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TEXT OF BESISI SONGS 671<br />

Kong bangkong mengoh.^<br />

Kong<br />

<strong>the</strong> bangkong mengoh.<br />

Kong bangkong palas.^<br />

Kong<br />

<strong>the</strong> bangkong palas.<br />

Chok Bapai Odong,<br />

Go, Fa<strong>the</strong>r Odong,<br />

Chok Bapai Tunang,<br />

Go, Fa<strong>the</strong>r Tunang,<br />

Chok-leh Wak Solong.s<br />

Go, Fa<strong>the</strong>r Solong,<br />

Chok mirimpa' bangkong.<br />

Go, and pluck <strong>the</strong> bangkong.<br />

Kom bangkong dah.<br />

Got <strong>the</strong> bangkong ^o« have.<br />

He ka'an ha-dong.<br />

Z?^-you bear <strong>the</strong>m homewards.<br />

Temong Mak Tunang,<br />

And call to Mo<strong>the</strong>r Tunang,<br />

Kom midas * bangkong.<br />

To get quarter^a? <strong>the</strong> bangkong,<br />

Gul piok gompong,^<br />

And to-\.^S!iQ <strong>the</strong>--^o\. thafs chipped,<br />

Nakeh mo'oh bangkong.<br />

That is for-boiling <strong>the</strong> bangkong.<br />

Ring subang biring.<br />

Follow-zy/M /;^£-leaf-rings,^ follow.<br />

Iring ha-dong iring.<br />

Follow home, follow.<br />

Iring kawan Gentoi.<br />

Follow, friend Gentoi.<br />

Rai subang birai.<br />

Wave your leaf-rings, wave <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

Rai 'ku mengirai.<br />

/ wave, I wave <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

'Ku kirai mayang muntet.<br />

I wave palm-blossom a-little.<br />

Sih kakom tulasih.<br />

Basil, plant holy-Basil.<br />

^ "Mengoh" or " mengah," <strong>the</strong> (cp. " sumbing ") = chipped, <strong>of</strong> a pot.<br />

large variety. ^ This refers to <strong>the</strong> leaf- rings or<br />

^ About same size as (3), but long- artificial nooses <strong>of</strong> palm-leaf which are<br />

shaped. made up into bunches or tassels and<br />

3 Sic: no doubt "Sayang" should fastened to <strong>the</strong> girdle (" kabok ha-<br />

be read here, as above. u'ut ") and headbands, or merely in-<br />

* V.l. " tongka," which — Mai. serted in <strong>the</strong>m, in which case <strong>the</strong>y are<br />

" tetak, kluarkan biji-nya." called (in Bes. ) "mayang sikih " or<br />

^ " Gompong " = Mai. "sompong" "sikis" — Mai. "sisip."

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