This is a transcreation from the Indonesian language poem “Ayah” by Maman A Majid Binfas.

Fathers and mothers build us.
Geoff Fox, 21st December, 2020, Australia
For freedom, patriotism & civilised humanity.
This is a transcreation from the Indonesian language poem “Ayah” by Maman A Majid Binfas.
Fathers and mothers build us.
Geoff Fox, 21st December, 2020, Australia
This transcreation of parts of the first 462 lines of Vergil’s Aeneid is a holiday season gift to a wise friend with a deep feeling for the value of ancient knowledge.
In creating this I note that male suffering did not begin with the cruelties of the modern world.
Geoff Fox, 20 December, 2020, Terra Nullius
This is a transcreation from the Indonesian language poem “Ibu” by Maman A Majid Binfas.
Mothers are the foundation of everything.
Geoff Fox 17th December, 2020, Australia.
Good mannered culture opposes the insulting barbarous global culture: “Who are you and !?/Who am I if not you?/Who are you if not yourself?/Who are you if not me?”
On this date in 1937, a new Asian imperialism commenced the massacre called the rape of Nanking.
In contrast, Indonesian culture combines the passion of revolution with soft calm kebersamaan – togetherness.
Geoff Fox, 13 December, 2020, Down Under
Human rights are high ideals which human beings just aren’t up to.
Geoff Fox, Human Rights Day, December 2020. Terra Nullius
This version of Waltzing Matilda is sung as best I can in Indonesian language. I hope a better singer will take it up. Click here for an instrumental version.
We must understand the problem of suicide to solve it and stop losing those lives. The Australian nation embraces this song about suicide in poverty. Why?
GLOSSARY
BILLABONG a small pond which used to be part of a river
BILLY a tin can for boiling water
COOLIBAH a type of outback tree
JUMBUCK a sheep
MATILDA the swag (see swagman below)
SQUATTER someone who gained possession of land by occupying it; they were rich men by the late 1800;s when the song was written.
SWAGMAN hobo, itinerant worker who carried all he owned rolled up in a swag on his back.
TUCKER food
WALTZING to travel on foot
Geoff Fox 22nd March, 2020, Terra Nullius.
The family is the foundation of social life.
Few thinkers and activists in world history have achieved more than Raden Adjeng Kartini of Central Java achieved through the support of her family.
Praise the Lord.
Geoff Fox, 2nd March, 2020