Author · Cambodia
Krom Ngoy
Died in 1936
Krom Ngoy, born Ouk Ou, was born in 1865 in Kandal province, and received the title of kram because he served as an intermediary between the villagers and the officials. A former Buddhist monk turned itinerant bard, he sang his poems accompanying himself on a one-string instrument, and was official singer of the royal orchestra under King Sisowath. He died in 1936.
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- PoetryCpāplpoekthmīKrom Ngoy · 1932not translated into EnglishLiterature