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

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About This Book

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.

[clxvi] For Beauty

Pemanis

Bismillah, d.s.b.
Titek ’ku titek, ayer lior sa-titek di-atas
permeidani,
Tundok kasih sayang ummat Muhammad memandang aku.
Saperti asam garam25 bertentangan chahia
aku,
Matahari s’ri aku, bulan rupa aku,
Berkat aku memakei doʿa asam garam!
S’ri manis, tengkuling26
manis,
Aku-lah yang manis;
Bukan-nya s’ri manis, tengkuling manis,
Aku-lah yang manis.
Di-pandang ummat Muhammad sakalian laki-laki sakalian
perampuan,
Chahia naik ka muka aku,
S’ri turun ka dada aku,
Chahia Allah, chahia Muhammad,
Lebih pagi di-bawa(h) petang,
Lebih petang di-bawa(h) pagi.
Berkat la-ilaha, d.s.b.