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JELEBU CUSTOMARY SONGS AND SAYINGS. 



and of all 

 crimes, so 

 that men 

 must walk 

 warily. 



A criminal 

 leaves traces 

 of his crime 

 and cannot 

 explain his 

 movements. 



c Where 

 there is 

 smoke, there 

 is fire ' — 

 that is one 

 of our legal 

 maxims. 



We seek 

 for perfect 

 justice, 



and fair 

 sentences, 

 deterrent 

 but not 

 vindictive 



Application 

 must be 

 made to the 

 proper 

 tribunal. 



Different 

 cases must 

 be tried 



Enggang lalu, ranting patah. 

 Mara hinggap, mara terbang. 

 Lalu hangus, surut layu. 

 Tergesek kena miang, 

 Tergegar kena embun 



Bersurih ba' si-pasin, 1 

 Berlondar ba' langkitang, 

 Berbau ba' machang. 

 Ka-hulu ta' tentu gaung-nya, 

 Ka-hilir ta' tentu kuala. 



Maua anjing menyalak, di-situ biawak memanjat; 

 Maria temiang terentak, di-situ tanam-tanaman jadi; 

 Mana kayu tumbang, di-situ chendawan tumboh 

 Kilat belioug ka-pada kaki, 

 Kilat pisau ka-pada tangau, 



Chupak yang pepat, 

 G an tang yang piawi, 

 Bongkal yang betul, 

 Teraju yang baik, 2 

 Tiada boleh di-aieh lagi. 



Tiba di-mata, jangan di-lelapkan; 

 Tiba di-perut, jangan di-kempiskan. 

 Ular di-palu biar mati, 

 Kayu pemalu jangan patah, 

 Tanah di-palu jangan limbang, 

 Lemah liat kayu akar, 

 Di-lentok mau, di-patah jangan. 



]\[enumbok di-lesoug, 

 Bertanak di-periok, 3 



Ka-pada raja 



Hari malam, bulan ( ?) bersirau. 



Kerbau berlaga dalam kandang 

 Ka-pada undang 



Ay am hitam terbang malam, 



Hinggap kayu berdaun. 

 Ka-pada lembaga 



Ayam puteli terbang siang, 



Hinggap kayu meranting. 



i Cf. ''Adatrechtbunder' VI, p. 445. 



2 Malay casuists distinguish four points in these four lines = 

 (l)=if the bench of judges be full (2) = if they have full 



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