“Peace be unto you, Devils of the sea, and Demons of the sea,
Neither on cape, nor bay, nor sandbank be ye stuck or stranded!
This vessel (lanchang) is that of Arong,[140]
Do you assist in guarding this offering from his grandchildren,
And vex not this vessel.
I request you to escort it to the land of Celebes,
To its own place.
By the grace of,” etc.
This same charm is used mutatis mutandis for the Balei (Spirit-hall).
A common form of the “Lanchang” charm runs as follows:—