Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

682 APPENDIX
Sinta' pisau rewang,^ ngilir^ Batu Perimun.^
Drawj'owr knife ^"pearl-shell (?) and remove to Batu Pcrimbun.
Riniun kla' Shttan, Rimun kla' ncjis !
At Pcrimbun then be the Devils, Pcrimbun then be foul !
Another Besisi Charm against Devils.
Hong hang jadi bueh.
Hong hang become Foam.
Bueh, jadi batu.
Foam, become Rock.
Batu jadi bueh.
Rock, become Foam.
Pcrempan * kiri, perempan kanan.
Dash thcm-to the \ek-hatiii, dash them to the right hatiii.
Pcrempan 'kan ku, shetan bage.
Dash them down for me, these devils divers.
Hong plcsC' " mula' plese'.
Hong Pcltsit, that from-the-first wert Ptltsit.
Piyok lendcik, banga' lendiik.
The pot is boiling, the copper is boiling.
Kiri pcrisi, kanan pcrisi.
On the left hand I till it, on the right hand I fill it.
Pisi-kan " aku shetan bage'.
Do ye fill itfor me, O devils divers.
Besisi Charm ised kor exorcising the Spectre Huntsman
(" HaNTU Pi^MBURU").
Chongkang-changkeng " gul ha-paut * dul ^ buluh.
I go helter-skelter to-seize wr-peeling-knife with the handle ^bamboo.
Hang kupes '** pinang bulu" ;
For peeling the betelnut hairy ;
Hentak " pedang atam ^'- batang jclang,
/ draw my sword, and walk-along a tree-trunk lengthy,
^ ? = Mal. "gewang," pearl shell. ** "Paul" appears to be a contrac-
2 ? =Mal. "gilir." tion of Mai. " p^raut " = " peeler "' (the
3 Locality unidentified. (Possibly usual name in Malay being "pisau
Gunong BLrembun, N5gri Sem- raut " or " knife for peeling '").
bilan?) » " Dul" = handle or hilt (? = MaI.
* =Mal. " hempan," "to dash "ulu."
down." ^" " Hang-kupes " = Mai. " akan
^ =Mal. " Pelcsit " ; also called kupas." "Ha" is the commonest
" Pemprat " by the Besisi, who describe form used for "to" (Mai. "akan")
it as a kind of vampire which "sucks in Btsisi, but before a "k" the form
dry our blood" ("mOngisap habis used is " hang-" (not " ha-"),
mahamkita"). " " Hentak " = Mal. "sentak," the
•* = Mai. " pcrisikan." proper Besisi word being "jok"
^ "Chongkang-changkeng," v. I. ( = Mai. "sentak" or " chabut," "to
" chongkah - changkeli," explained as pull or draw ").
= Mal. " lentang-pukang." ^^ 3^.5. "atam"' = Mal. "mcniti."