

Chairil Anwar had to spend three months behind bars. He also failed to be a speaker at the Youth Forum at the Cultural Center Office.

In addition, Chairil Anwar also wrote the poem Aku. I became one of the most adaptive poetry of the era, attracting many poetry lovers today to it.

I am considered a breaker of the way of poetry. I also gave Chairil Anwar the nickname 'Big Bitch'.

In 1949, Chairil Anwar produced six poems. The poems were entitled Mirat Muda, Chairil Muda, For Mrs. N, I ranged between them, the ones that were blown away and those who escaped, the rattles of the firs, and I was back.

On April 28, 1949, Chairil Anwar breathed his last. He died at the age of 27 at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.

Chairil Anwar's documented works consist of 94 writings: 70 original poems, four adaptations, ten translated poems, six original prose, and four translated prose.

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