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Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Chapter 147: [lxxix] (Another version) [p. 177.
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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[lxxix] (Another version) [p. 177.

Kalau sudah tangkap, buang-lah dia punya badi: maka mahu-lah baju hitam yang buleh buang dia punya badi, kalau tada baju hitam, daun kayu sabarang kayu, urut deripada kapala-nya sampei di kaki, di buntut, di ponggong-nya serta berkata:—

Hei Badi Serang,

Badi Mak Buta,

Si Panchur Mak Tuli!

Bukan-nya aku yang buang badi,

Pran Muda yang buang badi;

Bukan-nya aku yang buang badi,

Pran Rukiah yang buang badi!

Bukan aku yang buang badi,

Mika’il yang buang badi;

Bukan aku yang buang badi,

Serafil yang buang badi!

Bukan aku yang buang badi,

ʿIjra’il yang buang badi;

Bukan aku yang buang badi,

Mukarael yang buang badi!

Aku tahu asal-nya badi,

Anak Jin Ibni Ujan

Diam di awan guntong.

Kembali angkau ka awan guntong,

Jangan angkau menchachat menchela kapada aku!

Aku tahu asal ’kau jadi,

Anak Jin Ibni Ujan asal ’kau jadi.

Sudah itu, ambil sadikit deripada dia punya mata, telinga, mulut, hidong, kaki, tangan, bulu, hati, jantong, limpa dan tandok (kalau jantan), tarok di daun kayu, tarokkan di jijak datang-nya serta berkata:—

O Mentala Guru

Asa sabulan, dua sabulan,

Tiga sabulan, ampat sabulan,

Lima sabulan, anam sabulan,

Tujoh sabulan, malam di-angkau, siang di-aku.

Sa’ekor aku bawa balik,

Sa’ekor aku tinggalkan.

Buang Badi Rusa

(To drive the Mischief out of a Stag)

Siah yang malang, yang berpuaka,

Nabi Momilil yang berbadi, min hak, yang berbadi,

Sang Marak, sang Badi,

Badi turun de’ kapala

Badi turun ka kaki.