The Ancestor's Story: The Princess of Pawah Dewi Sulasikin part 1

Asmaradana

Who can answer/the questions from the Princess of Pawah/will be her husband/and there’s a king/a king of Baratmadya/and then the king said,/”you the beautiful woman,”//

“That’s why I’m here now/I want to meet you/first, walk by your own desire/second, know something essential/you, the Princess/many kings want you/but you still on your place”//

“Is there invisible sphere inside you?/why woman still stand alone”/then the Princess Dyah Sulasikin answered,/”My king,/there is no place in this world/when a woman don’t like a man/but I just want to know about something”//

Then the King Bardangin also said,/”what do you want, princess/the eternal luxury?/or something else?/come and grab all”/Dewi Sulasikin answered/”But I don’t want the luxury or wealth, my king”//

“I want something simple/not luxury or wealth/but only the nature of a woman/’cause if I get married/luxury and wealth will be useless/but if I don’t know/the nature of woman”//

“I have bored/many men wanted me/I don’t mind even if I will alone in this world/but I still don’t know/the nature of a woman/whoever can teach it/to me”//

“I will never choose/is he a king/or a wanderer/santri* or haji*/please tell me/even if he just poor man/if he can teach me/I will ready”//

Then King Bardangin said/and laughed,/”it’s very easy, Princess/your appeal,”/he continued, ”for man/will be better to die/if he doesn’t have a wife”//

Then Dewi Sulasikin opened the cover between her and the King/and the King saw her clearly/right in front his eyes/like an angel from the Eden/named Ni Dewi Sulasikin the Pricenss of Pawah/the Queen of all the beauty/slowly the brightness turn to dreary//

The King of Bardangin Amat Ngapiyah saw her/and said in his heart/he wanted to be her husband, then he said,/”Princess, the nature of a woman/is the twenty qualities/that’s the woman”//

All Bardangins whispered each another,/”Amat Ngapiyah answer/all happy in their heart/like the old lion/and all will applause/like the fighting-cock”/then Amat Ngapiyah continued,//

“The twenty qualities, princess/is the being,”/Ni Sulasikin said,/”which prince that exist?”/then answered by Amat Ngapiyah,/”that exist is/the nature of the desire”//

All the Bardangins/applause and happy/and the king said slowly,/”the first kidam is,”/but said Dewi Sulasikin,/”what is the first?/which immortal and constant”//

She said,/”I want to know/what is the immortal?”/and the king said,/”that’s Allah, Princess/the immortal, the beginning, and the end/and can’t broke”//

Dewi Sulasikin said,/”I want to know/what’s the color of the immortal?”/the King shocked,/and all the servants of Pawah/applause like the fighting-cock arena/the pupil of Baratmadya was embarrassed//

The king turned silent/while the Pawah’s were happy/the king said slowly,/”dear, Princess, Allah/can’t be mentioned just anyone/not man or woman/and doesn’t have a country”//

Dewi Sulasikin now silent/while the Bardangins were applause and happy/his pupil Amat Ngapiyah/then the beautiful princess said,/”if doesn’t country/it must be mentioned?/or called siluman*?”//

Amat Ngapiyah was hushed/the Pawahs were cheering/the princess said slowly,/”how about bet?/my people/and who win later/follow me as your princess”//

Amat Ngapiyah said,/”if you want to know/be like Him/unrule/if there are two or three Allah/the people of Pawah will infidel”//

All Bardangins people/cheered like in the fighting-cock ground/and also the applause/then answered by the princess,/”that’s true, my king/there’s no two or three/but there exist”//

All pupils of Bardangin/cheered and/applause again and again/Ni Sulasikin said,/”that’s true, my king/and what about the infidel?/what are their mistakes?”//