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9—Lapa sabar ai bangat 
end a tepegai ka kita 
ti rempi, deh Meng- 
kuli ? Lebu ngapa kra 
ngaga kita baka 
pengrijik impun en- 
seluang. 
to—Lapa gelegar bangat 
enda tepegai ka nuan 
deh Ruai D anan ? 
Lebu kra ngelar nuan 
baka ijok ijar pung- 
gang tembawang. 
11— Lapa luan ranggong 
bangat enda tepegai 
ka kita ti pumpong, 
deh Jelu Rengayong? 
Lebu ngapa ngengelar 
kita penudok benong 
tajau Bujang. 
12— Lapa tukang atap 
bangat enda tepegai 
ka kita ti tump a t 
Ruai Brambat ? Lebu 
ngapa ngengelar kita 
reringkap peninggang 
sinang. 
13— Lapa kita Sengkayau 
gesak bangat enda 
tepegai ka M e n a r i 
Julak ti suyak? Lebu 
ngapa kra ngengelar 
kita pengelempai 
bidak kain samerang. 
And why could the wall 
at the back of the house 
avail nought to keep thee 
from dying oh Mengkuli ? 
All in vain was it to 
make thee close-fitting 
like the obstruction of 
sticks to catch the.(tiny) 
enseluang fish. 
And why could the floor¬ 
ing avail nought to hold 
thee back, Oh Ruai Da- 
nan ? All in vain was it 
to give thee a title 
similar to the ijok (the 
Gemuti palm) at the 
extremity of the fruit 
grove. 
And why could the dais 
where the jars are stored 
avail nought to keep thee 
from being cut off, oh 
Jelu Rengayong ? All in 
vain was it to have given 
thee the title of the centre 
seat of the Tajau Bujang. 
And why could the win¬ 
dow in the roof avail 
nought to keep thee from 
dying, Ruai Brambat ? 
All in vain was it to have 
given thee the title of the 
spring trap to annihilate 
the wild civet cat. 
And why could the tie- 
beam at the back of the 
house avail nought to 
prevent thee, Oh Menari 
Julak from breaking off 
(like a branch) from its 
parent stem ? All in vain 
was it to have given thee 
the title of the clothes line 
on which the petticoats 
are hung. 
9.—L he back-wall of the Dayak house is made like the obstruction of sticks 
which are so closely put together that the very small fishes ( enseluang) 
bannot go through; and the dirge laments that they were not close enough 
to prevent che soul of the dead from passing out. 
ll .—Tajau Bujang is a jar of middle size. 
