Air pasang pagi
surut pukul lima
nyonya bangun pagi
siram pokok bunga
pokok bunga melor
tanam tepi batas
itik bertelur
ayam menetas
Encik baba
jatuh dalam parit
Encik aminah
ketawa jerit-jerit
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
cats
dua tiga kucing berlari
mana nak sama si kucing belang
dua tiga boleh ku cari
mana nak sama kau seorang
Literal translation
two three cats seen running
never the same as the striped cat
two three (person) I could find
never the same as you
Gosh, its interesting to see that after we directly translated these pantuns it sounds like a highly sophisticated haiku.
mana nak sama si kucing belang
dua tiga boleh ku cari
mana nak sama kau seorang
Literal translation
two three cats seen running
never the same as the striped cat
two three (person) I could find
never the same as you
Gosh, its interesting to see that after we directly translated these pantuns it sounds like a highly sophisticated haiku.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Bersenang Kemudian
berakit rakit ke hulu
berenang-renang ketepian
bersakit-sakit dahulu
bersenang-senang kemudian
literal translation
rafting along to the river ends
swimming along to the side
take the pain first
having it easy afterwards
Inferential Analysis
In this pantun, we could see the theme of delaying gratification. The Malays have this concept years before we even read any motivation books that discusses about delaying gratification. The message here is that it is okay to have it hard at first, as long as in the long run, it will be easier.
the first two lines which is the pembayang foreshadows the message that it will bring in the third and fourth line. Rafting along the river and swimming to the side shows the hardship of a journey. Instead of showing the easy way to travel- which is on a sampan, this pantun shows the harder way to travel-which is by rafting and swimming. So here we could see that not all pembayang are useless. The creater of this pantun must be really good in his language as he could use meaningful words to create such a genius rhyme.
berenang-renang ketepian
bersakit-sakit dahulu
bersenang-senang kemudian
literal translation
rafting along to the river ends
swimming along to the side
take the pain first
having it easy afterwards
Inferential Analysis
In this pantun, we could see the theme of delaying gratification. The Malays have this concept years before we even read any motivation books that discusses about delaying gratification. The message here is that it is okay to have it hard at first, as long as in the long run, it will be easier.
the first two lines which is the pembayang foreshadows the message that it will bring in the third and fourth line. Rafting along the river and swimming to the side shows the hardship of a journey. Instead of showing the easy way to travel- which is on a sampan, this pantun shows the harder way to travel-which is by rafting and swimming. So here we could see that not all pembayang are useless. The creater of this pantun must be really good in his language as he could use meaningful words to create such a genius rhyme.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
telinga tikus
cah kelenting telinga tikus
sudah kencing
harap jirus
literal translation
cah kelenting(dont know what it means) rats' ears
after peeing
please flush.
inferential analysis
like usual, the pembayang is intended to make the pantun rhymes even though it does not make any sense. As for the meaning, it means that after u have used the bathroom (peeing to be exact), you have to take the responsibility to flush. Meaning that if you have done something, you must be responsible for it. the Malays always have pantun that is related to the theme responsibility.
Malays back then always have this honor of being responsible for one's own act. never to blame anyone for one's own doing and to take the responsibility. If not, there is another saying of 'tak mengaku berak di tengah jalan'. Meaning: not admitting that one had done number two in the middle of the road.
sudah kencing
harap jirus
literal translation
cah kelenting(dont know what it means) rats' ears
after peeing
please flush.
inferential analysis
like usual, the pembayang is intended to make the pantun rhymes even though it does not make any sense. As for the meaning, it means that after u have used the bathroom (peeing to be exact), you have to take the responsibility to flush. Meaning that if you have done something, you must be responsible for it. the Malays always have pantun that is related to the theme responsibility.
Malays back then always have this honor of being responsible for one's own act. never to blame anyone for one's own doing and to take the responsibility. If not, there is another saying of 'tak mengaku berak di tengah jalan'. Meaning: not admitting that one had done number two in the middle of the road.
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