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Pantun Baba Chan

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Author : Chan Eng Thai
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2025-08-12

Pantun Baba Chan written by Chan Eng Thai and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-08-12 with Poetry categories.

Pisang mas di-atas peti, Ada dua biji bekembar; Cakap menulis kita mesti, Baru Hidop Bahasa Baba * * * * * A comb of golden bananas, Bear two ripening twins; As we strive to speak and write, Baba Malay will thrive anew. Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by Baba Chan Eng Thai, a prominent member of Singapore's vibrant Peranakan community. Chan's poetry celebrates the traditions of his community and a nostalgia for the old ways—ranging from favorite foods to rites of passage to commemorations of famous people. The book also includes a hilarious pantun "duel" between the author and G.T. Lye over WhatsApp. The pantun is an oral poetic form with a rich tradition dating back many centuries. Written in Baba Malay, a Creole tongue merging Malay with Hokkien Chinese, these poems express complex emotions in quatrains with an ABAB rhyming scheme. They were extremely popular in prewar Singapore but are now considered a dying art, although a revival is currently underway. Makan Sampay Mabok [a pantun on Life] Sedap enak makanan Embok, Kuah lada masak ikan pari; Bila Baba makan itu laok, Sampay mabok tak perduli. * * * * * Exquisite food of the ancestors, Stingrays stewed in spicy pepper; A Baba will eat till he's dizzy, And carry on fully unbothered. Pantun Bukit Brown [a pantun on Death] Kopek kachang buang kulit, Baru boleh makan biji, Hidopan dunia mata kelek, Beranak mati nasib janji; Empat penjuru suma manusia, Putus jiwa tak balik dunia, Perkara ini bukan rusia, Di-sini Bukit Brown akibat-nya. * * * * * Peel a peanut to find its seed, Discarding skin and shell, Life ends in the blink of an eye, Birth and Death meet us all; All beings from all lands, Cease to be when life ends, Not at all a secret, We meet this truth at Bukit Brown. This book is a labor of love—the first collection of Baba Malay pantuns published since the early 1900s and the first to present parallel English translations of the poems. Baba Chan hopes that putting his words to paper will inspire others to follow suit and preserve the language and traditions of the Peranakan Chinese community.

Pantun Baba Chan

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Author : Chan Eng Thai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2025-08-12

Pantun Baba Chan written by Chan Eng Thai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-08-12 with Foreign Language Study categories.

Pisang mas di-atas peti, Ada dua biji bekembar; Cakap menulis kita mesti, Baru Hidop Bahasa Baba * * * * * A comb of golden bananas, Bear two ripening twins; As we strive to speak and write, Baba Malay will thrive anew. Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by Baba Chan Eng Thai, a prominent member of Singapore's vibrant Peranakan community. Chan's poetry celebrates the traditions of his community and a nostalgia for the old ways--ranging from favorite foods to rites of passage to commemorations of famous people. The book also includes a hilarious pantun "duel" between the author and G.T. Lye over WhatsApp. The pantun is an oral poetic form with a rich tradition dating back many centuries. Written in Baba Malay, a Creole tongue merging Malay with Hokkien Chinese, these poems express complex emotions in quatrains with an ABAB rhyming scheme. They were extremely popular in prewar Singapore but are now considered a dying art, although a revival is currently underway. Intan Berlian [a pantun on Life] Kerosang berlian locket intan, Cucok sanggol mas merah; Jari chinchin biji bintang, Nyonya berkebaya cukop lawa. * * * * * Diamond-set brooch and locket, Warm glow of golden hairpins; Her finger a celestial gem, Nyonya adorned in radiant kebaya. Makan Sampay Mabok [a pantun on Life] Sedap enak makanan Embok, Kuah lada masak ikan pari; Bila Baba makan itu laok, Sampay mabok tak perduli. * * * * * Exquisite food of the ancestors, Stingrays stewed in spicy pepper; A Baba will eat till he's dizzy, And carry on fully unbothered. Pantun Bukit Brown [a pantun on Death] Kopek kachang buang kulit, Baru boleh makan biji, Hidopan dunia mata kelek, Beranak mati nasib janji; Empat penjuru suma manusia, Putus jiwa tak balik dunia, Perkara ini bukan rusia, Di-sini Bukit Brown akibat-nya. * * * * * Peel a peanut to find its seed, Discarding skin and shell, Life ends in the blink of an eye, Birth and Death meet us all; All beings from all lands, Cease to be when life ends, Not at all a secret, We meet this truth at Bukit Brown. This book is a labor of love--the first collection of Baba Malay pantuns published since the early 1900s and the first to present parallel English translations of the poems. Baba Chan hopes that putting his words to paper will inspire others to follow suit and preserve the language and traditions of the Peranakan Chinese community.

Pantun Peranakan Baba

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Author : Choo Ming Ding
language : ms
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Pantun Peranakan Baba written by Choo Ming Ding and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Chinese categories.

On history and criticism of poems of Peranakan Baba in Malaysia.

Baba And Nyonya

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Author : Chee-Beng Tan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980

Baba And Nyonya written by Chee-Beng Tan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Chinese categories.

Chinese Peranakan Heritage In Malaysia And Singapore

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Author : Chee Beng Tan
language : en
Publisher: Fajar Bakti
Release Date : 1993

Chinese Peranakan Heritage In Malaysia And Singapore written by Chee Beng Tan and has been published by Fajar Bakti this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Social Science categories.

Collection of four essays on the Baba, that is, an ethnic group of Malay-speaking Straits Chinese.

A Baba Bibliography

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Author : Bonny Tan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

A Baba Bibliography written by Bonny Tan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Ethnology categories.

Dewan Budaya

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Author :
language : ms
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Dewan Budaya written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Malaysia categories.

Dewan Bahasa

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Author :
language : ms
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

Dewan Bahasa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Malay philology categories.

Chinese Studies Of The Malay World

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Author : Choo Ming Ding
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Academic
Release Date : 2003

Chinese Studies Of The Malay World written by Choo Ming Ding and has been published by Marshall Cavendish Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.

"The Chinese form the second-largest ethnic group in Malaysia, but such groups retain their distinct identity while contributing to the multicultural milieu, so their view of Malaysia has been of no particular or urgent concern. Even so, in September 2002, the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, which traditionally has been devoted to Malay nationalism, called a colloquium to highlight Chinese perspectives. Scholars from across southern Asia, and from Australia and Britain survey views from the present and the past few centuries."/

The Emergence Of The Novel In Modern Indonesian And Malaysian Literature

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Author : Abdul Wahab Ali
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

The Emergence Of The Novel In Modern Indonesian And Malaysian Literature written by Abdul Wahab Ali and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Comparative literature categories.