Ranggawarsita and Zaman Edan (Crazy Era)

The term is believed to Zaman Edan first introduced by Ranggawarsita in Fiber Kalatida, which consists of 12 stanzas of song Sinom. One of the most famous couplet is:

Serat Kalatidha

(amenangi zaman édan)

(éwuhaya ing pambudi)

(mélu ngédan nora tahan)

(yén tan mélu anglakoni)

(boya keduman mélik)

(kaliren wekasanipun)

(ndilalah kersa Allah)

(beja-bejaning wong kang lali)

(luwih beja wong kang éling klawan waspada).

English translation is:

witness the crazy era,

paced difficulty in acting,

insane not;

but if you do not follow the ( crazy ),

will have no part,

famine in the end,

but has become the will of God,

happy - happy people forget,

will be happier people still remember and alert.

Serat Kalatidha versi Huruf Jawa (Hanacaraka)

The above poem by observation of a writer named Ki Sumidi Adisasmito is a form of expression of resentment Ranggawarsita during the reign Pakubuwono IX surrounded by sycophants or traitors who likes to seek personal gain . The poem is still relevant to modern times where many found officials who like to make a personal keutungan ignoring the loss of others .

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