Syair Awai

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list of rhyme words

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title:		Syair Awai
edition:		Jan van der Putten, “Versified Awai  Verified:  Syair Awai  by Raja Ali Haji ”, Indonesia and the Malay World, no.72, 1997.  The text is found at pp.109-130.
lithograph:		Awai iaitu Suatu Pekerjaan Seorang Mengharap Ia akan Hasilnya Tiba-Tiba Tiada Diperolehnya bernamalah Awai, maka itulah taswirnya yang dikeluarkan kitab kamus Melayu. University Library Cambridge U8843.c.51.
date:		1285 H.  (1868-69).
provenance:		Riau, collected by R.J. Wilkinson.
words:		4838 words, comprising 1094 verses.
references:		to the stanzas (t, st, 1-273) of the lithographed text, as recorded in van der Putten's article. [t]  signifies title, at the head of the text; [st]  signifies subtitle, following title; [m]  signifies marginal note, in prose, occurring in the vicinity of stanza 233.

 

This text was kindly provided by Jan van der Putten

 

Editorial notes

 Bibliography:

Tweede Vervolg-Catalogus der Bibliotheek van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Batavia: Bruning, 1877, p.83. [Singapore editions:] Syair Pengantin Juragan Awai, [lithograph] Singapore: Ibrahim, 1885; Said, 1887; Karim, 1887. (It appears now that the 1904 "revised edition" mentioned in Proudfoot's catalogue is an altogether different work.)

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Added:  1998

Typed transcription provided by Jan van der Putten, and adapted for the project.