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siiair bidasari: A Malay Poem 
4? Berjfilanlah bagindd laki istri 
Sainbil baghida mimlmpin pdtri 
Tipi sungie juga hinda dichan 
Dua tiga langka sing£h berdiri. 
• 49 Sitlah baginda sampei ka pantei 
Dilihatnia prahu diatas lantei 
Langkaplah si kalian kajang dan l&ntei 
Bafl&h putri dtiduh berjuntei. 
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51 Bulanpun sidang pern am a ram. 
Trang chuacha sangat berchaia 
Putriuan sakit ti&d& berdaia 
Bagindapiin bias memandang dia. 
S3 Parasma bulan ampatblas hari 
Pukul tiga, din a hari 
47 The Princes went on, husband and wife, 
The Prince leading the Princess, 
Seeking for a river side, 
Pausing every two or three steps. 
49 Until the King reached a bank 
And saw a prau provided with a deck, 
And completely furnished with kajangs* and lanteis'j'; 
“ Here, my Princess, recline at ease.” 
Si The moon was near its full and festive,— 
The light of its brightness shining exceedingly— 
The Queen was m pain, unable to conceal it, 
And the King looked on her compasionately. 
51 By the moon’s face it was fourteen days (old) 
At the third hour before the dawn, 
NOTES. 
Line 50. Lantei— Moveable frames used for flooring in huts and boats, 
and made of split neebongs or bamboos, about half an inch separate, fas¬ 
tened with ratans.— Kajangs —Mats made of Kajang leaves. 
„ ,, Dvditk berjuntei— To sit with the feet dangling; which the 
Malays do, in preference to their ordinary practice, when fatigued with a 
journey, in order to allow the muscles to be relaxed, which they are not in 
their ordinary mode of sitting. A Malay on entering a house tired with 
walking will seat himself with his feet hanging down, and apologetically say 
wait a moment till I have recovered from my fatigue,” as it is considered 
st breach of manners to do so at other times. * 
,, 51. This and the three .succeeding verses are highly melodious 
