Fading Culture
My body slowly fades from civilization,
My blood dissolves, pooling on the courtyard stones
Returning to the earth, buried beneath the motherland’s embrace,
Culture perishes in the arms of a generation
That forgets the language of its ancestors
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E-Book: Faded of Culture
Fading Culture is one of the poems featured in Ramita Paraswati’s book, Nusakata. This poem deeply reflects on how culture gradually fades amidst the waves of modernization and capitalism. With poetic and profound language, it invites readers to contemplate the importance of preserving identity and cultural heritage before it completely disappears.
This e-book presents the poem not only in its original language (Indonesian) but also in multiple translations, making it accessible to readers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Languages included in this e-book:
✅ Indonesian (original)
✅ English (Fading Culture)
✅ Javanese (Lunturé Tinta Budaya)
✅ French (Encre Décolorée de la Culture)
✅ Japanese (色褪せた文化のインク)
✅ Korean (빛바랜 문화의 먹물)
✅ Chinese (褪色的文化之墨)
✅ Spanish (Tinta Desvanecida de la Cultura)
✅ Dutch (Verbleekte Inkt van de Cultuur)
✅ Russian (Выцветшие чернила культуры)
✅ Arabic (حبر الثقافة الباهت)
With translations in eleven languages, this e-book is not just a literary work but also a small act of cultural diplomacy, bridging different parts of the world through words.