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

Chapter 148: [lxxx] Snare for Mouse-deer [p. 180.
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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.

[lxxx] Snare for Mouse-deer [p. 180.

Jerat P’landok

Mula-mula charikan kayu yang bergetah, tako’kan kayu ini tiga kali, kaluar bahanan-nya satu telentang, satu tertiarap ta’ baik (kalau buat perangkap, baik), kalau jerat, mahu-lah telentang.

Habis itu, mula-kan memasang jerat di pangkal kayu, sa-kira-kira satu depa jauh-nya. Habis itu, kata:—

“Tempurong tergolek-golek

Berisi tanah liat,

Pergi-lah angkau Jembalang Badi

Aku handak memasang jerat!”

Kemdian di-katakan pula:— [p. 181.

“Hei Si Ranchap Kaki,

Si Runching Munchong,

Angkau pijak-lah jerat tinjak aku ini!

Dua hari akan katiga

Jikalau tidak angkau pijak

Jerat tinjak aku ini,

Dua hari akan katiga

Angkau mati terchekek mengklan darah,

Sesak ka hutan rimba raya angkau,

Ka laut ta’ dapat minum,

Ka darat ta’ dapat makan.

Dengan berkat, d.s.b.”

Another charm or sĕrapah used when setting the snare runs as follows:—

Jembalang Jembali!

Tempurong berisi tanah liat:

Nyah-lah angkau Jembalang Badi!

Aku handak memasang jerat.

A charm to be used when setting mouse-deer traps, given me by a Labu Malay named Said Chi’:—

Sirih unta, pinang unta,

Kerakap memanjat puar.

Pĕsan pada jembalang rimba

Kutu hutan91 suroh kaluar!

Suroh kaluar beranak-anak,

Suroh kaluar berchuchu-chuchu,

Suroh kaluar berchichit-chichit,

Suroh kaluar bermoyet-moyet,

Suroh kaluar berentah-entah,

Tampoh lapang92 Raja Suleiman!