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[cxciv]Another Charm of similar Import

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Skeat, Walter William
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Terlayang-layang, terlatok-latok,
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Teranai-anai, sira-sanai,35
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Bersandar di pinang boring;
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Datang kamu deri sempang ampat,
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Kembali kamu ka sempang ampat;
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Datang [kamu] deri bakal,36
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Kembali kamu ka bakal kamu;
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Datang kamu deri lubok tada berikan,
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Kembali kamu ka lubok tada berikan.
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The rest of the charm is of the same construction, the first line of each couplet beginning with datang kamu deri, and the second with kembali kamu ka; the other words are tunggul buta, tras terunjam,37 padang ta’ berumput, gaung guntong, rimba sa-kampong, sakat rambai, nibong alai, Mambang Kuning, hujan panas, kapialu Bajau, after which it ends thus:—
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Kembali-lah kamu ka takok, ka tanggam lama!
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Kalau ’kau tidak balik,
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’Kau di-sumpah de’ Jin ibnu-’l-Ujan.

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

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