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Friday 19 June 2009

One Poet’s Unity Government.

The spiritual leader of PAS may indeed be feeling like this if he were to describe what PAS went through once:-

PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA

DARI KELAS TINGGI DAN KELAS RENDAH

TELAH DIGANYANG

TELAH HARU-BIRU

MEREKA KECUT

KEDER

TERHINA DAN TERSIPU-SIPU


That was the feeling PAS took in during the brief marriage with UMNO under BN. Lets say, Tun Razak was Robert Borden and whoever was head of the Ulama faction in PAS then, was Wilfred Laurier of the Liberals. The ulamas counseled a reluctant yes. But UMNO succeeded in finding some PAS Judases and went on to set up BN. One of the most harrowing consequence, PAS was defeated in Kelantan.


Robert Borden was the leader of the Canadian Conservative government during WW1. Facing problem in recruiting sufficient men to join the Canadian Army, Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the government. Together they would easily deal with the Conscription crisis of 1917. The Liberals, led by Sir Wilfred Laurier refused; however, Borden was able to convince many individual Liberals to join what was called a Union Government, which defeated the Laurier Liberals in the fall 1917 election.

Sounds familiar eh? Hence Nik Aziz is likely to find resonance in these:-

SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN

TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA

DAN KAURELAKAN DIRIMU DIBIKIN KORBAN



WAHAI PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA

SEKARANG BANGKITLAH

SANGGUL KEMBALI RAMBUTMU

KARENA SETELAH MENYESAL

DATANGLAH KINI GILIRANMU

BUKAN UNTUK MEMBELA DIRI MELULU

TAPI UNTUK LANCARKAN SERANGAN

KARENA

SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN

TAPI JANGAN KAURELA DIBIKIN KORBAN


Now in our times, beleaguered UMNO leaders are looking for second generation PAS Judases to form second generation Union Government.

But the spiritual leader of PAS is cautioning the would- be Judases to avoid feeling like these:-

SARINAH

KATAKAN KEPADA MEREKA

BAGAIMANA KAU DIPANGGIL KE KANTOR MENTERI

BAGAIMANA IA BICARA PANJANG LEBAR KEPADAMU

TENTANG PERJUANGAN NUSA BANGSA

DAN TIBA-TIBA TANPA UJUNG PANGKAL

IA SEBUT KAU INSPIRASI REVOLUSI

SAMBIL IA BUKA KUTANGMU


DAN KAU DASIMA

KHABARKAN PADA RAKYAT

BAGAIMANA PARA PEMIMPIN REVOLUSI

SECARA BERGILIRAN MEMELUKMU

BICARA TENTANG KEMAKMURAN RAKYAT DAN API REVOLUSI

SAMBIL CELANANYA BASAH

DAN TUBUHNYA LEMAS

TERKAPAI DISAMPINGMU

OTOTNYA KEBURU TAK BERDAYA


During World War II, the opposition Conservative Party of Canada ran under the name National Government in the 1940 election as a means of promoting their platform of creating a wartime national government coalition. This was evocative of the previous war's Union government which was successful. It was a desperate attempt by the Conservative Party to save itself. The party did dismally in the election which re-elected the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King whose party continued to rule alone for the duration of World War II.

Maybe the PAS leaders in their Istikharah prayers saw these:-


POLITISI DAN PEGAWAI TINGGI

ADALAH CALUK YANG RAPI

KONGRES-KONGRES DAN KONFERENSI

TAK PERNAH BERJALAN TANPA KALIAN

KALIAN TAK PERNAH BISA BILANG 'TIDAK'

LANTARAN KELAPARAN YANG MENAKUTKAN

KEMISKINAN YANG MENGEKANG

DAN TELAH LAMA SIA-SIA CARI KERJA

IJAZAH SEKOLAH TANPA GUNA

PARA KEPALA JAWATAN

AKAN MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN

KALAU KAU MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN

KALAU KAU MEMBUKA PAHA

SEDANG DILUAR PEMERINTAHAN

PERUSAHAAN-PERUSAHAAN MACET

LAPANGAN KERJA TAK ADA

REVOLUSI PARA PEMIMPIN

ADALAH REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA

MEREKA BERJUANG UNTUK SYURGA

DAN TIDAK UNTUK BUMI

REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA

TAK PERNAH MENGHASILKAN

LEBIH BANYAK LAPANGAN KERJA

BAGI RAKYATNYA

KALIAN ADALAH SEBAHAGIAN KAUM PENGANGGUR YANG MEREKA CIPTAKAN

NAMUN


The PAS leadership further cautions:-


SESALKAN MANA YANG KAU KAUSESALKAN

TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA

DAN KAU RELA DIBIKIN KORBAN

PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA

BERHENTILAH TERSIPU-SIPU

KETIKA KUBACA DI KORAN

BAGAIMANA BADUT-BADUT MENGGANYANG KALIAN

MENUDUH KALIAN SUMBER BENCANA NEGARA

AKU JADI MURKA

KALIAN ADALAH TEMANKU

INI TAK BISA DIBIARKAN

ASTAGA

MULUT-MULUT BADUT

MULUT-MULUT YANG LATAH BAHKAN SEKS MEREKA POLITIKKAN


To the stayers and faithfuls, PAS would counsel,

MEMBUBARKAN KALIAN

TIDAK SEMUDAH MEMBUBARKAN PARTAI POLITIK

MEREKA HARUS BERI KALIAN KERJA

MEREKA HARUS PULIHKAN DARJAT KALIAN

MEREKA HARUS IKUT MEMIKUL KESALAHAN



SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU. BERSATULAH

AMBILLAH GALAH

KIBARKAN KUTANG-KUTANGMU DIHUJUNGNYA

ARAKLAH KELILING KOTA

SEBAGAI PANJI YANG TELAH MEREKA NODAI

KINILAH GILIRANMU MENUNTUT

KATAKANLAH KEPADA MEREKA

MENGANJURKAN MENGGANYANG PELACURAN

TANPA MENGANJURKAN

MENGAHWINI PARA BEKAS PELACUR

ADALAH OMONG KOSONG



PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA

SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU

JANGAN MELULUR KEDER PADA LELAKI

DENGAN MUDAH

KALIAN BISA TELANJANGI KAUM PALSU

NAIKKAN TARIFMU DUA KALI

DAN MEREKA AKAN KLABAKAN

MOGOKLAH SATU BULAN

DAN MEREKA AKAN PUYENG

LALU MEREKA AKAN BERZINA

DENGAN ISTERI SAUDARANYA.


As poetry lovers know, the above poem was by one of the greatest Indonesian poets, WS Rendra.

5 comments:

Anonymous,  19 June 2009 at 09:26  

You are probably now awarded the "most middle ground" pro UMNO blogger that i know off.

All the ultra UMNO tendencies seems to have dissapeared. :). Syabas!!!!!

nightcaller 19 June 2009 at 10:18  

Sak

Spot on...maybe it's time for us to look through our poems too...maybe A samad ismail/Keris Mas, Usman Awang have similar poems as deep as in meaning as WS Rendra....

Then, maybe PAS will use poems to "bangkitkan semangat juang dari api yang belum terpadam...untuk perjuangan yang belum selesai...."

CYC,  19 June 2009 at 10:48  

I m not knowledgeable enough to comment on this poem but from what i watched on Indonesia TV channels during my recent visit to Central Jawa really made me sad. There are lively forums and debates shown on TV in the run up to their July Presidential election. Its a little similar to the US presidential election. Policies and manifestos on varied aspects were discussed and argued with rationale rather than emotion. This is the kind of progressive politics we want see and not our local politicians constant monkey show with little substance.

Raison D'etre 19 June 2009 at 11:28  

Most apt prose SM. Beautifully rendered.

As you say, it certainly diverts attention from Umno's own need for reengineering.

Have you read Tunku Aziz's "Summer Madness"?

lebai 19 June 2009 at 21:16  

Despite the allegation made by Nik Aziz, that Nasharuddin or Hadi Awang was being used by Umno, for its political gain, Lebai believe Nasharuddin and Hadi did not mind as long as the Malays were united.

When someone gives his views, especially with regard to solidarity, we should not brush him aside as a leader. Furthermore, Nasharuddin was elected by the party itself and not by the Kelantan Menteri Besar.

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