SUMPAH PEMUDA

The Youth Pledge (Indonesia : Sumpah Pemuda), was a declaration made on 28 October 1928 by young Indonesia nationalists at a conference in the then- Dutch East Indies. They proclaimed three ideals, one motherland, one nation and one language

Background

The first Indonesian youth congress was held in Batavia, capital of the then- Dutch East Indies in 1926, but produced no formal decisions but did promote the idea of a united Indonesia. In October 1928, the second Indonesian youth congress was held at three different locations. In the first session, the hope was expressed that the congress would inspire the feeling of unity. The second session saw discussions about educational issues. In the third and final session, held at Jalan Kramat Raya No, 126, on October 28 participants heard the future Indonesian national anthem Indonesia Raya by Wage Rudolf Supratman. The congress closed with a reading of the youth pledge^.

The pledge

In Indonesian, with the original spelling, the pledge reads:

Pertama
Kami poetera dan poeteri Indonesia, mengakoe bertoempah darah jang satoe, tanah air Indonesia.
Kedoea
Kami poetera dan poeteri Indonesia, mengakoe berbangsa jang satoe, bangsa Indonesia.
Ketiga
Kami poetera dan poeteri Indonesia, mendjoendjoeng bahasa persatoean, bahasa Indonesia.

In English:

Firstly
We the sons and daughters of Indonesia, acknowledge one motherland, Indonesia.
Secondly
We the sons and daughters of Indonesia, acknowledge one nation, the nation of Indonesia.
Thirdly
We the sons and daughters of Indonesia, respect the language of unity, Indonesian

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Sumpah pemuda ialah hari dimana sejarah mencatat perjuangan pemuda-pemudi Indonesia 81 tahun lalu yang bersatu demi tanah air kita, Indonesia.
makna dari sumpah pemuda ituBersatu.. bersatu.. dan bersatu.. mungkin kata itulah yang dapat mewakili makna Sumpah Pemuda dimana pada 81 tahun yang lalu para pemuda Indonesia bersatu memperjuangkan kemerdekaan Bangsa Indonesia.
Mungkin setiap orang memiliki pendapat dan cara masing-masing tentang memaknai Sumpah Pemuda…
berbeda?!… mengapa tidak… tapi jangan jadikan perbedaan itu membuat kita terpecah berai, jadikan lah perbedaan itu sebagai keanekaragaman yang membuat kita saling menghargai dan menghormati demi terciptanya persatuan dan kesatuan bangsa indonesia.