1922.] R. O. WinstEDT: Malay Charms. 
(5) An erotic charm. 
U ang chang ! 
Si-dang bést / 
Anak harimau si- tandang malam / 
Ménjadikan bési siang dan malam / 
Kahar aku kahar wllah ! 
Kahar aku insha 'llah! 
Ah kahar aku ! 
(6) Another. 
Um chang chang ! 
Ayer lior pun bési / 
Bulu ruma pun bési / 
Haz bési Khtrsani ! 
Hai bést térjalli / 
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(7) A charm to call the soul back :—it lives in the belly ! 
Hai anak-ku/ 
Nang Stri Tani! alam! 
Bérusong mari ka-pada aku / 
Btrdokong btrkilek mart ka-pada aku / 
Di-matahari natk , 
Di-matahari jatoh, 
Mari ka-pada aku! 
Di-hulu, di-hilir 
Mari ka-pada aku / 
Di-laut di-darat 
Man ka-pada aku! 
Marni s¢mangat ayah ! 
Mari ka-pada ayah !/ 
Mari burong ie / 
Mari ka-pada ay 
Jangan-jangan mu- *u-Rchil hati! 
Jangan geet mu-kéchil rasa / 
Hat ma 
Aku rahi asal téngkau, 
Fa yakun / Fa yakun ! 
My child! 
Come I provide a litter for thee! 
Come I carry thee in my arms, under my arm! 
Where the sun sets, 
Where the sun rises, 
Come unto me! 
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1 Cf. Skeat, op. cit., p. 892, line 8. I have not discienes the mean- 
ing of this line. 
