A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language : with a preliminary ...

80 A GRAMMAR OF THE MALAY LANGUAGE.
blossoms, as if to present their sweets as an offering to the
princess of Galuh. Maka Raden Inupun barjalanlah dangan
kris pendek mas, uluna manikam ijau, bibirna merah mudah,
gigina itam, sapurti sayap kumbang; tlie prince Ina walked
forth with his short golden kris, its hilt of green gems,—his
lips of a pale red, his teeth black as the wing of the gigantic
bee. Maka Maharana Langkawipun kluwar sapurti bulan parnama
pada ampatblas ari bulan, tatkala iya tfirbiyat dari tinggi
laut itu ; Maharana Langkawi came forth, like the full moon in
its fourteenth day, as it issues from the deep.
Malay romance aljounds in the marvellous. It has the extravagance
of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, without their
ingenuity, fancy, or human interest. It abounds in enchant-
ments, spells, supernatural gifts, maledictions, and transforma-
tions, mostly borrowed from the mythic legends of the Hindus,
or the local legends of Java. The main topics are love, war,
feasting, and drinking. The following is a brief example of the
style of composition. A princess expelled from her fathei-'s
house wanders in a forest in quest of a forbidden lover :—Maka
tuwan putri bongsu itu manangis tarlalu sangat, maka lain iya
barjalan dangan lapar daagaiia. Maka aripun malaralah, maka
tuwan putri, baranti tidorlah di tanah, dangan latch lasuhna,
barbantalkan langanna. Maka sagala banatang didalara utan
itupun, tarlalulah kasihan mamandangkan /