Contented Wi' Little And Cantie Wi' Mair

The Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 -1796) wrote Contented Wi' Little And Cantie Wi' Mair in 1794:

Contented Wi' Little And Cantie Wi' Mair

Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair,
Whene'er I forgather wi' Sorrow and Care,
I gie them a skelp as they're creeping alang,
Wi' a cog o' gude swats and an auld Scottish sang.
Chorus: Contented wi' little, &c.

I whiles claw the elbow o' troublesome thought;
But Man is a soger, and Life is a faught;
My mirth and gude humour are coin in my pouch,
And my Freedom's my Lairdship nae monarch dare touch.
Contented wi' little, &c.

A townmond o' trouble, should that be may fa',
A night o' gude fellowship sowthers it a':
When at the blythe end o' our journey at last,
Wha the deil ever thinks o' the road he has past?
Contented wi' little, &c.

Blind Chance, let her snapper and stoyte on her way;
Be't to me, be't frae me, e'en let the jade gae:
Come Ease, or come Travail, come Pleasure or Pain,
My warst word is: "Welcome, and welcome again!"
Contented wi' little, &c.


Here's my (free) translation of that poem by Cik Bbakör (Robert Burns) in the language of our Trengganuspeak:

Dapak Sikik Cuko’ ah, Dapat Banyök Mujo ddö’öh...

Dapak sikik cuko’ ah, dapak banyök mujo ddö’öh,
Bila aku jjupe hari sedih atau hari hök nök geröh,
Aku nggelik bila napök dia jjalang kèdèk-kèdèk,
Denge tèh tarik segelah aku pong nnyanying mmölèk.
Dapak sikik cuko’ ah, dll.

Aku sigong gi habih pikirang hök dok nök nnyusöh;
Orang llaki suka nnawang, hidop ning tepak ggöcöh;
Galök, dök mmusang, itulah möda aku ddalang köcèk,
Aku bèbah gi mana-mana, takdök orang buléh kösèk.
Dapak sikik cuko’ ah, dll.

Kalu setahong nök nnyusöh, ggitulah gamök-öh,
Dapak kawang saing rödöng rasanya imboh-döh:
Bila hati lege dang suka sebab jjalang jauh döh,
Wak apa nök tèngök kalu jalang tu banyök lecöh?
Dapak sikik cuko’ ah, dll.

Nasib tu biarlah dok jjalang ssorang diri ikut dia;
Mari ssining, gi dinung ke, kita dök léh nök kata:
Mari senang kita lege, susöh bukang kite nök mitök,
Döh nök wak guane: "Aku terima, kena ök lah jugök!"
Dapak sikik cuko’ ah, dll.