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 * Ye (forest spirits that guard the red-deer)
 * Che' Lanang—the Twister
 * Che' Redup—the Dim One.
 * Che' Rendang (the open plain)
 * Che' Merah—the Red One
 * I summon you to hunt with me
 * What comes from the enclosed fields is your share
 * What comes from the outer forest shall be mine
 * Let nothing spoil our hunting
 * I know what to avoid
 * I know what to follow
 * May all the bad luck be your share
 * May all the good luck fall to me.

Whether it be Srigala or Che' Langsat Or the King of the Deer himself Yea, he who crosses the world at one leap Or Che' Runsing who flashes hither and thither May each one that leaps forth fall with broken legs May each glider be broken across the back May each one crushing through the bushes have broken bones It is not I who destroys you It is the Lord Perpatih who hunts your The dogs are not my dogs They are the dogs of Pa' Sidi It is not I who shouts on the dogs It is the shout of Nenek Batin Pelang Fail ye not in your compact If ye fail in your compact ye are rebellious against Allah.
 * O Che' Langsat—the Twister
 * Che' Redup—the Dim One
 * Che' Bendang—the "open plain"
 * Che' Merah—the Red One
 * Take what is yours
 * That which is carried away is mine
 * That which remains is yours.