I found some interesting malay pantun on the net. Apparently there are thousands of them each with a specific intention for a specific occasion. Perhaps its time to look back at these pantun and try to revive its popularity as it should have been the case.
Nowadays life is moving at a 'shinkansen' rate , pantun is seen to be difficult to be used in daily life. Still in special occasion in malay ceremony, I have seen less and less usage of pantuns.
Here is one pantun that can be used to remind the young on the importance of the older generation.
Bukan gua sebarang gua,
Gua penuh pusaka bonda;
Bukan tua sebarang tua,
Tua penuh ilmu di dada.
bagus posting.
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anak itik jalan senget
teruskan karya budaya lama
anak muda jadi terdidek
Betik muda buat halwa,
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