{"product_id":"pantun-baba-chan","title":"Pantun Baba Chan","description":"\u003ci\u003ePisang mas di-atas peti,\u003cbr\u003eAda dua biji bekembar;\u003cbr\u003eCakap menulis kita mesti,\u003cbr\u003eBaru Hidop Bahasa Baba\u003cbr\u003e * * * * *\u003cbr\u003eA comb of golden bananas,\u003cbr\u003eBear two ripening twins;\u003cbr\u003eAs we strive to speak and write,\u003cbr\u003eBaba Malay will thrive anew.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePantun Baba Chan\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMakan Sampay Mabok [a pantun on Life]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSedap enak makanan Embok,\u003cbr\u003eKuah lada masak ikan pari;\u003cbr\u003eBila Baba makan itu laok,\u003cbr\u003eSampay mabok tak perduli.\u003cbr\u003e * * * * *\u003cbr\u003eExquisite food of the ancestors,\u003cbr\u003eStingrays stewed in spicy pepper;\u003cbr\u003eA Baba will eat till he's dizzy,\u003cbr\u003eAnd carry on fully unbothered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePantun Bukit Brown [a pantun on Death]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKopek kachang buang kulit,\u003cbr\u003eBaru boleh makan biji,\u003cbr\u003eHidopan dunia mata kelek,\u003cbr\u003eBeranak mati nasib janji;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmpat penjuru suma manusia,\u003cbr\u003ePutus jiwa tak balik dunia,\u003cbr\u003ePerkara ini bukan rusia,\u003cbr\u003eDi-sini Bukit Brown akibat-nya.\u003cbr\u003e * * * * *\u003cbr\u003ePeel a peanut to find its seed,\u003cbr\u003eDiscarding skin and shell,\u003cbr\u003eLife ends in the blink of an eye,\u003cbr\u003eBirth and Death meet us all;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll beings from all lands,\u003cbr\u003eCease to be when life ends,\u003cbr\u003eNot at all a secret,\u003cbr\u003eWe meet this truth at Bukit Brown.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54925891502424,"sku":"9780804858373","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780804858373.jpg?v=1777954540","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pantun-baba-chan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}