What event was this?

Whos in the
circle?

Tunku

was a great
AbdulHe
Rahman
fighter who had
fought really hard
to achieve
independence for
Tanah Melayu.
He is called the
Father of
Independence
(Bapa
Kemerdekaan)
He was
Malaysias first

Lieutenant Adnan Bin

Saidi
He was one of the
soldiers who
fought the
Japanese army in
Malaya during
World War II.
He was killed
while fighting the
Japanese army at
the age of 27.

Aung

rights of the
San Suu
Kyi
people of
Myanmar.
In 1990, her
political party
won the 1990
election.
However, the
Myanmars
military Junta
detained her in
her own house for
15 years. She was
fully released in

These people are fighters for the

independence of their own country.

A Fighters Lines
by Marzuki Ali
Luahan hati seorang pejuang

What is the poem about?

Whos the persona in the poem?
The persona in this poem is a
veteran fighter / soldier / war
hero
The persona had fought for our
countrys independence.
The persona urges the younger
generation to continue fighting for
their countrys independence.

Stanza 1

I am old and worn

I am old and tired
Who is I in this line?
I is a veteran fighter / a war hero /
a soldier
Why is I tired?
I had fought really hard for his
countrys independence.

and have
strength

lost

all

my

I am weak
Why is the persona weak?
The persona is weak because
he is old and tired
he was badly injured from the war
he became disabled from the war

sufferings
I had suffered a lot of
difficulties when I fought
for the countrys
independence

and the history of the fight for

independence
have forced sacrifices
that know no name
1) The persona explains that the war
or life
for independence sacrificed many
lives.
2) The fight for independence have
forced the persona to make
sacrifices.
What were the sacrifices that the
persona had to make?
)The persona had to sacrifice his
youth, strength, soul, energy and

Stanza 2

from the wheelchair of the rest of

my days
The word wheelchair tells us that
the persona is weak and crippled.
I, body and energy crushed
see and cannot do much
I am weak and crippled. I do not have
energy and strength to contribute to
the country as much as I want to.

these times are too big a challenge

The persona realises that the threats faced
by his country are now a different nature.

What kind of challenge did the persona

face when he was young?
He had to fight for his countrys
freedom from the colonizer like the
British, the Japanese army and the
Communists.
What kind of threats or challenges does
our country face today?
Corruption / The abuse of power /

for the remnants of my crippled

years
remnants: bits and pieces of the personas
life (saki-baki kehidupan persona)
my crippled years: the persona is now
living as an old and weak person (hari-hari
tua persona)
The meaning of this line:
Even though the persona is worried about
the challenges faced by his country, he is
too old and weak to do anything.

the net of deceit spread

everywhere
disturbs me

deceit:
lie (penipuan)
dishonesty (ketidakjujuran)
betrayal (pengkhianatan)
corruption / abuse of power (salah
guna kuasa/rasuah)
The meaning of this line:
The net of deceit disturbs and
worries the persona.

Stanza 3

In the name of justice

Wake up and form ranks sons of our
ancestors
Be brave
1. justice:
(keadilan)
And
erect fairness
a wall of
people
2. ancestors:
forefathers
Stand
up heirs of
our freedom (nenek

moyang)
3. heirs of our freedom: the younger
generation (anak merdeka)
4. erect - build
5. form ranks / erect a wall of people /
stand up
the younger generation must unite
regardless of their age, gender, race
and religion

We must stay unite to protect Malaysias

freedom!

FORM
RANKS!

ERECT A WALL
OF PEOPLE!

STAND
UP!

Stanza 4

I have no more voice

I am old and weak. I do not have the
energy to speak.
It is you now who should speak!
1. It is now the younger generations
turn to protect the freedom of
their country.
2. The younger generation must
speak for their rights.

What can we learn from the

poem?
We must love our country.
We must appreciate the fighters
sacrifices in achieving independence
for our country.
We have to respect each other
regardless of our age, gender, race
and religion.
We must stay unite in order to
protect the freedom of our country.