The above five charms are extracted from a paper entitled “Ceremonies at Seedtime,” by A. W. O’Sullivan, in J.R.A.S., S.B., No. 18, pp. 362–365. The first two are from a work by Captain James Low on the Soil and Agriculture of Penang, 1836.
Charms used in the Reaping Ceremony
[xcix] Prayer used in the Procession to the Field [p. [238].
Bismillahi-’l-rahmani-’l-rahimi.
Al-salam ʿaleikum, Nabi Tap yang memegang bumi!
Aku tahu asal-nya padi
S’ri Gading, Gemala Gading
Yang di ujong ladang, yang di pangkal ladang.
Yang terper’chik, yang terplanting,
Yang di-orong semut silambada.