“I want to live another thousand years.”
"Aku" ["Me"] (March 1943), p. 21
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
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“I don't intend to share fate,
Fate which is a universal loneliness.”
"Pemberian Tahu" ["A Proclamation"] (1946), p. 184
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“To mean something, once
Then death”
"Dipo Negoro" (1943), p. 7
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“But oh my heart that will not give itself
Break, you bastard, ripped by your loneliness!”
"Sia-Sia" ["In Vain"] (February 1943), p. 11
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
“Love's a danger that quickly fades.”
"Tuti Artic" ["Tuti's Ice Cream"] (1947), p. 125
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
