In the mood for love? Here are 10 Malay proverbs on love and relationships. 1) Bagai sayang kaki pada terompah. ‘Like the feet’s love for clogs.’ - Love that occurs only when one party it is in need; an inconstant love. 2) Bakar tak berapi. ‘A burning with no flame.’ - Love that is not real; only the delusion of love. 3) Seperti embun di hujung rumput. ‘Like dew on the tips of grass.’ - Love that fades easily; a short-lived love. 4) Kasihkan pinang sebatang daripada aur serumpun. ‘(He/she) loves the sole areca palm more than the cluster of bamboos.’ - Loving the object of desire more than the members of one’s own family. The areca palm produces betel nuts, a mild stimulant traditionally chewed along with betel leaves. The bamboo is a highly valued plant because of its wide range of uses (bamboo shoots can be eaten, and it can be used to make rafts, bridges, water pipes, musical instruments, kites, blowpipes, traps etc.) 5) Bagai menjaga permata intan ketika dicanai. ‘Like carefully handling a diamond as it is polished.’ Devoted love. 6) Bertepuk sebelah tangan, bersiul sambil menganga. ‘Clapping with one hand, whistling with the mouth agape.’ Unrequited love. 7) Gelang tidak laga sebentuk, laga keduanya. ‘A bangle will not clink on its own, it clinks against its pair.’ True love has to be mutual. 8 ) Seperti labah-labah cinta kepada telurnya. ‘Like a spider’s love for its egg sac.’ - Lovers who are inseparable. The silk egg sac is often carried around possessively by the female spider. 9) Seperti kemi lekat di ikan. ‘Like the sharksucker stuck to a fish.’ - Lovers who are inseparable. The sharksucker (Echenis naucrates) has a sucking disc on top of its head, which it uses to attach itself to a host (sharks, snappers, etc). It is not parasitic, but it saves energy from hitchhiking, and also feeds on scraps from the host’s meals. 10) Kasih sepantun tulisan pinggan. ‘Love like the writing on a plate.’ - Love that is everlasting. Unlike writing on paper, which can be erased, the writing on a plate (usually in the form of Arabic calligraphy) is permanent because it has been glazed through firing.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:15:48 +0000
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