February 10, 2007

Enjet-Enjet Semut

Evil Bunny said:

Malay masterplan...

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Just watch lar!"

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Addictive song, anyone can translate the chorus?

Posted by Anonymous Coward* on 10 February, 2007 - 7:28pm

It's a child game usually played by two. Uhm (easier to demonstrate than to describe). Basically each other pinches another's outer hand surface (thus sung as 'enjet enjet semut', semut = ant, enjet = bite? not sure) till the pain is unbearable & that pinched hand in turn will go up to pinch the other's hand (thus 'siapa sakit naik atas' = 'who's hurt will go up').

Correct me if I'm wrong. That's at least how the game is played back in Indonesia.

amusing tongue-in-cheek : D

Posted by Anonymous Coward* on 10 February, 2007 - 11:19pm

Summarizes our indigineous community.

Can have subtitles for the the Malay chorus or not ah?

Posted by Ah Lian* on 11 February, 2007 - 2:50am

the translation of the 'enjet' is beyond me. it could be derived from 'jengket' = tiptoe.
it's a little kampung game you play by stacking your hands on top of another person's, then you pinch the other fella's back of the hand (like ants biting) while singing the song. then it goes 'siapa sakit naik atas' = 'who's in pain, go on up' then the bottomost hand goes up to the top to pinch another and you go on and on and on

tip toe tip toe (?) ant
who's in pain, go on up

I never looked at 'enjet-enjet semot' that way!! I shall 'enjet semot' my kakis tml!! Woohoo!! Yeah, they are right.. It's a childhood rhyme song fixed with hand game.. Pinching the back of the palm, alternate within two players or more..
Let me try and translate...
"Ant pinching, Ant pinching.. Who's in pain, go up..."

Around there lah.. its a fun game you know! maybe if there's a gathering,.. this could be an IN thing! Woohoo!!

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Peace Outz

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