Read The Poem "For You Bung Tomo", Menbud Fadli Zon Promises To Build An Indonesian Literature Ecosystem

Minister of Culture Fadli Zon when reading poetry at the Sasana Sastra: Reading 80 Years of Indonesia (doc. Ministry of Culture).

JAKARTA - Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon, read a poem entitled "Formu Bung Tomo" in the Sasana Sastra event: Reading 80 Years of Indonesia which was held at the Great Theater, Taman Ismail Marzuki.

The poem was written by Fadli Zon on 10 November 1985, when he was 14 years old, as a form of respect for Bung Tomo, an Indonesian independence fighter who died in the Holy Land in 1981.

"I will read the poem I wrote about 40 years ago on November 10, 1985. I wrote this poem in memory of a great warrior who means a lot to this nation. He is Bung Tomo, who died in the Holy Land in 1981," he said.

Through the reading of the poem "Formu Bung Tomo", Menbud Fadli Zon expressed his hope that the spirit of the struggle of the heroes will continue to live in the soul of the next generation, strengthen the spirit of nationality, and unite diversity for a better Indonesia.

Sasat Sastra Event: Reading 80 Years of Indonesia is held as part of the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

This activity is a forum for appreciation for writers and poets who have contributed to perpetuating national values through their works.

Through this event, Menbud Fadli Zon reiterated that the Ministry of Culture will continue to support and build an Indonesian literary ecosystem.

"The Ministry of Culture will continue to oversee so that Indonesian literature continues to live and progress, becoming an important part of the nation's journey towards a future," he said.

FOR YOU, BUNG TOMObergema IN ESTABLISHMENT

Shakes the earth of Indonesia

Burial In The Chest

"Pekikan kemerdekaan memperhana"

at that time ten November in Surabaya

You raise a spirit that almost fades

You wake the patriots into the field of service

drop-drop blood watering the earth

sobs of mothers who have lost their sons

On top of the bodies piled up

they said...

Allahu Akbar! Merdeka Or Die!

now you are gone, our father

in the holy land you breathe your last

in prayer

no salvo

no half-mast flag

there is no procession of bodies

all silent, all dark

Goodbye, Mr. Kami

in the day of motherland

You have been separated from tyranny

from your earth, which is full of stains and sins