Poetry
Cpāplpoekthmī
Not translated into English
Krom Ngoy · 1932
Synopsis
Cpāplpoekthmī (New Advice to Children): a collection of didactic poems printed in 1932 by the Royal Library of Phnom Penh. Like the rest of the author's work, they are moral lessons and pieces of advice, written in a simple and direct language to be understood by all, which the poet sang before his audience.
Context
Long handed down orally, the author's poems were transcribed and printed from the thirties: the Royal Library published this collection in 1932, then others in 1933 and 1934, devoted to the triple jewel of Buddhism and to the instruction of men and women. Another of his works, his Recommendations, was translated into French by Khing Hoc Dy and Jacqueline Khing in 1978. His poems are studied in Cambodian schools, and a statue of the poet stands on the Sisowath quay, in Phnom Penh.
Who it is for
For approaching Khmer moral poetry of the early twentieth century; this collection has never been translated.
Prizes and reception
Khing Hoc Dy judges the author's style modern in the full sense, simple and direct, accessible to all his listeners.
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