Yangon Thu

His Last Words

I just came across this Burmese Poem and I really liked it, so here it is.
Don't think the English translation does justice to the poem. I mean, even the title is called "His Message" in the English version and I think that his last words sound better.

And they call him partisan (a guerilla soldier) instead of his name: Maung Pyaut Kyar (cooly, his name could mean one who disappeared/disappearing) . I mean, I know that the term partisan works (applies in this case) and perhaps the poet even chose it himself but you know, using his name would have been better for me.

Maybe I will try my hand at translating it. Maybe.

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Posted by Yangon Thu at September 5, 2007 10:42 PM