Like Tigers Around a Piece of Meat: The Baba Style of Dondang Sayang

Like Tigers Around a Piece of Meat

The Baba Style of Dondang Sayang

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Publisher:: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
Online publication date:: October 2015
Print publication year:: 1986
Online ISBN:: 9789814377782

Subjects:: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Sociology
Series:: Local History and Memoirs

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Throughout Malay-speaking Southeast Asia, the Malay pantun has long provided a medium for social intercourse between people of varied ethnic backgrounds. One of the most elaborate forms of pantun singing is Dondang Sayang. With a focus on Baba Chinese contributions, Like Tigers around a Piece of Meat traces the history of Dondang Sayang and analyses through texts from Singapore and Malacca how the poets achieve works of profound meaning.

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Like Tigers Around a Piece of Meat

The Baba Style of Dondang Sayang

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
pp ix-x

PLATES
pp xi-xviii

LIKE TIGERS AROUND A PIECE OF MEAT
pp 1-2

1 - A BRIEF HISTORY OF DONDANG SAYANG
pp 3-10

2 - THE TAJUK SYSTEM
pp 11-15

3 - SONGS OF LOVE: MALAY DONDANG SAYANG
pp 16-19

4 - THE DEEP SEA: A BABA PANTUN SEQUENCE
pp 20-23

5 - MALAY AND BABA AESTHETICS
pp 24-36

APPENDICES
pp 37-38

Appendix A
pp 39-46

Appendix B
pp 47-54

Appendix C
pp 55-62

Appendix D
pp 63-70

Appendix E
pp 71-71

Appendix F
pp 72-72

BIBLIOGRAPHY
pp 73-84

THE AUTHOR
pp 85-85

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