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

[cxlvii]Tangkal Pelesit[p. 330.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Skeat, Walter William
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Hantu orang asal ’kau jadi,
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Tanah puteh asal ’kau jadi,
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Tahi Adam asal ’kau jadi,
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Tahi Bali7 asal ’kau jadi!
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Kapada anak sidang (manusia)!
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’Kau di-makan besi kawi,
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Makan kutop ka bintongan,
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Di-hempap Koran tiga puloh juz,
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Di-timpa daulat ampat penjuru ʿalam!
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Bukan-nya aku punya tawar:
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Nenek Malim Karimun8 yang punya tawar,
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Tawar tersurat di pintu Kaʿbah!
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Sidik Guru, sidik-lah aku,
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In the case of a pelesit (kalau orang sakit merepet kata kuching) add:—
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Aku tahu asal ’kau menjadi;
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Minyak niyor hijau asal ’kau menjadi.
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Kalau ta’ undor deri sini,
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’Ku sula melentang mak ’kau!

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

[cxlvi]Charm for killing a Polong (apparently addressed to the Pelesit) [cxlviii]Birth Ceremonies[p. 334.