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Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

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692 APPENDIX<br />

Proverbial Sayings, etc.<br />

Rimau mgngaum di-ujong tanjong,<br />

The tiger roars at-<strong>the</strong>-enii <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cape,<br />

Gajah mtraung di-atas gunong.<br />

The elephant trumpets upon <strong>the</strong> crags,<br />

Gajah berentak sCmatang panjang,<br />

The elephant drums-upon <strong>the</strong> knoll that is long,<br />

Gajah tcr-dorong tigii' dcpa'.<br />

The elephant whose stride is three fathoms,<br />

Bcrapa' kuat gajah [dan rimau], kuat lagi ungka'.<br />

A^o matter how fast <strong>the</strong> elephant [and <strong>the</strong> tiger], faster yet is <strong>the</strong> ape.<br />

2. Chinchang-kan, bo-landas,<br />

Ifyou chop-at anything^ you •vant-something to-strike-ujX)n,<br />

Lompat-kan, tumpu.<br />

Ifyou leap, you-must-have a taking-<strong>of</strong>f- place,<br />

Buat sTkat 'kan pendapat.<br />

Ifyou make a comb )w/ shall get (plenty ?).<br />

Usui asal jangan di-tinggal,<br />

) our beginnings attJ origin do-not-let be-desert^

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