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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.

Acknowledgements ...ix
Plates ...xi
Like tigers around a piece of meat ...1
1. A brief history of dondang sayang ...3
2. The tajuk system ...11
3. Songs of love: Malay dondang satang ...16
4. The deep sea: a Baba pantun sequence ...20
5. Malay anda Baba aesthetics ...24
Appendices ...37
Bibliografy ...75