RECORDS OF MALAY MAGIC. 33 
Javh-lah angkau, niah-lah angkau 
Bukannya do‘a sabarang do‘a 
Do‘a Baginda Ali 
Ayer ta’ meleleh jadi meleleh 
Ranting patah menjadi ta’ patah 
Dengan berkat etc f 
(3). The charm for the three line of rice was as follows:— 
Bismilah harahman narahim 
Kidu-kidu rambang 
Rambang siang rambang malam, 
Mata bagei bintang timor 
Tulang bagei tulang bumbong 
Sarang ‘lang tanah ipoh 
Tanah ipoh tada bisa, 
Masok tawar kluar-lah bisa ! 
Tawar Allah, etc. 
Bukannya aku yang punya tawar 
Do‘a Baginda ali yang punya tawar. 
(4). Note on tepong tawar :— 
The use of the tepong tawar is not as might be supposed 
merely emblematic of purification; it is used for augury; the 
point being that if it runs down it forebodes disaster, as it is then 
emblematic of tears, whereas if it spreads like a blot, equally 
in all directions, it augurs good luck. It may be sprinkled any- 
where, on house pillars at building, on the tajok of a malay pra- 
hu and on fishing stakes, puchi kalong; in the case of a human 
being it is sprinkled on the forehead and the backs of both hands. 
It appears that the composition of the spoon or rather brush 
(with which it is sprinkled), differs according to the ceremony 
which has to be performed. Thus for a wedding it would be 
composed as follows:— 
_1,—Daun sapenoh 
2.—Daun sapanggil 
3.—Sambau dara 
+ Note, Ican make nothing whatever of the first two lines, which are evi- 
dently not Malay : the pawang however Bae me the sense of them as * arang 
kechil biar jauh orang besar dekat kamar”? Ranting is used figuratively for 
uret sinew or muscle-of the patient). Az yer is most likely similarly used for 
his blood. 
