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earlier on (not that early now, 9-ish maybe) the housemate and i were cooking up a storm in the kitchen - black pepper chicken and sayur ala 'rumahnapit' - when i recalled the malay childhood song most of us have at least heard, if not sang along to as a kid: bangau oh bangau.

the title in itself is hilarious, but you should see our attempts as dissecting out how it went. us and our med school memorizing skills do not extend to anything related to classic children's songs apparently. nadia remembered some key points: nasi mentah, katak, ular, ikan, something about rumput panjang. i remembered others. like the first bangau line, perut aku sakit. not much, now. i also thought it was all connected at the end, that it all went back to the bangau, and i found out rather hilariously later on that i was wrong. hahahh.

anyhoo. a blast to the past, if any. here's yahooanswer's help to rediscovering a forgotten bit of my childhood.

enjoy!

bangau oh bangau,
kenapa engkau kurus?

macam-mana aku tak kurus,
ikan tak mahu timbul - ikan tak mahu timbul

ikan oh ikan,
kenapa engkau tak timbul?

macam-mana aku nak timbul,
rumput panjang sangat - rumput panjang sangat

rumput oh rumput,
kenapa engkau panjang?

macam-mana aku tak panjang,
kerbau tak makan aku - kerbau tak makan aku

kerbau oh kerbau,
kenapa tak makan rumput?

macam-mana aku nak makan,
perut aku sakit - perut aku sakit

perut oh perut,
kenapa engkau sakit?

macam-mana aku tak sakit,
makan nasi mentah - makan nasi mentah

nasi oh nasi,
kenapa engkau mentah?

macam-mana aku tak mentah,
api tak mahu menyala - api tak mahu menyala

api oh api,
kenapa engkau tak mahu menyala?

macam-mana aku nak menyala,
kayu api basah - kayu api basah

kayu oh kayu,
kenapa engkau basah?

macam-mana aku tak basah,
hujan timpa aku - hujan timpa aku

hujan oh hujan,
kenapa timpa kayu?

macam-mana aku tak timpa,
katak panggil aku - katak panggil aku

katak oh katak,
kenapa panggil hujan?

macam-mana aku tak panggil,
ular nak makan aku - ular nak makan aku

ular oh ular,
kenapa nak makan katak?

macam-mana aku tak makan,
memang makanan aku - memang makanan aku!!!

betul juga tu ye…

memang makanan engkau - memang makanan engkau!!!