If I've known love with pain would come,
I'd forget her by beats of drum
If I've known misery and sorrow would be gone
I'd remember her by lines of poem
To the sun, one day
To the moon, one night
To the angel, one life
To the devil, one death
To Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu, one love
The sun and the moon for Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu
My life and my death for her only
Mar 25
Mar 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC
If I've known love with pain would come,
I'd forget her by beats of drum
If I've known misery and sorrow would be gone
I'd remember her by lines of poem
To the sun, one day
To the moon, one night
To the angel, one life
To the devil, one death
To Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu, one love
The sun and the moon for Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu
My life and my death for her only
Matriline (Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu): A short poem on matrilinage, a story about Roro Diajeng Cah Ayu
