Song of The Barren Orang Tree

Song of the Barren Orange Tree

Wood cutter,
Cut my shadow from me
Free me from the torment
Of seeing myself without fruits

Why I was born among mirrors?
The day walks in circles around me
And the night copies me
In all its stars

I want to live without seeing
Myself,
And I will dream that ants
And thistle burrs are my
Leaves and bird

Wood cutter,
Cut my shadow from me
Free me from the torment
Of seeing myself without fruit.



The Analysis

One of literary works which takes note of the beauty is Poem. It is a written work as the result of author’s reflection of a situation or event which is examined, comprehend fully or experienced by her/him. In a poem, every word or sentence is selected carefully. Often, the game of sound decorates a poem. In addition, the composition of words makes the poem seems beautiful and enjoyable.
The ideas come from a situation made by an author into the dense and beautiful language. And then, the reader feels it as a written work containing the beauty and messages. A poem can be enjoyed by reader or listener. We can find the attractive points and the messages of a poem.
Every poem will bring an impression to the reader. That impression is a feeling of pleasant by the series of words that really touches heart deeply or seizing the moral values in the poem. The impression can be contrary, when the reader couldn’t find something beautiful or the messages. Both of them are valid to everyone due to someone’s interest.
The poem titled Song of the Barren Orange Tree by an unknown author is a kind of modern poem because it has no certain rules like particular form of rhyme. The theme is about sadness. It is shown by the feeling of the Orange Tree that it is a useless and barren tree. It cannot be a healthy and fertile tree, producing fruits like the other orange tree around it. It shows the curiosity why the tree has a poor condition and its wishes to be free from the sorrow. It gives up with all of the torment. The only decorations of the tree are ants and thistle burrs and it wishes that they are its leaves and birds. The tree just wants the woodcutter to cut its shadow so it can not see itself without any fruit.
Based on the sadness theme, we can see that this poem has flat and down tones. The moral values or messages from this poem are: Don’t be desperate with all of the flaws in our life. Every creature in this world is made with each unique and must be benefit for itself or its environment. We must believe that we are made with certain purposes so we have to find what we can do to make us useful for other people and environment.


By: Rini