1^6 ox THE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE 



The Bugis songs and romances are famous among 

 aTl the islands of the East; and. as far as I can judge, 

 from a very limited knowledge of them, equally ex- 

 cel, in force of thought and fluency of versification. 

 The use of rhyme is much less frequent than among 

 the Malays, fhe melody of the verse depends on 

 the rhythm, and the measure, in the historical poems, 

 has often considerable similarity to some of the spe- 

 cies of Sanscrit verse. The following lines are given 

 as a specimen from the " Wcpalttt^ the only Bugis 

 story in my possession, 



Nar^t^langi uapapabaja natokunruna JVepaUtei 



I^alo saliwang pusisiaji rito niatiiidro sesimpangi 



RiUomapiddang sisuliiigi matdiiadiia iiuia kakana 



Wemapama'i natijinriina lalu saliwang rutupanimpa 



Lakunatillum tirrimakudda WiiUirijAwa \6 Sopaigi 



Jillokasawa kakapamai lumpuna China tiijmia Subang 



Naranrukie Lajutenio sesumangutnah Passaung6 



Mabaliada wemapama'i richinaiuna kiiein mua 



Megania katu tiidangpaiiuna linnasamanna tuributili ' 



Lolaiigong*- tiiripasabi ujiitanai tSdillerle 



jSIuariuili aiilaiin patalutuna lolangung^. 



" In the morning twilight, when the day began to 

 dawn, awaked TVcpalete'i, and went out of the pa- 

 lace, stepping carefully over those who were sleeping 

 in regular rows, and those who were reposing irregu- 

 larly, where her elder brothers were sleeping two by 

 two, and along with her went out Pamai, her nurse 

 and attendant. Wulltrijawa of »Sb/;e/?^-, went forth, 

 and having opened the beautifully, formed window^ 

 began to express her grief, " O ! my elder sister 

 Pamat, point out to me the situation of China (a 

 district in Celebes) and show me in what direction 

 Sabaug lies, where PassaUngc dwells, the brother of 

 Laju TmiOr Pamai answered, " see how beauti- 

 fuily, the floating clouds rest on the stately trees of 



