NAGA : A Malaysian Tragedy



This is a prologue to a Malaysian ancient folklore, a tragedy.
For the most beautiful princess, lured by her first love, became a dragon.
This is the legend of the Chini Lake - NAGA.



Naga.

A  green and golden sea serpent rose from the sea foams 
and rode the waves. Angry, her fury was terrible to behold.
Bared fangs and outstretched claws glinted in the sun.

All the ships that passed through 
her lair perished. One thought repeated itself 
in her deep consciousness. Humans.

Betrayal.

Until a ship with crisp white sails approached.
The scent in the air stopped the Naga. She looked up. 
There was a lone girl on deck of the ship. 
She looked sad and lonely.

Srikandi.

Waterdrops fell like a string of pearls from the Naga’s eyes
and looked like sparkling tears.

Love.

Love stopped the Naga’s mindless rampage. Never again.
Sri Gemom dived into the depths of the sea.

Evermore.


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Naga

Bangunnya ia dari busa laut, menunggang ombak 
Kemarahan naga menggunung, dahsyat 
Ngeri taring dan kuku menyentap.


Kesemua kapal yang singgah, yang lalu 
Naga musnahkan. Yang terlihat, yang terhidu 
Ahhh, manusia. Sungguh jemu.

Pengkhianat.

Sehingga sebuah kapal dengan layar putih menghampiri. 
Terhidu bauan dari tanahair - teratai dan serai wangi 
Seorang gadis di atas kapal sendirian 
Sedih dan kesepian.


Srikandi.

Titisan airmata jatuh bak mutiara berguguran 
 dari mata Naga bak mutiara berkilauan.

Kasih sayang.

Terhenti amukan Naga. Timbul nilai diri Putri.
Sri Gemom menyelam ke dasar laut menyendiri.

Selama-lamanya.


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Naga

L'eau tombaient comme des perles des yeux
de la Naga et ressemblait à des larmes scintillantes.

Amour.

L'amour aveugle arrêté saccage du Naga. Jamais plus.
Sri Gemom plongé dans la mer bleu.

Jamais plus.




Copyright (c) 2012 ninotaziz


24 comments:

  1. love always wins....smiles....very cool to see it in the other languages as well...so as a prologue that means there is more...

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    1. Dear Brian,
      This is actually the prologue to my first novel, Brian entitled NAGA - A Legend of Tasik Chini, out in August.

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    2. very cool! will have to get that one as well..smiles.

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  2. Very nice! Love dragons, the sea, and "water drops fell like a string of pearls" Congratulations on your pending publication very exciting!!

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  3. Thanlk you Sara. I have had anthologies published before. But this is my first real novel. I am quite excited. Thank you - I enjoyed your Cinderella empowering tale!

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  4. Lovely piece. Thank you for sharing the story.

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    1. Thank you Brenda. It is a story I have loved from childhood, even while I was reading the fairytales of the world for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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  5. Beautiful, Ninot. You write these legends so wonderfully. I am so impressed by your productivity. Wow! Way to go, another book coming out so soon.

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  6. Dear dear Sherry,
    I have been writing for so long, well, since I was 11 and suddenly, it is time to publish, publish and publish. I am also very lucky that my publisher, Utusan Publishers supports my work. My editor, Fuzana, told me the other day, "No one writes our legends like you do." I on the other hand, feel, anyone can do this. It is just most people would rather write other kind of stuff!

    NAGA will be published on-line first by XLibris in Australia, followed by local publication end of the year by Utusan. We will see how it does. Wish me luck!

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  7. Ninot Ma'am,
    Beautiful, sungguh menakjubkan! The flare for both languages is glaringly of the highest order , perfect! The masterpiece is eagerly awaited. Keep the good flag flying, Ma'am! We have one of our own setanding malah melebihi mereka yang ada di blogosphere!

    Hank

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  8. Dear Sir Hank,
    Thank you so much for the support. Are you aware that Hikayat is out in MPH? Naga should be out soon. You can buy Kosmo today, there is a write-up on Hikayat! Sigh. All I hope is that people buy, read and love the books.

    Cheers!

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  9. As always powerful poem.. Nice to know that naga will be out soon..

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    1. Thank you Ayoh Wang. Working on it so that it can be released by August. But I need some time off. It is quite tiring. I am also in the midst of the editing of Legends of Asia.

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  10. I am so impressed ~~~ all the way round!!

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    1. Thank you Helen. Loved your approach too to the prompt.

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  11. Oh, it's beautiful! Gorgeous reading. What images.

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  12. It read like folklore, so mystical! I enjoyed your take on this prompt :D

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    1. Thank you Ella. I feel deep satisfaction at reading your comments.

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  13. Impressive read and congrats on the book.

    Anna :o]

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    1. Dear Anna,
      I hope you will get to read my book one day. Thank you so much for your kind words.

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  14. I echo the compliments expressed above.

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    1. It is lovely to see you here, Pakcik. Thank you.

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