Poems II
Another poem that we used to recite as kids has got to do with darkness. This poem is usually read out loud whenever we are engulf in darkness (not by the dark side you Starwars crazed people). Whenever we enter a dark room or when night time is approaching, this is what we used to say in a rhythmic way:
Arm Bong Bong, Neo Choo Kong (Oh Darkness, Grandpa Rat)
Ah Mah Phak Ah Kong (Grandma whacked Grandpa)
Ah Kong Pek Chiu Chang (Grandpa climbed up the tree)
Ah Mah Choay Boh Lang (Grandma could not find anyone)
Ah Kong Jiang Chit Seah (Grandpa shouted out once)
Ah Mah Teok Cheh Kiah (Grandma got a shock of her life)
Teok Cheh Kiah, Pang Cheh Sai (Got shocked, crapped in her pants*)
Chey Lang Chiah, Khi Poh Balai (Got on a trishaw, head to the police station to file a report)
-by Another Anonymous Hockkien Poet-
(*here cheh sai literally means green shit...it's synonymous with crapping in ones pants in Hockkien)
With so many Hockkien people who are good in rhyming, it's a puzzlement why all the rappers out there are not people from the Fujian Province. Instead we have all those 50 cents, Puff Daddy, Big Daddy Kane, Fat Joe, Ja Rule etc... Wouldn't it be cool if out there we have a couple of Hockkien Hommies that call themselves 'Goh-Puat', 'Phong-Laupek' or even 'Tua Pui Joe'?
Arm Bong Bong, Neo Choo Kong (Oh Darkness, Grandpa Rat)
Ah Mah Phak Ah Kong (Grandma whacked Grandpa)
Ah Kong Pek Chiu Chang (Grandpa climbed up the tree)
Ah Mah Choay Boh Lang (Grandma could not find anyone)
Ah Kong Jiang Chit Seah (Grandpa shouted out once)
Ah Mah Teok Cheh Kiah (Grandma got a shock of her life)
Teok Cheh Kiah, Pang Cheh Sai (Got shocked, crapped in her pants*)
Chey Lang Chiah, Khi Poh Balai (Got on a trishaw, head to the police station to file a report)
-by Another Anonymous Hockkien Poet-
(*here cheh sai literally means green shit...it's synonymous with crapping in ones pants in Hockkien)
With so many Hockkien people who are good in rhyming, it's a puzzlement why all the rappers out there are not people from the Fujian Province. Instead we have all those 50 cents, Puff Daddy, Big Daddy Kane, Fat Joe, Ja Rule etc... Wouldn't it be cool if out there we have a couple of Hockkien Hommies that call themselves 'Goh-Puat', 'Phong-Laupek' or even 'Tua Pui Joe'?
posted by vin at 12:31 PM
2 Comments:
Seriously, I think u should consider other career...i think you seem to have more passion in this poem writing. Mayb you can join KEL to start a poem column ; )
Gavin Ch'ng
PHD. PUISI,
Universiti Puisi Malaysia
Bukit Bendera, Penang
Pulau Penang.
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