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Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and...

[lxxxiv]Charm to prevent Wild Boars from damaging Crops[p. 188.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Skeat, Walter William
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Ah Semawi96 nama-nya babi!
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Ka laut jadi lomba-lomba,
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Ka darat jadi babi sungko’97 nama-nya,
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Bata bawah sakat bengkarong;98
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Jangan ’kau rosak binasakan sawah ladang ’ku!
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Jikalau ’kau rosakkan,
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’Kau mati mampe’,99 mati mawei,
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Mati pangkalan darah mati pangkalan tulang
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Jikalau tidak ’kau rosa’i
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’Kau kembang beribu, kembang belaksa,
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Kembang sayap100 rimba blukar!
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Bekua’ ’kau ka rimba jauh!
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Aku [tahu] asal ’kau jadi:
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Lampin anak Fatimah asal mula ’kau jadi.
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This charm, which was copied from a book in the possession of ’Che Daud of Naning, Malacca, is evidently corrupt in places.

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Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula, Project Gutenberg eBook #47873

[lxxxiii]Charm to prevent Wild Dogs from barking[p. 183. [lxxxv]A Charm against Rats[p. 192.