The Perfect Couple

In an attempt to make learning Bahasa Melayu fun, my kids and I have been singing along to this very old song. I hope there are others, apart from my Dad, who would remember the tune :

Girl
Hassan budak jaga lembu
Hari-hari churi jambu
kalau nampak to' penghulu
nanti engkau kena palu

Boy
Hasnah juga budak jahat
suka churi ikan sepat
kalau emak engkau lihat
tentu engkau kena sebat

Girl
Jangan suka kata orang
engkau juga apa kurang
aku beli ikan parang
engkau makan tinggal tulang

Boy
Gadis tidak tahu malu
suka jalan hilir hulu
masak nasi pun 'tak tahu
nanti siapa yang mahu

Girl
Hassan tidak suka mandi
badan dia penuh daki
kalau masok ke perigi
ikan habis-lah mati

Hassan 'tak suka mandi
badan-nya penuh daki
kawan-kawan semuaaaa lari

Boy
Hasnah anak to' penghulu
rupa dia macham hantu
rambut dia menggerutu
tentu banyak simpan kutu

Girl
Hassan simpan rambut panjang
pergi gunting dia segan
nanti orang silap pandang
sangka dia rambutan

Hassan be-rambut panjang
Ber-gunting dia segan
Seperti juga oraaaaaang hutan

Boy
Engkau bodoh macham lembu
Suroh belajar tak mahu
Nanti engkau juga malu
Alif sangka batang kayu

Together
Kita dua sama saja
Tidak ada apa beza
Tingkah orang tidak suka
Kita ubah sampai jaya.

If you can't understand Bahasa Melayu, I'm really sorry because I won't do a fair job translating this.

My kids just crack up when they hear this song- they think it's hilarious. Aiysha thinks it's silly though, that at one time girls can't roam wherever they like, and that nobody will marry you if you can't cook rice.

"That's so stupid", said she, "just buy an electric cooker!"


mokciknab muttered at 2:28 pm ~ ~