128 MENGAP, THE SONG OP THE DYAK HEAD FEAST. 



Muput ka tanah ngilah sabaian, 

 Muput ka langit iitilang remang, 

 Nyelipak reinang rarat, 

 Baka singkap krang kapaiyang, 

 !Nyelepak pintu remang burak, 

 Baka pantak peti bejuang, 

 Menselit pintu langit, 

 Baka tambit peti tetukang. 

 !Nelian lobang trjan 

 Tenian gren laja pematang. 

 Manipul lobang gimtor # 

 Ti ninpnr inggar betinggang. 

 Kyelapat lobang kilat 

 Janrpat nyelambai petang. 



The above describes how Antu Eibut blew everywhere, 



" She blows to heavenward beyond the moon. 



" She blows to seaward beyond the Cocoanut isle. 



" She blows in the waters beyond the pebbly bottom. 



" She blows to earthward beyond Hades. 



" She blows to the skies below the clouds. 



" She creeps between the drifting clouds, 



" Which are like pieces of sliced kapaiyang-.f 



" She pushes through the door of the white flocked clouds, 



" Marked as with nails of a cross-beamed box. 



" She edges her passage through the door of heaven, 



" Closed up like a box with opening cover. 



ss She slips through the rain holes, 



" No bigger than the size of a sumpitan arrow. 



" She enters the openings of the thunders, 



' ' With roarings loud rushing one upon another. 



" She shoots through the way of the lightning 



" Which swiftly darts at night." 



And moreover she blows upon all the fruit trees in success 

 sion making them to bear unwonted fruit. And so with 

 sounds of thunder and tempest she speeds on her errand to 

 the farthest heaven. 



Now amongst Singalang Burong's slaves is a certain 

 Buj^ng Pedaiig (Young Sword) who happens to be clearing 

 and weeding the " sebang " bushes as Antu Eibut passes, and 

 he is utterly astounded at the noise. He looks heavenward 

 and earthward and seaward but can see nothing to account 

 for it. On comes the tempest; he is confounded, loses 

 heart and runs away, leaving half his things behind him. 

 He falls against the stumps and the buttresses of the trees 

 and against the logs in the way, and conies tumbling, trem- 

 bling, and bruised to the house of his mistress. 



Sudan Berinjan Bungkong 

 Dara Tiong Menyelong, 



| A kind of fruit. 



