:: Studying Literature - Ariya Cam Bani

Ariya Cam Bani is a popular literature I think, because I’ve heard about this ariya before but never have a chance to read it. Actually I dun know how to read before..hihihi... The Cams use the terminology “Bani” to refer to the earlier Islamic influence in Campa kingdom. We can divide it into two meanings for the nowadays understanding, but please notify that this is juz my personal perspective – First group is the “Bani Cam” group. They think that “Bani” means “religion” which hooked to the orthodox Islamic practice. Eg: they do believe in Allah and Muhammad, performing solah, fasting, and also doing hajj, but it’s only the elders who fulfill the religious orders (in their ways) to represent the whole villagers in one village. Ok, enough about that because I dun know their ritual. The second group is the “Muslim Cam” group. This group is fully pure Muslim, and their practices are based on the holy Quran and hadith. I’m in this kind of group. Well, this group knows about the “Bani Cams” and how they practice but the Muslim Cams use the terminology “tamâ Bani” to refer to the mualaf (the person who convert himself into Islam). Huhh..it’s a bit debatable here as the right word should be “”tamâ Islam” not “tamâ Bani”. “Bani” doesn’t bring any meaning of “religion” or “Islam”. “Bani” is actually an Arabic word which means “Son”/“Anâk”. Dun believe me? Get an Arabic dictionary and search “Bani / Bin".

Enough for the introduction, now let’s head to the content of this ariya. Honestly, I dun really understand what is this literary writing is about. I know it is not a straight-forward poetry but symbolic instead. However, I don't know how to clarify what were the symbols symbolized. I can’t really classify whether the narrator was in the first person point of view or the third person point of view. I also cannot able to figure out the plot, I don’t know which part was the climax, and I don’t understand the ending. The writer put in the dialogue element, causing me a big problem because I cannot detect the speech belonged to whom. Thus, I can’t figure out the characteristic of the main characters in this ariya.

What do I understand is that this ariya is about a girl who was in love with a guy, who’s a Bani Cam but they dun get their families blessing, due to the different religion. Have U ever heard about “Romeo & Juliet”...or “Laila Majnun”? Their feeling towards each other is someway somehow alike to both Laila and Majnun. Laila is like a princess, while Majnun is just an ordinary guy. Majnun (Arab) = crazy / gila. This ariya is challenging as the usage of the language is awesome. Besides, I don’t know “love” words or expressions in my language, daddy never taught me. If not because of this ariya, I’ll never know what is “passion” or “darling” for the rest of my life. Hmm..I prefer to be frank. I found out that many literary devices applied in this ariya – the monologue, dialogue, hyperbole, foreshadow, poetic words, idioms...making the storyline hard to be understood. I studied the craftsmanship in the ariya myself, and I dun exactly know what I was doing! It took me one month to study, yet, I'm still not able to fully understand it. Too many strong words I never heard..headache! Below is the result:

- ELEMENTS OF THE ARIYA -

Speaker/ Persona

It seemed to be a dialogue between a guy and a girl.

Guy: “Mayut dreh yau ni aey haleng”. Haleng is girl darling.

Girl: “Kau huec kanda pacei puec suei”. Pacei refers to a beloved guy.

Setting

(1) Background Setting

:: The girl’s house – “Sang suer mariah siam ndei”

:: The guy’s bedroom – “Tamâ tel duk cei ndih”

:: A path in a bush – “Rimaong daok pagrang di krâh jalan”

:: A tree – “Ala phun hara tattey rambah”

:: A forest (?) – “Ka than kau rimbah mai daok di glai”

(2) Time Setting

:: Night – “Malam ndih sa tuk min wer”

:: Afternoon – “Amâ amaik patey kau di pandiak”

Themes

:: Love and Passion between both guy and girl is the main theme.

:: Sacrifice is another theme. The girl was willing to abandon her family and against the tradition for her beloved guy.

:: Antagonism showed by the girl’s parents when her mother beat her hard when she knew the affair.

Motif

:: Love

:: Craze

:: Enthusiasm

:: Belief and tradition

Tone & Mood

:: Sad and gloomy.

Structure & Style

:: This ariya is a symbolic poem.

:: Rhyme scheme:

(1) ab, bc, cd, de, ef....

Ni ariya sa-ai ngap (a)

Panâh ba tabiak, piéh ka ra peng,, (b)

Mayut dreh yau ni aey haleng (c)

Kau ngap blaoh padeng, dom ayamân,, (d)

Anit saong ranam klaoh prân (e)

Haké hu damân mbeng saong anguei,, (f)

Kau huec kanda pacei puec suei (g)

Klak kau matuei luai pacalah,, (h)

Kau o klak nai ah (i)

Kau huec calah yua amaik amâ,, (j)

Haley tian kau praong lo ka hâ (k)

Amaik saong amâ kau ndua sa gah (l)

(2) Parallelism (?)

Ni ariya sa-ai ngap,

Panâh ba tabiak piéh ka ra peng,,

Mayut dreh yau ni aey haleng,

Kau ngap blaoh padeng dom ayamân,,

:: Poetic Devices:

(1) Antagonist characteristic showed by the girl’s family.

“Inâ pacalah kau di pacei"

(2) Dialogue

“Cei ley kau biai yau ni baik ah, than drei rambah o bik payau” – She talked to him.

“Adei ley amaik amâ ké thau, kau ciip ndua maluw gep gan ra klao” – He talked to her.

(3) Monologue

“Aey juk gila o dreh yau urang”

(4) Hyperbole

“Raiy rup dahlak yaom ndae candiéng”

(5) Object Imagery – ciéw, kajang, ba-ar, hahuei; Color Imagery – Mâriah.

(6) Anthropomorphism

“Tamia di mblang sa drei pabaiy”

(7) Metaphor

“Huak oh tamâ ndih jang oh wer”

(8) Foreshadow

“Mâyah lac mâtai, ndih sa lubang”

(9) Simile

“Pajaih nai pajaih ciim heng”

(10) Repetition

“Anit saong ranam praong lo, likau dher di Po taom sa anih” ... “Anit saong ranam praong lo, likau dhar di Po drep o salih”

(11) Symbolism

“Sang suer inâgaray kaong dar” – Huge house symbolizes wealth and riches.

(12) Assonance

“Cakaong baong kanai ba nao” …”amaik amâ batuk éw mai tanyi”

(13) Alliteration

“Dahlak daok gandeng blaoh lua tamâ” …”sa-ai sait paga blaoh nao talaih”

(14) Anaphora

“Cuh aem kanai biak ligaih"…“Cuh aem amaik amâ o laow” …”Cuh aem kanai biak ndang”

(15) Responsi

“Cakong mai pajaik nyaom aia mariak” …”Cakong mai pajaik blaoh buh limaow"

* Dahlak copy mângaok copy min ariya ni..biak dahlak hawing saong hadom abaoh panuec dalam ni wak oh sa jalan wak. Pagep : “ra”, “hâ”, “o” wak saong “balau” ngan oh hu “balau”...”ranem” ngan “dher”...mâda kanain wak hu “paoh thek”, kanain krei wek oh hu. Akhar “Mâk” “Mak” ngan..“rambah” “rimbah”....?

:: Practice 4 – Reading + Rumi Transcript 2

-Ariya Muk Thruh Palei-

Source : http://my.opera.com/vanikan/blog/2009/10/09/ariya-muk-thruh-palei

Day 1: One page was read. I read it barely and almost give up!

Day 2: Three pages.

Day 3: Ten pages + explanation from teacher.

My comment: This literary writing is not really long, and using simple words (either bombastic words as well) BUT the combination of those simple words turns my head into blank. I found out there are some idioms in it, eg: “mâyah per habuw lai jua abih” ; they are not talking about “dust” and “silence” . I don’t really get this ariya but someway somehow I can understand the whole story behind this writing, and the understanding gets stronger after the explanation by teacher. Later I’ll try to transcript it into Huruf Cam, later later later..someday, after I learn it..hihi..

Muk Thruh Palei roles the character of “nenek kebayan” in Malay literature, which, this character is responsible to preserve the proper behavior of the Malays. I realize that the new generation like us don’t used to this character as a good person because our minds were contaminated with false tales. I’ve heard the word “muk sruh palei” since I was 4 years old, and I was so afraid of her, I thought she was a ghost! I ran to get my mom, and have nightmares every night. I bet the same situation happen when we talk about “nenek kebayan”! Don’t believe it? Try to google “nenek kebayan”.

The rumi transcription may differ from one another. Eg: the word “listen” is spelled “peng” but pronounce “pang”, so, some of the reader will transcript it as “peng” and some other prefer “pang”. But this is not a major problem because Rumi Cam transcription and Huruf Cam transcription are not yet fixed like Akhar Cam. I’m not going to translate it into other languages, for now, because; firstly, I’m not an expert, and secondly I dun want my people to be spoilt. They should learn their writings IN their own language, not by other languages. Believe me, it’s so amazing playing with our own script!! But dun forget to ask blessings from Allah al-Alim, ‘cause this language is His!

Well, I think EVERY girl should read this ariya. It teaches me a lot. =)

Ni kambuan muk thruh palei

Ndom blaoh kakei pieh ka anâk

Anâk peng amaik akhan

Ka dom phuel jalan ngap mbeng anguei

Hader ndaom kambuan baik mây

Ngap mbeng anguei threm bimbul

Inâ pieh dom phuel

Anâk saong kamuen peng baik bijip

Inâ pieh dom kadha

Drep o mada pieh ka mây

Mâyah hu kambuen di drei

Hagait duh ra brei drep mây mâcai

Juai klak kambuen juai nai

Ngap tuei hatai drep oh kandaong

Mâyah peng kambuan drep thraong

Nan mâng kandaong drep daok saong mây

Kandaong drep kayua kamei

Di rim harei jreng aiek bibiak

Drep ar halun halak

Gleng aiek bibiak juai brei karang

.

. . .

Juai tey hey klak caik

Tel blaoh ra klaik likuk drei ra klao

Blaoh drep jak gep nao

Drei lac ra klao bilei patat

Mâduh nyu kathaot kayua o ligaih

Mâduh nyu kathaot raong raih

Anguei o ligaih laik saong tho

Kayua nyu chap hatem lo

Hajieng nyu o njep saong urang

Ginaong mai mây ngap jraoh

Lithung thaok blaoh o mâk ramik

Hajieng nyu tian tachep

Yua nyu o njep mây saong kamuen

Khik rabicen mbuen biak

Di dunya rak lo mâng ra klao

Li-i saong cangua

Tapei blaoh ba mâk mai ramik

Haluw juai klak baoh

Cangua juai tataoh ging juai paper

Libik krung ging tanâk

Juai brei manuk prah per habuw

.

. . .

Kambuen puec mâng dahluw

Mâyah per habau lai jua abih

Kayua nyu ramik biak lo

Hajieng mâng nyu hu mâh pariak

Dayep ngan krâh malem

Juai phap hatem tuk abiléh

Mâyah kathaot rambah jang hu thei mbeng

Amel hai di pabah mbeng sang

Pabah mbeng sang mây juai padei

Adat drei jieng kamei

Mây juai padei biak praong pakar

Panuec amaik ndom akhan

Mâyah khing peng mâng njep kumei

Adat saong cambat khing mâgru

Mâgru khing ka thuw mâng nyu ligaih

Anâk ndaom pa-abih

Nan mâng ligaih njep saong urang

.

. . .

Adat drei jieng kumei

Puec kheng ndei chuk di adat

Mâyah mây khing puec

Thuw kanda huec mâng urang mayaom

Mây kanda hai di tian

Gep gen urang oh ndom bilei

Anâk saong kamuen nao mai

Mâyah khing mâyai khim klao dahluw

Nan gheh ra lac sunuw

Khim klao dahluw blaoh ndom hadei

Cek muk Po Inâ

Juai mây mâgru threm puec bilei

Adat drei jieng kamei

Juai mây bilei saong duah mâyai

Nan jeh kumei saiysu

Ra puec jhak hu mây lac mâluw

Blek bleng ra thuw daok hagait ka mây

Mâhit jhak tel Inâ

Mâhit bak tangi lo hadei

.

. . .

Khik rabijen drei biak

Di dunya urak ra klao bilei

Dayep mây daok di sang

Nan urang lac hu kambuen

Anâk threm hakak threm duen

Mâng njep kambuen mây daok dara

Mâyah khing ngap gruk hit

Threm bitanat threm bipagheh

Mây duah urang jak gheh

Mâgru ndaom pieh tel hu pathang

Mâgru baik di urang

Tel hu pathang mây juai camâkaoh

Hajieng juai brei camâkaoh

Chuk mai ra paoh blaoh ra pakaik

Ra puec blaoh ra pakaik

Ratil rataih mai tel amaik amâ

Drei ngap anâk baik bithruk

Mâluw hai di urang

Mây saong pathang ngap biligaih

.

. . .

Anâk mây saong pathang

Juai brei karang aia saong lithei

Adat drei jieng kumei

Di rim harei bhuktik pathang

Ramik drep drei di sang

Juai brei karang ikan saong njem

Gleng aiek lingiw tel dalem

Padai di rateng gleng aiek bibiak

Ramik drep ar di sang

Mây juai pachang truai tel dalem

Nda ka urang tuei gleng

Ra thuw ap bhap krung drei ramik

Mâda blaoh tel ra klaik

Kathaot raong raih ra klao bilei

Ra yap mây kayua kaya

Mây hu mâda drep ra kieng duah

Anâk mâk paluic Inâ

Kathaot ken lo mboh di mâta

.

. . .

Kathaot ngap mbeng bibiak

Kathaot juai cuak threm dua mâyai

Kahra ngap mbeng harei

Mâtak Po brei bidreh urang

Anâ peng amaik akhan

Mây saong pathang juai ngap mâsak

Anâk mây saong pathang

Juai peng urang chuk di adat

Kajap laiy kayua kanduel

Hadah mbaok kamuen kayua hu pathang

Danaok daok di rim harei

Pathang saong drei juai brei limuk

Daok pok caik jieng gru

Nan mâng hu njep tho kambuen

Mâyah pathang nao glai

Daok di sang juai brei karang gruk kamei

Jala mai glaong aia harei

Tanâk lithei blaoh mây habai

Anâk juai alah hatai

Pathang mai mâng glai mây pok lithei

.

. . .

Mbaok mây juai ma-ih

Hatai juai camârih puec saong pathang

Hala cih panâng thraong

Pakao mban tanan jeh ra anit

Pathang puec padeh daok peng

Chuk urang ndom juai tok ginaong

pathang puec mây juai tok

Aân di phik siam hatai kamei

Adat urang jieng likei

Ra puec ngaok kumei mây juai mathao

Ra puec mây juai mathao

Nan jeh ra mâtuaw klaoh tian saong drei

Anâk huec hai di pathang

Ra duah drei hapak jang kayua pathang

Nan mâng urang deng khing tanyi

Kumei halei palue pathang

Nan jeh ra __?__ nyu thuw ka drei

.

. . .

Nyu puec blaoh nyu khria

__?__ dom mâda tuah nyu pablei

Nyu puec blaoh palue

Sap nyu pablei taom di anak

Anâk puec tuei tapak

Bireng khing ngap juai brei alah

Pathang ew nao bidrah

Mây juai kamlah wek juai kumei

Pathang puec mây juai kamlah

Kumei kheng pabah chuk di adat

Adat drei jieng kumei

Ginaong rak ndei ciip ka ra klao

Ra puec mây juai mâthao

Ra ba paklao njep mâh tamuh

Siam tian taleng aia mbaok

Nan jeh ra daok that saong drei

Praong mbaok payua pathang

Nan mâng ka urang yap mây kaya

Mâgru threm pa-abih

Pathang krâh ndih juai juak kateng

Mâyah mây juak kateng

Padai di rateng per nao abih

Nik ndih bihu libik

Rami ramik bah tul pater

Bah tul pater mbiah

Juai paranah super mâta

Dayep ngan krâh malem

Mây juai hatem chap di anih

Mâyah hatem di anih

Nan jeh abih tuah tabiak

Sumu saong kayuw saong jaoh

Libuh gen craoh ralo drei tapa

Nan dreh urang kanda

Abaoh kadha li-uen sap di anih

Khria baik bisiam

Mây saong pathang ngap mbeng bibiak

Daok gheh saong urang lo ra mâyaom

Pathang nao duah mârai

Jien saong padai mây khik ramik

Adat kumei gheh di khik

Juai brei lihik karang drep di sang

Sanâng hai karang duah ken

Mây thuw damân gleng aiek bibiak

Anâk saong amaik bicen

Haber ka urang klaoh tian di drei

.

. . .

Peng blaoh anguei baik

Kambuan ni amaik tuek caik di sang

Hadiep saong pathang

Tajuh apakar peng baik tani

Gosh, did I said it “not really long” ???! Not really long doesn't mean it's short. =|

The funny thing about this practice is that the text used the word “Inâ” but it is taught by a dad!! ..which it should be a mother who is responsible about this matter...there’s no word “Ong Thruh Palei”..hiihii..

Anyway, I admit that I can’t make it 100% well in this practice. I’m always ready for any correction, thank U.

Vocabulary:

phuel = hasil / profit

mây = Chinese; amoi

bijip = seluruh / overall, the whole

mâcai = banyak / many

thraong, sraong = berkat / bless

jreng = menumpu / focus

camâkaoh = main2 / not serious

bibiak = sungguh2 / seriously

lithung, lisung = lesung / mortar

rabijen = diri sendiri / oneself

tanat = pakar / expert

bithruk = taat(Arab) / obey

pakar = perkara / thing

cuak = nakal / naughty

limuk = meluat / disgust

bhuktik = bakti / serve

that, sat = segar / fresh

tuek, wak = tulis / write