Bird Series: Wak-wak Taking a Walk

Bird Series: wak-wak taking a walk
2007, Oil on board, 20” x 18”



wak wak (Amaurornis phoenicurus) mencari makan
Kais pagi, makan pagi
Kais petang, makan petang
Hidup ini penuh cabaran
Ada masa kita rugi
Ada masa untung datang

English transliteration:

wak-wak(Amaurornis phoenicurus) taking a walk
loking for food, day in day out
never give in, never give up
life is not as easy as talks
its not always like walking on the cloud
Sometimes down, sometimes up


©ShafeeRamli aka Chief

Note: Pantun is a unique form of malay literature, with two, four, or six kerat (lines) in each rangkap (stanza). In a four-kerat pantun, for example, the kerats are paired, the first with the third and the second with the fourth. Each kerat pair has an identical or near-identical tone, tempo, ending sound and number of syllables