A SEA-DAYAK DIRGE. 
36 
Enda bulih sapemeda 
mata beki jap, 
Sapengepai jari am- 
pat, 
Iya ga sigi saum di ne- 
nalan lendat. 
86—Nvau ditunjan tangga 
Sabayan orang ti dan- 
jan lama tumbang, 
Bepegai di alau-alau 
lansau baka prasau te- 
bu tengang, 
Nyau diperaka pa la 
tangga baka t i tau 
nanya ternuai datang, 
87—Tetengan nengah tem- 
puan baka sampan 
Laut bekejang, 
Lalu nuju ruai Jiram 
apai Sabengan Manok 
Menang. 
88—Nuju ruai Langkah 
(sayau rebah enda be- 
lantang). 
8g—Nyau dedirika seligi 
nibong sa lampang, 
Niri ka tenteran beba- 
nang punggang 
ngengkah ka t r a b a i 
lantang ditegelang, 
Lalu ngait ka sarong 
uchong disimbang. 
In the twinkling of an eye. 
In less time than it takes 
to flick the four fingers, 
They are together on the 
well-trodden clearing 
before the house. 
They have set their feet on 
the staircase of Sabayan 
the staircase of those who 
died long years ago, 
They are holding on to 
the railings made of the 
long-jointed bamboos 
that are numerous like 
the stalks in a field of 
tengang sugar cane, 
They have crossed the 
head of the staircase 
which is fashioned as it 
were to welcome 
strangers on their arrival. 
They are walking fast and 
heavily along the passage 
of the house that looks 
like a Malay boat starting 
on a journey. 
They go straight to the 
reception room of Jiram 
father of Sabengan the 
Victorious Champion. 
They are going straight to 
Langkah's reception 
room (Langkah who, 
alas ! died without issue). 
Their spears that are made 
of a single piece of nibong 
wood they stand up 
against the wall; 
They stand up the spear 
shafts with the (metal) 
bands at the ends ; 
They put down their 
shields. And simul¬ 
taneously they hang up 
their uchong wood scab¬ 
bards that are cut into 
sharp points. 
