A SEA-DAYAIv DIRGE. 
217— “Datai ari ni kita?” ‘ 
“Dalai ari sidi mata 
hari, baka sregandi 
a mb on g tersang.” 
“Anang kita ngamun ‘ 
sa tetak taun, anang 
nyalam delapanblas 
bnlan." 
218— “Sapa ti kita bai ari ' 
sidi mata hari, skali- 
ka nva manang, ska- 
lika menani ?” 
219 — “Lebah me tu, indai 
Tipah lang tarang, 
utang kami nganjong 
besi penyengkar da- 
da, nganjong kapit sa 
lungkit pemalit ma¬ 
ta." 
‘Whence came ye?" “We 
came from the most 
glorious sun, whose rays 
are ever piercing.” 
‘Conceal it not for the space 
of half a year, and hide 
it not for the length of 
eighteen months.” 
‘Whom brought ye from 
the glorious sun, is it a 
mere manang (witch-doc¬ 
tor) or a more exalted 
one ?” 
“It is Lebah, the mother of 
Tipah the moonlight kite, 
but we also brought an 
iron bar for stretching the 
chest, we also brought a 
tiny lump of cotton to 
wipe the eyes.” 
220 — “Enti kapit sa lung¬ 
kit taroh ditu, dudi 
hari pulai ngagai ta- 
nah pepelai ujan." 
221— “Enti jalong tugong 
engkah ditu, dudi ha¬ 
ri tau pulai ngagai 
sarangan." 
222 — “Enti besi taroh ditu, 
dudi hari tau pulai 
ngagai punggai besi 
prembuyan." 
223 — “Enti tikai enserunai 
tau taroh ditu, dudi 
hari tau pulai ngagai 
tangai sumbok bem- 
ban.” 
224 — “Enti pia ko Ini Ser- 
empam tanah tum- 
boh, kami kenu di ka 
rumah nuan Ini, sa 
pintu, sa lawang, sa 
atap, sa penukang.” 
“If it be a tiny lump of 
cotton put it by here, later 
on it will return to the 
land of fertile soil.” 
“If it be the big cup place 
it here, later on it will 
return to its own case.” 
“If it be iron place it here, 
later on it will return to 
its own place.” 
“If it be the enserunai mat 
it can be placed here, 
later on it will return to 
the great bemban field.” 
‘If so, O Grand-mother Se- 
rempam, the white-ants 
heap, we leave your house 
of one door, one room, 
one roof and one roof 
window. 
