Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

TEXT OF BESISI SONGS 675
Dah kokos, chok lantok^-kiah chiang,
Done remove-zVj-fur, poke-off skin-zVi first,
Kontok 2-leh, kajon ha-mah muntet mulih..
Quarter-then and give to-people a-little to each.
Bo punan gulei-ha.
Do-not go-craving-for cooked-meat-this.
Bo tenglep ' kapays kubi, bal he,
Do-not insert ixvixX-of 'asam kelubi or poisoned you -vill be,
Tenglep plong kulim, tenglep kunyit, tenglep lia',
Insert lea%-es ^ kulim, insert turmeric, insert ginger,
Tenglep plong karong, tenglep lempar, tenglep kesom,*
Insert leaves of the "kelat" tree, insert spices, insert "kesom."
Gul chongkhe' nasi', chongkoh jumah ha- bangku.^
Take a spoon y^r boiled-rice, scoop the gravy into a palm-sheath vessel.
Nachar ramai muntet mulih.
Eat all-together, a-little each-one.
Odd punan kret ka'-nong.
Do-not go-craving-for the body ^monkey-yonder.
Bru dah nachar, lek gul mudut.
Finished have eating, rise get cigarettes,
Bru mudut, kam-leh nong.
Finished cigarettes, repose-then now,
Bru kam, jetek-leh.
Finished repose, sleep-then.
Besisi Description of a Storm.
Luhh-ha," duh lep-lep " doo-gendeh
The storm is here, run and enter-upon the river ;
Mudik sen-do5, tahan ngot buah-ha.
Ascend to the headwaters, endure not gale-this ;
Kedek ^ luhh, are' garong ^-ha.
Rages the storm, the day thunders-here,
Lindong telok-ha.
Shelter we in cove this.
Besisi Description of Padi (Rice) Planting i"
Chok meri oi ! menebas leba' hinong.
Go to the jungle, ho ! to-clear your plantation now,
1 Mai. " tikamkan kulit." palm).
2 Mai. "bantai." ^ Also " seluhh " 3 Mai. "masokkam" or "buboh." ''
= Mai. "ribut."
Reduplication of " lep " = "to
The injunction refers to the Besisi enter," Mai. " masok." By fleeing
superstitious prejudice against eating upstream they escape the worst of the
acid fruits with animals killed by storm, which is imagined as taking
poisoned darts.
place near the river-mouth.
* Prob. =Mal. "kasom," for which ^ Qu. meaning of " kedek."
see Ridley's ZwA ^ " Garong " = " thunder.'
5 Mai. "upih" (of nibong or other
'^^ See pp. 361, 362, supra.