Thursday, November 11, 2010

I am a frog ... in a deep well

Originally posted on The Free Press Magazine Online

Cambodia's Strongfrog
Translated from Khmer by Soy
I am a frog … in a deep well!!!

  1. I am a frog … in a deep well/ I shout out loud to boast to the sky/ I am extremely powerful/ Just like a giant sitting on top of the sky.
  2. I am a frog, a toad/ that grab the people’s land to sell/ I puff myself up in my pond of putrid water/ Forgetting about Kram Ngoy’s teaching.
  3. I am a frog hiding in my hole/ I am so ugly with my thick skin/ Khmer lands are loss in large swath/ I used the trick to take revenge on the opposition.
  4. I am frog with general’s stars/ I sing and dance, and I hide/ As for Khmer lands next to Yuon, I dare not fight them/ I’m only good at fighting with other Khmers.
  5. I am a frog with PhD/ I learned A, B and I show off/ I boast to the world without fear/ to show them I am a “Dreamed up PhD”.
  6. I am a frog with the Oknha title/ I rake in dollars without care/ The poor Khmer people are scared/ I send an ultimatum to evict them overnight.
  7. This is the true story of the Khmer society/ and so many more that Khmer must stop/ The frog in the hole is simply trapped/ While in full daylight, he thinks it is nighttime, he is confused.
  8. The frog’s fate is higher than the clouds/ But, one day, he will find himself buried in earthworm feces/ A revolution by scores of Khmers/ will crush and kill the frog.

Poem by Heng Thal Savuth

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hanoi killed Moslems and took Champa.
Hanoi killed Khmers Krom and has controlled.
That is Viet’s nature as thieves and crocodiles.
That is Viet’s nature as thieves and crocodiles.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane!
by Volcano!
by earthquake!
by tsunami!
and by….!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane! by Volcano!
by earthquake! by tsunami waves ! and by….
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !
LONG LIVE CHAMPA!
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE!

Anonymous said...

I love this poem very much.

It is beautifully written.

Cambodia needs a social revolution to prevent her from continuing in the dangerously wrong direction she is made to head.

Hopefully Hun Sen and the CPP will one day realize the wrath of the Khmer citizens.

Anet Khmer

Anonymous said...

Beautiful poem. I love it. Nothing is more beautiful than the truth.

Anonymous said...

Oh my God my ass off the chair, with a beautiful meaningful with the Cambodia realistic leaders and Cambodia situation, if there any God or Buddha exist I please them open their vision and help my helpless people.
Brothers and sisters MEXICO colonized by Spain more than 500years ,they losses every things,the look the languages the cultures and tradition but at the end MEXICO COME BACK TO MEXICAN HANDS Youn and AH Thmil Hun Sen just let youn colonize Cambodian from 1979 (too short period of time) We get all the world behind US,I personally don't give up the hope and U too.
khmersoth

Anonymous said...

This guy will be fall down in one day, when he will be disappear from the Khmer soil, then his family clans will be the same. In fact, Saddam Hussein had 10 000 Bodygards for protecting him because he has a lot of foe those hate dictator. That is easy to understand why Mr Xen need more than 10 000 bodygards (more than Saddam?) guidee by his young Gen. Son, the young Gen. on Earth. Oh, maybe he has no foe more, really?

Anonymous said...

Excellent poem, but when will that day come?

Anonymous said...

ចៀសមិនផុត!
ជាតិខ្មែរពូកែអួតមាំមួន
តែមិនសាងខ្លួនឲ្យថ្លៃថ្នូរ
ពីស្ដេចដល់រាស្ត្រថាសម្បូណ៌
ភោគទ្រព្យហៀហូរមិនចេះឆ្នៃ ។
ក្រអឺតក្រទមល្មមគ្រប់ហេតុ
ឬកដូចអណ្ដែតនភាល័យ
តម្កើងអាត្មាថាប្រពៃ
បរិវារប៉ិនលៃលើកកំពស់ ។
ត្រួតត្រាស្រុកទេសធ្វេសទាំងសព្វ
ហីនហោចស្ទើរកប់រលាយឈ្មោះ
រាស្ត្រច្រើនក្រីក្រត្រដររស់
គេពឺតប្រឹងពុះបែងបុណ្យសក្ដិ ។
ដើម្បីអំណាចអាចគង់វង់
ផ្ដលងារផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទៅតាមថ្នាក់
គ្រួសារញាតិមិត្តស្និទ្ធផ្ទុកផ្ដាក់
ជ្រោងឡើងសស្រាក់ដាក់ខ្មែរខ្លួន។
សេដ្ឋកិច្ចធនធានមានពីសុំ
តាំងខ្លួនជាស្មុំពឹងចិនយួន
ប្រាក់ខ្លះខ្ចីបុលដោយលាក់ពួន
មិនដឹងចំនួនកូនខ្មែរសង ។
នៅតែខ្ញុំចិនមិនព្រមភ្ញាក់
ចូលចិត្តជំពាក់វ័ណ្ឌចំណង
ពីដើមរៀងរាបទាបកន្លង
មិនមានបំណងសាងខ្លួនឯង ។
ចិនចូលស្រុកខ្មែរមានតែខ្លួន
គំនិតមាំមួនចេះស្វះស្វែង
អម្រែកលើស្មាគ្រប់កន្លែង
រកផ្ទះសម្បែងសន្សំទ្រព្យ ។
ឥវ៉ាន់តិចតួចលក់កេងកិប
បានលុយច្រើនសិបអង្គុយរាប់
សន្សំទុកដាក់ប្រឹងប្រែងជាប់
យូរទៅមានភ័ព្វសាងផ្ទះថ្ម ។
ខ្មែរបណ្ដាក់ជឿទោះតិចច្រើន
លុយជំពាក់កើនច្រើនតំណ
បញ្ចាំដីធ្លីជីជាតិល្អ
ចិនច្របាច់ករិបអូសយក ។
ចៀសចិនមិនរួចខ្មែរតូចធំ
នៅក្នុងសង្គមពីដើមមក
ស្ដេចរាស្ត្រមន្រ្តីរត់ពួនជ្រក
ក្បាលចូលរំងកចិនយួនអស់ ៕

ថ្ងៃទី​៣ មិថុនា ២០១០

3:07 AM

Anonymous said...

Darn.. can someone please translate this poem into English. I want to read it so badly.. my Khmer just isnt that good anymore. ;(

Anonymous said...

I usually don't read poem but this one is eloquently written and relevance to our Khmer plight. Thank

Anonymous said...

HS may be smart as a chess player, but this undereducated man does not deserve to be the leader of a nation. That is one of the reasons Cambodia is screwed up.

wattanak said...

"Cambodia's Strongfrog"..that's hilarious KI Media. You guys are funny!

Anonymous said...

It is quite an impressive poam that reflect super scary strongman and disturbed cambodian society.

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

All KHmers.

He and his Viet wife, Mee Ka Heang,

will be ruined, and no one penny left in their robbered pockets.

See PEE PEE's demise in very clear and very soon to come.

cpp.......nonprohanoi........pp said...

ah hun sen picture is a sick Khmer man. He is so sick from the top of his forehead to his ass.

Hun Sen thinks he is all that.... but he just a small giant in the poor khmer land.

He looks like one of the mentally ill man ....

cpp.......nonprohanoi........pp

Anonymous said...

ខ្មែរដែលធ្លាក់ខ្លួនដោយសារពួកអាមួយក្តាប់តួច
នឹងហើយបានធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសខ្មែរហិនហោចអស់
បីលាននាក់។សូមលោកប្រឆាំងទៅដុះខួរក្បាល
ចេញឬក៏ទៅពេទ្យគេឆ្លុះមើលម្តងទៅថាតើវាខុស
យ៉ាងដួចម្តេចបានជានិយាយទៅកាន់គេហើយគ្មាន
នរណាមួយស្តាប់បានទាល់តែសោះនោះ។
អស់លោកប្រឆាំងមានដែលគិតមើលថាជារាងរាល់
ថ្ងៃនឹងប្រឆាំងវាខុសឬក៏ប្រឆាំងវាត្រូវ?
តើប្រឆាំងដើម្បីជាតិឬប្រឆាំងដើម្បីបុគ្គលមេបក្ស?
តើលោកប្រឆាំងខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃហ្នឹងមានដឹងថាមេបក្ស
អស់លោកនឹងខុសទាំងស្រុងទេ?ឬក៏ខំប្រឆាំងដើម្បីកុំឲ្យមេបក្សងស់លោកនឹងដេញក្បាល់ពីបក្ស?
បើប្រឆាំងដួចលោកសមរង្សីរាល់ថ្ងៃនឹងខ្ញុំឲ្យមួយ
ជីវិតទៀតបើឈ្នះគណបក្សប្រជាជន។
អស់លោកអ្នកប្រឆាំងសព្វថ្ងៃហ្នឹងបើស្លាប់ទៅ
គេយកច្រវាក់ទៅដាក់ខ្នោះទៀតផង។

Anonymous said...

សូមអរគុណKi Mediaឲ្យខ្ញុំជេរពួកអាប្រឆាំងឡើង
ឆ្អែតដួចស៊ីបាយឥញ្ចឹងមួយថ្ងៃទៅថ្ងៃ។

Anonymous said...

Don't Blame hun sen ,cambodia was completely controlled by vienamese communist hanoi in 1979 nowaday.

Anonymous said...

ah chhkae nis khlaing ban tae reas khmer day tote te, chea muoy yuon ning siam, ah chhkae nis aon kbal dak ke rohot.

This doggy guy is strong onto the empty hand khmer people, within vietnamese and thai this doggy guy always bows his head to them.

Anonymous said...

This doggy guy is strong onto the empty hand khmer people, within vietnamese and thai this doggy guy always bows his head to them.

7:45 PM

0000 what you ex pect that is all Hun sen and his gangsters know

let's get rid of them....once for all.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pp