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A SEA-DA YAK DIRGE. 
14— Lap a anchau t i k a i 
bangat enda tepegai 
kita t i s u 1 aft, d e h 
Menyawai ? Lebu nga- 
pa kra ngengelar kita 
anchau t i k a i b a k a 
p a s i r dikemeran ka 
radai bay a butang. 
Nyuran Timbal Rumah. 
15— Enti kami pengali en¬ 
da tau diransi kita, 
alai ngading orang ti 
rempi; tau me kami 
digeglar kita baka ta- 
nah tinggi, t u g o n g 
rpri o'er] jp, -p <r 
16— Enti kami bilek enda 
tau diransi kita, alai 
ngading orang ti te- 
ketik: tau me kami 
bilik cligegelar kita 
baka tasik ngumbang 
Tangkang. 
17— Enti kami p a. n g g a 1 
pandak enda tau di¬ 
ransi kita, alai nga¬ 
ding Menari Julak ti 
suyak; tau me kami 
panggal pandak dige¬ 
gelar kita baka anak 
munsang di rajang. 
18 — Enti kami pua enda 
tau diransi kita, alai 
ngading orang ti lela ; 
tau me kami digege¬ 
lar kita baka lamba 
tekalong pundang. 
And why could the mats 
that are spread avail 
nought to keep thee back 
from dying, oh Menya¬ 
wai ? All in vain was it to 
have bestowed on thee the 
title — the mats that are 
spread out like a far 
stretching sand bank — 
the basking place of the 
crime-laden crocodile. 
The reply of the house 
to the Dirge. 
As for us—the s 1 e e p i n g 
places — you cannot 1 a y 
blame upon 11s when you 
recall to memory those 
who died; we are only 
aware that you betitled 
us the raised land—the 
land crab-heaps. 
As for us—the rooms—you 
cannot lay blame upon us 
when you recall to 
memory those who died; 
we are only aware that 
you betitled us the sea in 
the direction of Oyster 
Island 
As for us — the pillows— 
you cannot lay blame 
upon us when you recall 
to memory Menari Ju- 
lak’s death ; for we — -the 
short pillows—are only 
aware that you had be¬ 
titled us the young mun¬ 
sang amidst the orchids. 
As for us—the blankets — 
you cannot blame us 
when you recall to 
memory those who died ; 
we are only aware that 
you betitled us the young 
tree — tekalong pundang. 
16.—The island at the mouth of the Batang Lupar is called Tamgkang by 
the Dayaks and Triso by the Malays; it is a well-known hunting-ground for 
oysters. This means the room is immoveable like the island. 
13 . — Tekalong pundang is the title given to the blankets. Tekalong is a 
species of bread-fruit tree, the baric of which is made into loin clothes, coats, 
blankets and mosquito-curtains. Up-country Dayaks still use the bark for 
those purposes. 
