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Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

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674<br />

APPENDIX<br />

Nechit chim bSkoni ngot, gadeh, ai !<br />

Snaring birds / get not, granny, oh !<br />

Odo harap-leh, gadeh, ai !<br />

Do-not hope-indeed, granny, oh !<br />

Kenon hun ngot yal kulong.<br />

Your child is strong not to climb up-al<strong>of</strong>t.<br />

Klet sentong chong ketok-ha, gadeh, ai<br />

/ bear a back-basket, but its lashings are broken-<strong>the</strong>se, granny, oh !<br />

'An chim tates, ayut ha-dong.<br />

/ pick-up a bird hornbill, and return towards-hut.<br />

Kajoh neneh chim tates, gadeh, ai !<br />

Heavy indeed is <strong>the</strong> bird hornbill, granny, oh !<br />

'Dah yut, machin-leh chim tates, gadeh, ai !<br />

/have return^^, cook-<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> bird hornbill, granny, oh !<br />

Kachar-leh chim tates, gadeh, ai !<br />

Eat-<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> bird hornbill, granny, oh !<br />

Jon kachar niuntet mulih.<br />

Give to-eat a-little to everybody.<br />

Odd punan chim tates-ha, gadeh, ai !<br />

Do-not go-craving-for <strong>the</strong> bird hornbill-this, granny, oh !<br />

Kachar-leh chim tates, gadeh, ai !<br />

But eat-<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> bird hornbill, granny, oh I<br />

AdTk, kakak, ipar, duai.<br />

Little-sisters, elder-sisters, bro<strong>the</strong>rs-in-law, and sisters-in-law (?)<br />

Improvised Besisi Song <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hunting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Coconut Monkey.<br />

Chok-leh mcri hinong.<br />

Go-<strong>the</strong>n to <strong>the</strong> forest now.<br />

An blau mui tekih,^<br />

Take blowpipe one stem,<br />

'Lok2 mui, damak tujuh tekah,<br />

Quiver one, darts seven stem,<br />

Ha-nalo kenon ka'.<br />

To-shoot <strong>the</strong> young <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coconut-monkey.<br />

Kaldh dah, kom ha-gres,<br />

Shot is-/V, got to-/A£-heart,<br />

Bedok ha-tCh dah ;<br />

FalU-« to-///

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