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

Chapter 260: [clxxxix] Charm against Convulsions (in Children)
By Walter William Skeat
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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.

[clxxxix] Charm against Convulsions (in Children)

Tangkal Sawan Budak

Songko’ kopiah ʿArab,

Pusat-ku bernilam,

Darah mani-ku manikam,

ʿArash akan tiang-nya,

Uri tembuni akan tempat-nya,

Tentuban saudara yang tua!

Aku menangkal sawan kembong.

The following lines are the same, substituting for kembong the words:—(1) tergeger, (2) tersintap, (3) terjun, (4) angin yang hitam, (5) angin yang merah, (6) angin yang biru, (7) angin yang ungu, (8) angin yang kuning, (9) angin yang hijau, (10) sa-mula jadi, respectively; then follows:—

Terbit kapada mak dengan bapa-nya,

Aku menangkal sawan yang ampat puloh ampat.

Marikan kapada bapa-nya,

Kabul pengajar guru-ku

Masok kadalam urat sendi salerang Si Anu itu,

Ujut anggota Si Anu itu!

Berkat la-ilaha, d.s.b.

Ramuan-nya lekar jantan tiga krat, sapanjang tapak orang yang sakit, sakat mengkarong tiga krat, kaki benang ’mas, mempulor bawang puteh, jintan hitam sadikit, jintan puteh, bawang merah, sabut pinang kotei, kem’nyan puteh; bakar, taroh dalam ponggong niyor jantan, champor ayer nasi sadikit, chonting-kan dahi dan sendi-sendi yang sakit itu, saperti kaki ayam.