RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 5 
sheaf, and reseating herself, thrice applied the ‘“‘ tepong tawar ” to 
the roots of the sheaf. The stem of sugarcane was now inserted 
in the sheaf and held upright in the centre of the sheaf by one 
of the female bearers, after which the Pawang, drawing together 
the ears at the top of the sheaf, before actually planting the sugar 
cane in the ground repeated the following lines :— 
Kur Semangat, Sri gading, gemala Gading, Batang-kan 
perak bertuang daun-kan tembaga belepeh, Tangkei- kan amas 
buah-kan amas ranti-an. 
The Pawang then proceeded to daub the sugarcane stem 
with the ‘“‘ tepong tawar,’ and held the sharpened end of it over 
the incense, saying 
Analam aleikan nabi Tap, 
Ini-lah ’ku chachak-kan tebu ini 
Akan sandar-an ’kau 
_ Aku ’nak mengambil semangat ’kau, Sri Gading 
Aku ’nak bawa ’ka-rumah, ka-istana-’kau 
Kur Semangat! Kur Semangat ! Kur Semangat. 
Then the Pawang and Penjawat together proceeded to 
plant the sugarcane in the centre of the sheaf and drawing 
the waist of the sheaf more tightly round the cane, girdled it 
by bending it round with some of the outside stems of the sheaf 
itself ; then the Pawang applied the “ tepong tawar ” once more 
(after incensing it in the usual manner) and ran her hands up 
the sheaf. Next she took the contents of the brass tray (the 
stone and the egg, ‘‘kulitkrang” and ‘“ buah kras”) in one hand 
and with the other planted first the big iron nail and then the other 
articles in the centre of the sheaf close to the sugar-cane. Next 
she took the cord of terap bark in her left hand and after incens- 
ing it, together with the vessels of rice and oil, strewed the 
rice all round the sheaf and then tossed the remainder thrice up- 
wards, some of it falling on the rest of the company. This 
Tepong tawar, tepong jati, 
Barang ’ku chita barang menjadi, 
Sahya nama daun-nya 
Nor Seni nama buah-nya 
Sidang tetap nama angkau 
Tetapkan sendi saterang’kan 
Jangan ’kau ubah 
Deri pagi sampai petang 
Kabul Allah 
