In Thai history there have been nine kings (Rama I through IX). The poet Sunthorn Phu was born in 1786, and he died in 1855. He was born during the time of the first king, and he died during the time of the fourth king. He lived a long time.
Sunthorn Phu’s father and mother were divorced. After the divorce, his father became a monk, and his mother became a nurse for a princess. Suthorn Phu went with his mother to live in the palace of the princess. Sunthorn Phu was a handsome and polite man and talked to people in a nice way. He fell in love with one of the ladies taking care of the king. Her name was Jun. In Thai tradition, a man is not supposed to love a lady who is taking care of the king. And so Sunthorn Phu and Jun left the palace together.
At this time the first king died, and his son became the second Thai king (Rama II). The second king had a great love of poetry. The king pardoned Sunthorn Phu and Jun and let them come back to the palace again.
During the time of the second king, Sunthorn Phu was free to write whatever poems he wanted. His poetry used the common language of the people, not the special language of the king’s court. So ordinary people could understand what the poet was writing about. Sunthorn Phu’s poetry was very melodic: the beautiful sounds of the words were repeated from one part of the poem to the other. During the life of the second king, Sunthorn Phu became the most famous and most popular poet in Thailand.
Sunthorn Phu became a drinker of alcohol, and he started to act in bad ways. He talked to the lover of the son of the second king in the wrong way, and the son became very angry with him. The king’s son was jealous of the poet because the poet had more talent than he did.
The second king died. At this time Sunthorn Phu became a monk to protect himself from the jealous son, who became third king. Sunthorn Phu now had a lot of free time to work on his poetry. During the time of the third king, Sunthorn Phu was not as popular as before.
After the death of the third king, the daughter of the fourth king read Sunthorn Phu’s poetry. She especially liked the poem, “Phra Aphai Mani.” She asked her father, the king, to have to poet come back to the palace. She promoted the poetry of Sunthorn Phu. The poet’s fame and popularity rose returned again. He remained famous and popular until he died. Sunthorn Phu’s poetry has been honored by UNESCO, and he is considered to be the Shakespeare of Thailand.
Sunthorn Phu’s Poem “Phra Aphai Mani”
Phra Aphai Mani was the son of the king. He had one brother, whose name is Srisuwan. The two brothers learned different things. Phra Aphai Mani learned how to play the flute. His brother learned fighting with long strong wooden sticks. The king was not happy about what his sons were learning because he wanted them to prepare to be the king. He told his two sons to leave the palace.
Phra Aphai Mani went to the sea shore. He saw three Brahmans. Each person showed the others what he had learned. Phra Aphai Mani started to play his flute, and everyone fell asleep as if in a spell, including the flute player.
At this time a nang-peesuasamut, a large female demon from the sea, came to the place on the shore where the group was sleeping. Right away she fell in love with Phra Aphai Mani. While he was sleeping, she took him to her cave under the sea. She changed her body into that of a beautiful woman. When Phra Aphai Mani woke up, he fell in love with her, too.
They had a son whose name was Sinsamut. The son’s body was like that of his father, but his face was like that of his mother. When he saw his son’s face, Phra Aphai Mani understood that his wife was not human, and he wanted to run away. He got help from a beautiful mermaid. The demon followed Phra Aphai Mani and the mermaid. Phra Aphai Mani played his flute again. The demon was not able to listen to the sounds of the flute, and her body broke apart. Phra Aphai Mani and the mermaid later fell in love and had a son named Sudsakon.
In Thai history there have been nine kings (Rama I through IX). The poet Sunthorn Phu was born in 1786, and he died in 1855. He was born during the time of the first king, and he died during the time of the fourth king. He lived a long time.
Sunthorn Phu’s father and mother were divorced. After the divorce, his father became a monk, and his mother became a nurse for a princess. Suthorn Phu went with his mother to live in the palace of the princess. Sunthorn Phu was a handsome and polite man and talked to people in a nice way. He fell in love with one of the ladies taking care of the king. Her name was Jun. In Thai tradition, a man is not supposed to love a lady who is taking care of the king. And so Sunthorn Phu and Jun left the palace together.
At this time the first king died, and his son became the second Thai king (Rama II). The second king had a great love of poetry. The king pardoned Sunthorn Phu and Jun and let them come back to the palace again.
During the time of the second king, Sunthorn Phu was free to write whatever poems he wanted. His poetry used the common language of the people, not the special language of the king’s court. So ordinary people could understand what the poet was writing about. Sunthorn Phu’s poetry was very melodic: the beautiful sounds of the words were repeated from one part of the poem to the other. During the life of the second king, Sunthorn Phu became the most famous and most popular poet in Thailand.
Sunthorn Phu became a drinker of alcohol, and he started to act in bad ways. He talked to the lover of the son of the second king in the wrong way, and the son became very angry with him. The king’s son was jealous of the poet because the poet had more talent than he did.
The second king died. At this time Sunthorn Phu became a monk to protect himself from the jealous son, who became third king. Sunthorn Phu now had a lot of free time to work on his poetry. During the time of the third king, Sunthorn Phu was not as popular as before.
After the death of the third king, the daughter of the fourth king read Sunthorn Phu’s poetry. She especially liked the poem, “Phra Aphai Mani.” She asked her father, the king, to have to poet come back to the palace. She promoted the poetry of Sunthorn Phu. The poet’s fame and popularity rose returned again. He remained famous and popular until he died. Sunthorn Phu’s poetry has been honored by UNESCO, and he is considered to be the Shakespeare of Thailand.
Sunthorn Phu’s Poem “Phra Aphai Mani”
Phra Aphai Mani was the son of the king. He had one brother, whose name is Srisuwan. The two brothers learned different things. Phra Aphai Mani learned how to play the flute. His brother learned fighting with long strong wooden sticks. The king was not happy about what his sons were learning because he wanted them to prepare to be the king. He told his two sons to leave the palace.
Phra Aphai Mani went to the sea shore. He saw three Brahmans. Each person showed the others what he had learned. Phra Aphai Mani started to play his flute, and everyone fell asleep as if in a spell, including the flute player.
At this time a nang-peesuasamut, a large female demon from the sea, came to the place on the shore where the group was sleeping. Right away she fell in love with Phra Aphai Mani. While he was sleeping, she took him to her cave under the sea. She changed her body into that of a beautiful woman. When Phra Aphai Mani woke up, he fell in love with her, too.
They had a son whose name was Sinsamut. The son’s body was like that of his father, but his face was like that of his mother. When he saw his son’s face, Phra Aphai Mani understood that his wife was not human, and he wanted to run away. He got help from a beautiful mermaid. The demon followed Phra Aphai Mani and the mermaid. Phra Aphai Mani played his flute again. The demon was not able to listen to the sounds of the flute, and her body broke apart. Phra Aphai Mani and the mermaid later fell in love and had a son named Sudsakon.
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