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ÉDOUARD DULAURIER Pionnier français des études sur le pantoun

III. Les sources britanniques. Extraits originaux

par Georges Voisset

© Georges Voisset, 2016.

Reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’auteur.

En couverture :Édouard Dulaurier - Portrait

I. John Leyden, 1811

« Malayu.—TheMalayulanguage(…) :

ThefollowingspecimensoftheMalayuPantùnandSayerwillexhibitthemeasureoftheverseandthestyleofthecomposition.ThefirstPantùnisachallengetoengageinapoeticalcontest.Therestex-hibitthepeculiarimagesintroduced,andthemannerofpresentingtheminthePantùn.

Tuan bulu, saya tumiangMarileh kita berkiler tajiTuan sapulu, saya sumbilan

Marileh kita bersindir nyani.

YouareabambooandIambutaslendertwigYetcomeon,letussharpenourweapons:Youareasten,andIamonlyasnine;

Yetcome,letuscontendinironicalverse.

Boah dilama ber pangsu pangsuSamajuga bijinya merah

Jangan tuan berpilis bangsuSamajuga daranya merah.

Thepomegranatehasmanypartitions,Buttheseedisequallyredinthemall :

Donotgiveanunduepreferencetoaraceofmen,Forthebloodisequallyredinthemall.

Boah mamplum deri PataniMasa sabiji de kulum rusa

Tuan Islam saya Nasrahi Sama sama manangung dusa.

OfalltheMangoesofPataniAripeoneisbutamouthfultoastag;YouareaMoslemandIamaChristian,Butwemustequallybearourownfault.

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Batang padi jangan de rurutKalu de rurut nisa batanguya

Hati muda jangan de turut Kalu de turut rusa badinya.

Shakenotthericestalk,Ifyoushakeitthestalkisruined;Donotyiedtoyouthfulinclination,Ifyouyieldyourpersonisruined

Siri kuining deri PataniPinang muda deri MalàkaPuti kuning anak Nasrani

Itu membawa badin chilaka.

TheyellowbetelleafofPatani,Thefreshbetel-nutofMalacca,AwhiteyellowchristiandamselBring a person to total ruin.

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II.Sir Stamford Raffles, 1821

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IIIa.John Crawfurd, 1820


IIIb.John Crawfurd, 1852


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IV.Thomas John Newbold, 1839


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