Warnasarie

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list of rhyme words

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title:		Warnasarie
source:		Untitled poem by Raja Ali Haji, published in Warnasarie 1853, pp.113-118..
dates:		text:  1852 (1286 H);    printed source:  1853.
provenance:		text:  Riau;    printed source:  Batavia.
words:		417 words, comprising 84 verses.
references:		to the serially numbered stanzas (1-21) and verses of the printed text.

 

This text was kindly provided by Jan van der Putten

 

Editorial notes and bibliography

The editors of Warnasarie included the following note:

  De Redactie van Warnasarie neemt dit stuk van den broeders des onderkonings van Riouw op, tot een bewijs dat - hoe gebrekkig dan ook deze poging zij - alle lust voor letterkunde nog niet bij den inlander te loor ging.  Mogt hij de behoefte daaraan weldra ontwaren!  Het zoude een groot bewijs van vooruitgaande beschaving zijn.

  The editors of Warnasarie include this piece from the brother of the Viceroy of Riau as a demonstration that -- however feeble this particular effort might be -- the impulse for literature has not yet completely disappeared among the native inhabitants.  Hopefully, the lack in this area will soon be filled:  it would be a fine demonstration of cultural progress.

 

 Bibliography:

Jan van der Putten & Al Azhar, Dalam Berkekalan Persahabatan: Surat-surat Raja Ali Haji kepada Von de Wall, Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 2002, give the text at pp.160-163, as "Dokumen X".

 

Preparation

Added:  March 2003

A transcription of the text was provided by Jan van der Putten.  It has been adapted to the MCP format, retaining the original spelling.