Saturday, January 16, 2010

"Sethei Chor" a Poem in Khmer by Ung Phiny


21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Pouch Chor Neay Khvang Nov Min Yu
Thngai Phdo Roborb Yuon Kam Ael
Kan Tae Khet Chit Khlei Taing Pel
"yuon-Sen "Pro Hael S'lab Tai Horng

Khmean Sol Muon Cent Khnong Tu Daek
Chheam Sraek S'baek Hao Trov Taer Sang (=pay back)
Khmers S'lab Prours "Sen " Vea Yung Kh'norng
Ah Yang Hanoi Chh'bas Roleay!

Anonymous said...

From common thugs to ‘revolutionists’, from social outcastes to warlords, from miscreants of wats to beaters of monks, from usurpers of state power to gatekeepers of plundered means, from savage outlaws to savvy law-makers, from self-proclaimed liberators to compliant collaborators of ancestral foes, from persecuted to persecutors, from brutal evictors to legal expropriators, from downtrodden peasants to pompous princes of darkness. . .

Non-human species have been known when, and to what extent, to make sacrifices in response to threatening circumstances, in order to preserve the survival and preservation of their particular kinds. This is thought to be instinctive and present in all transient beings including humans. Picture those ant colonies that form their selves into huge, solid balls rolling down a hill ablaze with fire, or create floating rafts out of woven individual ants with the sole purpose of transporting their species out of danger. During such a period of dire calamity, some ants will certainly be burned or drown, many will perish, but the majority will live and survive, and perhaps, with this shared experience of loss and grief behind them, will unite to recreate an even better, flourishing world based upon realisable as well as practical principles of social equity and common good.

Is this vision reflected in the Khmer universe at all today? I am reminded of that immortal distinction between civil society and the State made by an English philosopher who wrote: ‘Civil society, even at its worst is still a blessing; the State, however, is at its best oppressive, and is frequently intolerant.’ Thus, in as much as I am inclined to view the Khmer people with profound love and affection, to firmly attest to their core beauty and grace, their almost child-like and inexhaustible compassion, I am equally pained by their unnecessary and prolonged suffering at the hands of their Oppressors.

Who are these Oppressors? They are the lost souls of their people and country in their banal pursuit of material wealth and worldly trappings, through their constant fear of being stripped of these ill-gotten gains, and worse, their unprincipled conniving with their nation’s historical protagonists and tormentors in return for the perpetuation of their Misrule. Whether they deem it opportune at this stage, after all these decades of ignoring the ordeal of their long suffering people, to institute a law pertaining to debilitating corruption or to violent seizures of rightfully owned properties, is very much a moot point, since the named offences have already been committed, forest stock has been depleted, the farmers and their families displaced en masse to add to the growing ranks of the dispossessed and the destitute, the enemies - yes there is no other words – have been facilitated to set up camps in the guise of endless ‘concessions’ in strategic locations of their own choosing.

Whereas good laws are promulgated by those who by inclinations and temperament as well as education to preserve or protect the common good, here we have before us something quite novel: the legislations are enacted by the same body of people who have been known to have transgressed every spoken/unspoken common law of the land, including terrorism and murder, instances of which, are not necessarily politically motivated, but are nevertheless inevitable features of unaccountable, unfettered exercise of power.

For any law to hold supreme, binding, efficacious and, above all, conducive to public good, it must be engraved with the right Spirit, something this regime has yet to discover.

MP

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is a traitor and Viet's puppet

Anonymous said...

The title of this poem is meaningful, truthful and yet most importantly, fit the discreptions of ah Chor Hun Kvack.
Min you, min chup thae!

Anonymous said...

that's perfect title. whoelse than a new rich government running business in cambodia. nobody in cambodia can become so rich with so much millions, impossible only corruption made them rich.

Anonymous said...

Khmer gov't needs to learn to be more focused on how to generate income to benefit its own nation and country. E.g. in Australia, we have Iron Oar, live stocks, gold and private education etc for sale. They have made millions dollars with china. How about khmer, we have rice, fish, rubber, diamon and gold etc for generating income, so why not focus in these areas?. there is a simple solution that is 1) try to migrate more interlactual people to run the country 2) import all sort of equipments to do all sort of works 3) having all sort of stocks for reproducing so that it will never runs out. Khmer gov't needs to learn from Aust gov't, both opposition leaders (left and right hands) are working hand in hand for the benefit of its nation. So, kh gov't needs to act now and act fast to do what they do, because this country is very successful in its doing, they are making sure that everyone has a job to help in gov't tax revenue to enrich it developmental processes. Aust

Anonymous said...

The Viet Namese government have been training Khmers Hun Sen just like they trained their Dogs.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen stay in power until now because Khmers were not sure that he is bad.
No Khmers know that Hun Sen is bad.
He serve Yuons and oppress Khmers.
That will not continue anymore.

Anonymous said...

ពួកអ្នកឯងទាំងអស់គ្នាហ្នឹងគឺជាពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ
ដួចឪពុករបស់លោកសមរង្សីឥញ្ចឹង។អ្នកដែលធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជាខ្ទេចខ្ទាំគឺលន់នល,សារីមត,សមសារី,សឿងង៉ុកថាញ់,ដាបឈួន,អាមេរិកាំង,សៀម,ពួកអ្នកឯងទាំងអស់គ្នានឹងឯងមិនដែលចង់
ឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរលូតលាស់ទេ។កុំភ្លេចថានៅពេលនេះជាសម័យតេជោមិនបន្តោយឲ្យពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ
ឯងរាល់គ្នាបានសម្រេចទេ។ហេតុអ្វីបានជាពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិក្បត់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរហើយចង់ឲ្យខ្មែរធ្លាក់ទឹក
ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងនេះសូមរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលកុំឲ្យ
ពួកអាអស់ទាំងនេះវារស់នៅស្រុកខ្មែរតទៅទៀត
ពួកវាតែងតែជឿអាបស្ចិមប្រទេសហើយមកបំផ្លាញ
ប្រទេសខ្លួនឯងទៅវិញ។

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah, you are Neak Sneha Cheat neuv Phnom Penh, chea neak Sneha dollars leus keh leus eing.
Kom pruoy, Khmer min phlech teh Samai De Chor (THEFT)roeu MOHA CHOR del beut chheam reastr doch chhloeung ruom tieng roub-eing del chea kaun chhloeung dor komruok niss.
Eing mintreum teh chea chhloeung teh koeu chea proon Tenia neuv knong puos Khmer.

Anonymous said...

Chimpanzees of Phnom Penh have two under control LEFT hand and RIGHT hand.

Anonymous said...

CPP members are helping Yuons to swallow Cambodia progrssively.
Khmers must stop that if you don't want to be KAMPUCHEA-KROM.

Anonymous said...

12:21PM,
You have good ideas, but your ideas sound like a dumb ten-year-old kid's.

Anonymous said...

these three monkeys are as dumb as a rock.

Anonymous said...

7:50PM, Are you sided with the thieves or are you the theft?
Just take a look on the east side with the Crocks, they have filled up their people in Srok Khmer and Robbed Khmer farmer's lands along sides the country.
What you have to say for yourself? you DUMB SHITS!
iF THE THIEVES like you are good people, there would be no law in this world. You are just a piece of Crap.
What ever you are robbing from the Khmers, you will pay through your children, grandchildren and will burn in HELL just like Grandparent

Anonymous said...

Excellence Bong Phiny!

From Sydney (Australia)

Anonymous said...

7:50 PM,you are the youn slave!!!Dictator Hun Xen willtake you soon to meet ah Hok Longdy!!!

Anonymous said...

this way of thing goes to show the lack of law and that people are not educated highly enough to understand the importance of justice, and so forth. hey, what happened in the past doesn't justify stealing thing in the present and future to come, really! think about it! enough already! it's time to reform, change and look toward the bright future for all in cambodia. two wrongs don't make it right, you know!

Anonymous said...

No, but three wrong can spoil the whole kingdom.

Anonymous said...

"Three" means "the Three Monkeys".
I suppose.

Anonymous said...

Yes, indeed!